Mike Davis
Reporter
About
Mike Davis is a reporter covering arts and culture. In the past, he's reported on news, politics, and sports for the South Seattle Emerald. Mike previously hosted a podcast where he discussed national politics and pop-culture.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: SABJ
Stories
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Arts & Life
Arts picks: Screaming at SAM, an anger jar at the Frye, and butterbeer in Bellevue
KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis takes Kim Malcolm to "Neon American Anthem" at the Seattle Art Museum, "Hanako O’Leary: Izanami" at the Frye Art Museum, and "Harry Potter: Magic at Play" in Bellevue.
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Arts & Life
Lindy West & Meagan Hatcher-Mays talk "Text Me Back"
KUOW Arts and Culture reporter Mike Davis sits down with the hosts of the new podcast "TEXT ME BACK" to find out why they decided to record the conversations that usually take place via text!
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Crime
What's happened so far in the trial of Tacoma officers charged with killing Manny Ellis
For the last six weeks, jurors in Tacoma have listened to testimony in the trial against three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of 33 year-old Manuel Ellis. Soundside guest host Mike Davis caught up with Peter Talbot, a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune in Tacoma about some key moments in the trial so far.
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Hear it again: What's the story of Richland, Washington? It depends on who you ask.
How does a community define itself? And what happens when a community's foundational story intersects with a violent piece of American history? Those are questions director Irene Lusztig takes on in her new documentary "Richland" - about the community surrounding the Hanford Nuclear site in central Washington, which produced the plutonium used in the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
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Why housing is on the ballot in Seattle and Tacoma this year
For many across Western Washington, this year's general election ballot includes decisions that will impact one of the issues that voters are most concerned about: housing. In Seattle, there’s a nearly $1 billion dollar levy to build more affordable housing. And in Tacoma, a renter-protection initiative in Tacoma has drawn hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and spurred public debate.
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Arts & Life
Arts picks: Glass by Black artists, Goodnight Moon on stage, and plays to end gun violence
KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis told Kim Malcolm about Two-Way Mirror at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Goodnight Moon at Seattle Children's Theatre, and Enough! at Seattle Public Theater
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Arts & Life
New name, same chocolate popcorn: Seattle's Cinerama reopens as SIFF Cinema Downtown in December
After a four year hiatus, and an acquisition by the Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle’s beloved Cinerama movie theater, home of the chocolate popcorn, huge screens, and fancy seats, is scheduled to reopen.
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Could a streetcar be the key to reviving downtown Seattle's arts and entertainment scene?
Downtown Seattle has the Seattle Art Museum, the Paramount, the symphony, and some other theaters and galleries. But it hasn’t been the center of Seattle’s arts scene for a long time. Now, with downtown struggling economically, Mayor Bruce Harrell has been talking about a new arts and entertainment district downtown. He says he wants to put a streetcar right down the middle of it. The city has even branded the proposed streetcar line as the “Culture Connector.” So, you can’t talk about the streetcar now without thinking about the arts. This raises a question: What do streetcars have to do with art? More than you’d think.
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Arts & Life
Fall arts options: New Works meets underwater pumpkin carving
KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis shares his weekly picks with Kim Malcolm
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Arts & Life
Hokusai at SAM, Kahlon at BAM, and a haunted chocolate factory chaser
KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis shares his weekly picks with Kim Malcolm