Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Stories
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Arts & Life
Seattle's Guild 45th theater unlikely to reopen. Its remnants are already becoming bar flair.
Hearing demolition work underway, the Octopus Bar's owner ran out and asked contractors to spare a piece of the sign for him.
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Arts & Life
Nana's Southern Kitchen to serve free Christmas meals in south King County
The list of places offering holiday meals is short this year. In South King County, one restaurant hopes to help fill the gap.
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Business
It's been a good year for Pike Place Market artisans in Seattle. Some say the best
Supply chain disruptions might be making it hard to shop for things like flat screen TVs. But at the Pike Place Market, some local artisans are benefiting.
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Environment
A ghost river showed its face during the recent Nooksack floods
Damage along its path offers a hint of what towns could face if it ever came back for good.
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Environment
Washington's floodwaters revived a Canadian lake wiped out 100 years ago.
At the bottom of that old lake bed are farms that supply British Columbia with a lot of its milk and butter and cheese. The damage could cost hundreds of millions of dollars and raises complex questions about which country is responsible.
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Business
Kraken fans and Amazon parents: a few reasons some downtown Seattle shops feel hopeful
Amazon just had its best Black Friday weekend ever. Meanwhile, brick and mortar retailers in downtown Seattle are hoping holiday sales will help them recover from a bad year. With a modest increase in foot traffic downtown, there's reason for optimism.
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Environment
This tiny Washington town floods over and over. Its residents refuse to give up
On the Skagit River, the tiny town of Hamilton is a refuge, a quiet pocket of affordability where most neighbors know each other. One reason it's affordable is that it floods. Earlier this month, Hamilton faced its latest catastrophic flood. That got people wondering, yet again, about the town's future.
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Employees want to be together again, but only if it's optional
Demand for office space is stronger in the Seattle/Bellevue area than it is in any other US city. It’s being driven by tech growth, according CBRE, a company that tracks real estate trends. How many people actually end up working in those offices is the big unknown. We spoke to two local tech companies that are wrestling with how much office space to sign up for.
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Environment
A wall to hold back the Skagit River survives its first major test
The Skagit River crested in Mount Vernon on Tuesday morning, but this time the town was ready to hold back the flood.
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Government
How the infrastructure bill could bring big wins for Seattle-area transit
Congressperson Pramila Jayapal came to Seattle Tuesday to talk about the infrastructure bill that just passed.