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Nancy Pearl Finds Us Some Good Comics At Fantagraphics In Georgetown

Steve Scher talks with Fantagraphics store curator Larry Reid about the language of comics and with Nancy Pearl about her picks for great graphic novels.

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William Booker, Tuskegee Airman From Kirkland, Dies At 90

William Booker, a bomber with the Tuskegee Airmen, never complained.He didn't complain about being pushed from town to town – from Texas to Florida, to Michigan, to Indiana and to Kentucky – because...

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Georgetown Live: 'An Exceptionally Tight-knit Community'

The Record kicks off Georgetown Live with the district's unofficial historian, metro issues, an artistic uprising and a unique dining experience.

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Five Minutes Onstage At Ignite Seattle

Coming up on Speakers Forum, December 19 at 9:00 p.m.What would you say if you had five minutes onstage and a captive audience?That's the premise of Ignite Seattle, a regular worldwide event where...

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Georgetown Live: 'A City Within A City'

The Record continues its live broadcast from the Georgetown neighborhood with thoughts on raising a family and the challenges the Seattle Police faces in the district.

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Will Seattle Get An NHL Expansion Team?

David Hyde talks with Stephen Whyno, NHL reporter for the Canadian Press, about the likelihood of an NHL expansion team coming to Seattle.

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Boring Bertha Digs Through Layers Of Seattle History

The most plausible theory about what stopped Bertha, the tunneling machine digging its way through downtown until last Saturday, is also the most boring.

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'We’ll Always Be Nooksack': Tribe Questions Ancestry Of Part-Filipino Members

Adelina Parker lets up on the gas as she drives through her childhood stomping grounds.“Up there, that was all Filipino farmers and strawberry fields,” Parker says, motioning toward a school and...

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Seattle Keeps Door Open To Biweekly Garbage Pickups

Seattle trash pickup could be reduced to every other week by 2015 if the Seattle City Council votes on Monday to keep that option on the table for the next year.If the action passes as expected,...

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The Sad Story Behind ‘White Christmas,’ America’s Favorite Christmas Carol

The most popular Christmas carol in America stands apart from the others in a number of ways: It’s not upbeat, there are no fanciful characters and it isn’t religious. Instead, it’s melancholy and...

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Nancy Pearl Answers Book Quandaries, Gives Her Best Of 2013

Coming up on KUOW Spotlight, December 16 at 9:00 p.m.Librarian to all Nancy Pearl has been thinking about great book gifts for the holiday. Pearl along with KUOW's Steve Scher will talk about the best...

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Israeli Journalist Ari Shavit Looks At The Roots Of The Israeli-Palestinian...

Marcie Sillman talks with Israeli journalist and author Ari Shavit about his new book, "My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel".

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Union Bus Driver Says Contract Proposal Is "Attack On The Work Force"

Ross Reynolds talks with King County Metro Transit bus driver Linda Averill about why she's opposed to the proposed contract between King County and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587.

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Taylor Shellfish Says China's Ban Is Hurting Business Already

Marcie Sillman talks with Bill Dewey of Taylor Shellfish about how China's recent ban on Northwest shellfish imports is affecting business.

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The Business Of Boeing In Washington State

Ross Reynolds talks with Washington State Office of Aerospace director Alex Pietsch about Boeing, the commercial airplane business and the ongoing effort to get the 777X built in the Puget Sound region.

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The Future Of Seattle Politics In 2014

David Hyde speaks with Erica C. Barnett, news editor at Publicola, about Seattle politics and the challenges facing Mayor-elect Ed Murray and the Seattle City Council heading into 2014.

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Machinist on Boeing Contract: Let Us Vote

Marcie Sillman talks with machinist Paul Fritzler about why he wants union members to be able to vote on Boeing's most recent contract offer.

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German Employees Bring Grievances To Amazon's Seattle Headquarters

Union organizers protested today outside Amazon’s headquarters in South Lake Union.The protest was in support of German Amazon workers, who have been staging a series of one-day strikes at several of...

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Nooksack Tribe Cites ‘Missing Ancestor’ As Reason To Disenroll 306 Members

It's a frosty morning at the Nooksack tribal courthouse in Deming, Wash., and caution tape and tribal police block the entrance.

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Fine For Smoking Pot Outside Still Cheaper Than A Parking Ticket

If you’re caught smoking marijuana in public in Seattle, you could be fined $27.(To put that in perspective, that’s the fine for drinking in public, but still less than a parking ticket.)

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