Casual Friday: Middle school mask fashion It was a packed week, especially for students and families around the city. We get into that, and how a fried chicken restaurant is supporting other local businesses with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel and Mentor Washington's James Miles. Clare McGrane
Seattle's economic recovery is a mixed bag Remember a few month ago, when we thought we were getting a leg up on Covid-19? When we thought it was “time to celebrate” downtown Seattle’s recovery by going there and doing normal things? Some of that is happening. Some. Angela King
'Shame changer': Sex tech CEO disrupts Asian stereotypes with adult films Make Love Not Porn founder Cindy Gallop says the future of pornography is "social sex" and the end of fetishizing women of color. Kristin Leong
From 'freaking pissed' to 'big things': How a women-owned gym survived the pandemic It was almost a year ago that Athena Fitness in Olympia was facing financial doom. The women-owned business had opened just before the pandemic struck. In August of last year, new COVID restrictions threatened to put the owners out of business. So, what’s happened since? Austin Jenkins
How well do you know Washington’s mask rules? KUOW's Kate Walters flips the script on local Morning Edition host Angela King and quizzes her about what the state's rules are - at least for now. Kate Walters
Pentagon cancels Microsoft's massive JEDI contract ‘$10 billion is obviously a huge number. It was a massive project to migrate the Pentagon's computing infrastructure and data to the cloud.’ Kim Malcolm
Twitter spats and smack talk — another week in Seattle politics Downtown Seattle is front and center in the mayor’s race this week. And two frontrunners landed themselves in hot water this week. David Hyde
Firecracker Alley: It's about more than fireworks Every year on Puyallup land near the Port of Tacoma, Puyallup tribal members gather to sell fireworks. It’s an event that draws tribal members together to socialize and make some money. But it’s an annual tradition that may not be around forever. Joshua McNichols
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. Alec Cowan
Food crisis feared on peninsula isolated by border as only grocery teeters on closure A local fire chief is warning of a looming "humanitarian crisis" on the peninsula of Point Roberts in northwest Washington state. It's a strange predicament brought on by a money-losing supermarket and pandemic-related restrictions on crossing the U.S.-Canada border. Tom Banse
