Environment How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Teo Popescu
Arts & Life Seattle's historic Georgetown Steam Plant still burns for the arts The Georgetown Steam Plant used to generate power for Seattle's trolley system. Now, it's serving as a source of inspiration for arts organizations. Joshua McNichols
Music Long-time Seattle DJ reflects on 40 years of 'Purple Rain' and his friendship with Prince How does one collect 100,000 albums? If you're Kevin Cole, you spend 50 years in radio, and a lot of your childhood in the local record store. Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
Business Celebrating Tulsa's 'Black Wall Street' by rebuilding Seattle's Central District Here's something you may not know about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, K. Wyking Garrett told a crowd of Black business owners this week. Three years after it was destroyed, people there built it back, stronger than before. And it could happen in Seattle’s Central District, too, he says. Joshua McNichols
Arts & Life How did Rainier beer become legendary? Three Tacoma filmmakers tell the tale "Rainier: A Beer Odyssey" tells the story of Rainier's iconic advertising campaign and the way the brand was shaped by Seattle of the 70s and shaped the city in return. The documentary premiers at SIFF May 13. Clare McGrane Play AudioListen 17 mins
Race & Identity Blooming in Seattle: Mayor Harrell’s family history of change, challenge, and flowers Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s favorite flower is a red classic rose. “As my mother used to tell me, if you are going on a date you can’t go wrong. And of course, that’s my mother’s name,” Harrell said. Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 5 mins
Politics How the 1976 election ushered in the American partisan divide To understand the 2024 presidential race, you need go back to 1976 — at least that’s the case Ben Bradford makes in Landslide, a new podcast from WFAE, NPR, and Nuanced Tales. Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 24 mins
The quest to find and photograph a historic Seattle mansion that may soon face demolition Writer and amateur historian Jean Sherrard tells us about a Denny family mansion that may be on the chopping block Rob Wood John O'Brien Play AudioListen 5 mins
Race & Identity 'The neighbors we needed during World War II.' Japanese Americans protest Seattle area deportation flights Japanese American community members and immigration advocates gathered at Boeing Field Tuesday to call for an end to deportation flights out of King County International Airport. Natalie Akane Newcomb
