Why are there so many rats in Seattle? Seattle has a rat problem. Rat sightings in Seattle are double the national average. Population growth is part of the problem; so is the weather. That’s... Ashley Ahearn
Why is Seattle so racially segregated? When you drive to north Seattle from south Seattle, you may notice that the city becomes a lot more white. That’s because north Seattle is 69 percent... Jamala Henderson
Best blackberry pie you will ever eat ever My parents almost always have a pie in the cupboard: apple in the fall, pumpkin in the winter, rhubarb in the spring and blackberry in the summer. My... Ann Dornfeld
The strange, twisted story behind Seattle's blackberries Growing up in Seattle I spent summer evenings like this picking blackberries. These days I spend more time trying to fend off blackberry vines in my... Ann Dornfeld
What's the right way to go around Green Lake? “What’s the right way to go around Green Lake?” Isaac Chirino of Shoreline asked KUOW’s Local Wonder. Boy, people REALLY care about this one. People... Isolde Raftery
Is there really a giant octopus under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge? Douglass Brown was 15 when he saw a giant tentacle emerge from Puget Sound. He was in Tacoma, walking down the beach with a girl he liked. Then he... Cathy Duchamp
When Did Northwesterners Stop Speaking Chinook Jargon? Chinook Jargon was a trade language that once ruled the Northwest. But when was it used, and how many people spoke it? Listener Michelle LeSourd of... Liz Jones
Why Does Seattle Have Such A Large Local Chocolate Industry? Listener Beth Ann Johnson asked Local Wonder about Seattle's chocolate industry, and reporter Ruby de Luna agreed to report. (We know. Tough assignment.) Ruby de Luna
PHOTOS: One night on Seattle's prostitution strip Earlier this month, when photographer Mike Kane went looking for a Seattle woman to share her story of being a prostitute on Aurora Avenue North, he... KUOW Staff
Why Is There So Much Prostitution On Aurora Avenue In Seattle? Why is there so much prostitution on Aurora Avenue in North Seattle? Beth Quintana, who lives in North Seattle near Aurora, asked KUOW’s Local Wonder... Posey Gruener
