Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
Joshua has been the "growing pains" reporter since 2015, documenting the region's growth and change. Joshua “took the long way” to radio, working in architecture firms for over a decade before pursuing his passion for public radio in 2007. By "long way," he means he's also been a writer, bicycle courier, commercial fisherman, bed-and-breakfast cook, carpenter, landscaper and stained glass salesman. He’s detailed animal enclosures to prevent jaguars from escaping the Miami Zoo. Once, while managing a construction site in Athens, Greece, he was given a noogie by an Albanian civil war refugee in his employ. “You do not tell those guys how to place stucco,” he said. All of which has no doubt made him the story-teller he is today.
Podcasts
Stories
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A hush falls over Seattle
Long gone is Seattle’s maddening morning commute. Popular beaches and parks sit emptied out and blocked off. Vibrant neighborhood main streets, hushed.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Wednesday's the deadline for small businesses seeking $10,000 in relief from Seattle
Small businesses are hurting. The city of Seattle of trying to help. It’s offered them up to 10,000 dollars each. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 25.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Essential workers face risks, work anyway
Essential workers –workers that many of us take for granted – are now on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus.Because they can’t work from home. The list of essential workers approved by Governor Jay Inslee includes health care workers of course, but it also includes many other types of jobs. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols checked in with a few essential workers to see how they’re feeling about their jobs right now.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Seattle realtors ask: 'Can you see yourself being quarantined here?'
If you’re shopping for a home this weekend in Seattle — you’ll have a hard time finding open houses. That’s because the nonprofit that publishes real estate listings shut down open houses last week, due to coronavirus concerns. But the real estate market is still hot, so realtors are experimenting with new strategies.
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KUOW Newsroom
Laid off in Seattle and thinking about the future
Karen and Jay are friends. They go out with other friends every week and share details about their lives. Now, they get to share something else: Like many people in the age of coronavirus, they've both been laid off.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Local farmers, customers brave closed markets during coronavirus outbreak
The Ballard Farmers Market was closed Sunday, to minimize risk of exposure to the coronavirus. But some farmers showed up anyway.
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KUOW Newsroom
Selling a homeless newspaper in the time of the coronavirus
The vendors that sell Real Change, the homeless newspaper, are getting hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus. Newspaper sales are down due to social distancing. It's part of a larger trend: funds for non-profits are declining even as the need for services grows.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Uber and Lyft drivers struggle to stay safe from coronavirus
This week rideshare drivers plan to meet with Uber and King County Health officials to hammer out a coronavirus safety plan. Full time drivers can easily carry 15 to 20 passengers a day. Many of their customers come straight from the airport. Drivers have a lot of questions about how to stay safe.
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KUOW Newsroom
Typhoid Mary on my mind: Coronavirus reveals thin safety net for gig workers
Many people are choosing to work from home in order to minimize their exposure to the novel coronavirus. That’s not an option for the many gig workers who say low wages mean they have to keep working.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Retirement homes shore up defenses against coronavirus
The spotlight on COVID-19 deaths associated with Life Care Center in Kirkland has Seattle-area nursing homes, retirement homes and assisted living facilities trying to keep the virus out. Older people are at higher risk because they have more chronic conditions that complicate their body’s effort to fight the virus. We visited one place on the border of Seattle and Renton to learn what they’re doing.