Downtown Seattle

Business

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.

Health

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.

Environment

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.

Business

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.

Politics

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.

Politics

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.

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.

Business

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.

Politics

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.

Politics

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.