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Seattle loves its scooters, just stay off the sidewalk please

People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday Evening Headlines

Seattle will lose one of its most decorated athletes to Detroit, Mayor Katie Wilson talks about the future of surveillance cameras in Seattle after the World Cup, and a feature story about a ballot initiative targeting girls who are transgender who want to play sports. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 8–14

MONDAY 6/8 Bleak Week: Dancer in the Dark (FILM) At the heart of Bleak Week, a weeklong film fest that, the Beacon says, “spotlights some of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history,” is Dancer in the […] The post Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 8–14 appeared first on The Stranger.

Slog AM: Iran War Heats Back Up, Trump Says ‘No New Wars’ Didn’t Mean He Wouldn’t Start Wars, and Katie Wilson Caves on Surveillance Cameras 

Good morning! Did you go to Pride in the Park this weekend? Or the Bigelow Block Sale? Or the Jeff Rosenstock show at Neumos? Or MapleFest 2026? Or one of the predictably shaky Bob Dylan shows at Chateau Ste. Michelle? It was a busy weekend in the city, and it feels like even the weather […] The post Slog AM: Iran War Heats Back Up, Trump Says ‘No New Wars’ Didn’t Mean He Wouldn’t Start Wars, and Katie Wilson Caves on Surveillance Cameras  appeared first on The Stranger.

In loving memory of Seattle historian Paul Dorpat

Seattle’s story is rich and historian Paul Dorpat was a big part of sharing it.  We’ll take a look at his life and legacy with Seattle Times Now & Then co-columnist Clay Eals. Read Paul Dorpat's obituary by Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend Listen: Aurora Avenue residents call for urgent gun violence measures, Longview rallies after paper mill disaster, students in Bothell are fighting for their SRO, and great blue herons find a home in Redmond

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom First, residents of North Seattle along Aurora Avenue are on edge, after a recent surge of gun violence in a neighborhood that has been a longtime hotspot for human trafficking. City officials say they’re working urgently to close streets and assign police patrols Next, the latest from the paper mill disaster in Longview, where earlier this week, the names were released of the 11 people who died. The scope of the tragedy has sparked concerns about the lasting impact on this Southwest Washington town. Next, students and families in Bothell have been pushing back against a decision to not renew the contract of a popular school resource officer. And finally, typically when you spot a great blue heron in western Washington, you see one flying or fishing alone. In Redmond a huge group of herons have picked a place to nest - in an unusual spot. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday Evening Headlines

Mayor Wilson agrees to turn on surveillance cameras near stadiums, King County prosecutor wants to increase penalties for buying sex, and there's huge demand for Seattle's first social housing building. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Get tickets here. Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Seattle Hotel Workers Are on the Verge of Striking Ahead of the World Cup 

Call it labor unrest summer? Unionized journalists across the Northwest at McClatchy Media went on a one-day strike over AI policy, union employees at acclaimed restaurant the Walrus and the Carpenter are willing to strike, and today unionized hotel workers at the Hilton’s Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square are voting to authorize a strike. The […] The post Seattle Hotel Workers Are on the Verge of Striking Ahead of the World Cup  appeared first on The Stranger.

Property Owners Around Denny Blaine Took the Stand This Week

The first week of the Denny Blaine Park trial has concluded, and it was spent on neighbors and their lawyers making the case that the nude beach is an out-of-control public nuisance. The trial is existential for a legendary, decades-old queer hangout. If neighbors get their way, the city could be forced to ban nudity […] The post Property Owners Around Denny Blaine Took the Stand This Week appeared first on The Stranger.

I Saw U: Avoiding COVID at the Movies, Dropping Apples at Trader Joe’s, and Running for the Light Rail in Lynnwood

Covid cautious cutie at the moviesWe both saw a movie solo at southcenter wearing masks. You held the door for me & I should have said hi. Let’s sit together next time? Spilling apples at trader joesYou:looking cute whilst spilling apples Me:pink haired guy trying to find an excuse to talk to you (I didn’t)Lets go […] The post I Saw U: Avoiding COVID at the Movies, Dropping Apples at Trader Joe’s, and Running for the Light Rail in Lynnwood appeared first on The Stranger.