Carolyn Adolph
Podcasts
Stories
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Bremerton may soon be miiiighty enticing to homebuyers from Seattle
Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the country, which means bad traffic and increasingly unaffordable housing.
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How poverty looks different in Seattle's suburbs
Nathan Phillips is an executive of the YMCA in South King County. He says poverty looks different in the suburbs than it does in the city. He took...
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Missing from the Seattle area rental market: compassion
Gwen Allen Carston is the owner of a beauty supply shop in Kent. She is also a founder of the Kent Black Action Commission. Region of Boom reporter...
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Home prices climb in King County. Incomes, not so much
South King County has long been a destination for working people seeking home ownership. But prices have been rising and not people's ability to pay.
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Black life is draining out of Seattle, Census shows
South King County has long been a place where people with modest incomes could find a home.
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Renton’s giant stash of hidden money
The Kent Valley keeps its surprises hidden away and out of sight. Nothing is more well-hidden than the Federal Reserve Bank’s giant vault of money, set...
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Why is IKEA in Renton, and will we get another one?
IKEA has been in the Seattle area since the 1990s, but until recently its store here has been an anomaly.
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Think Seattle business is booming? Welcome to Kent
When you think about the Puget Sound Region’s boom, where do you think it’s coming from? Many people would answer Amazon, in South Lake Union. Or the...
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South King County, Kent Valley? What do you call it?
There are a lot of names for the the communities south of Seattle including Renton, Kent and Auburn. What name you use really depends on how you see...
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Reporter's notebook: Black Diamond, big developments, and sticking out your tongue
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporters Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about what they learned from their time reporting in Black Diamond for KUOW's...