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  KUOW Newsroom

  Why this Seattle business leader says the city should 'treat this emergency on our streets' like the pandemic

  Business leaders say their ability to recover from the pandemic, especially in Downtown Seattle, depends on how whether the city will put the same effort into treating the "emergency on our streets": chronic homelessness and diminishing affordable housing.
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  Week In Review

  The state of the pandemic, refugee resettlement, and the future of downtown, this week

  Bill Radke discusses the week's news with political consultant and columnist Joni Balter, Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, and KUOW news anchor Paige Browning.
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  Week In Review

  A heat wave hits the west, COVID restrictions are lifting, and revitalization efforts begin in Seattle, this week

  Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, Seattle Channel host and producer Brian Callanan, and Kitsap Sun reporter Joshua Farley.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  One year into the pandemic, how will downtown Seattle thrive again?

  Over the last year, the pandemic has taken a major toll on downtown Seattle's business community. Even with more vaccines on the horizon, the future of downtown Seattle remains uncertain. Jon Scholes is President of the Downtown Seattle Association. He spoke with KUOW’S Kim Malcolm about how downtown can recover from the pandemic, and what needs to be reimagined to bring people back.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Durkan: Downtown Seattle is 'absolutely central' to the city's recovery

  Vaccinating 70 percent of Seattle's adults is just one of numerous issues caused or exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Among Mayor Jenny Durkan's core concerns: the future of downtown Seattle.
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  Week In Review

  Frasier returns and Mariners President Kevin Mather leaves, this week

  Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut editor at large and host of KCTS9’s Mossback’s Northwest, Knute Berger, Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  On Seattle waterfront, old pier crumbles, new pier opens

  We visit the structures beneath the old and new piers to see what's holding them up.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Final clearance: Macy's closes to the public this weekend

  The department store chain is in retreat across the country. Here, the closure of the store seems to signal something about the way our downtown is changing.
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  Week In Review

  Trees, bills and Bernies this week

  Bill Radke reviews the week's news with former US representative Brian Baird, Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse, and host of Civic Cocktail, Joni Balter.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Friday politics: how buses and public safety intertwine in downtown Seattle

  KUOW's Angela King talks with political analysts C.R. Douglas and Joni Balter about public safety in downtown Seattle after a deadly shooting, and the effort to help homeless people in King County through a proposed business tax.

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