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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Sound Transit optimistic after first week of Biden administration
Light rail, while fine in the short tem, faces long term fallout from the COVID-19 recession and rising land costs. But the first few days of the Biden administratio
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Seattle celebrates Biden's inauguration
People in the greater Seattle area voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, so it’s no surprise there were impromptu celebrations all over the region on Wednesday. In Ballard, the belltower rang "joyously."
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These 'little old lady athletes' built an outdoor gym
Gyms in Washington State are reopening, kind of. They're only admitting a limited number of people at a time. Not everyone’s ready to go back, though. One woman and her friends found a creative solution and learned something about herself in the process.
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Seattle Uber & Lyft drivers report small pay bumps following law change
This month, Uber and Lyft drivers got a small raise. That’s because a new Seattle law kicked in that increased how much money drivers earn per ride. It's too soon to know the law's full impact. But drivers say some kinds of rides are paying more, now.
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Voices of the pandemic
What I learned working from home alongside my dad
During the pandemic, a lot of people have moved in with family so that they can be near other people in this isolating time. One young man shares how working upstairs from
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Why experts say Amazon’s fund for Seattle-area affordable housing is huge, but not nearly enough
This week Amazon pledged 2 billion dollars for affordable housing. It’ll be spent around cities where Amazon has large headquarters, including the Seattle area, Arlington Virginia, and Nashville Tennessee. But experts say it’s not nearly enough to resolve the Seattle metro region's housing shortage.
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After a mediocre shopping season, local shops just happy they survived
The holiday shopping season was a bright spot in a bad year, for many local retail businesses. Many shops have seen recent rise in customers driven by interest in new hobbies or just a need to see other people. That’s given some shop owners hope for 2021. But one expert says businesses must do more than roll with the punches to prepare themselves for the future.
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What the federal stimulus bill means for Sound Transit projects
Federal funding could have brought light rail access to Tacoma, Everett, Ballard, and West Seattle sooner. But the final bill failed to come to the rescue, said Sound Transit's CEO Peter Rogoff.
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Seattle businesses, non-profits hope for some of that federal stimulus money
900 billion dollars of economic aid is coming, thanks to a new stimulus bill from the federal government. It's expected to pass. Few people know everything that's in it yet, but local businesses and non-profits hope to gThe bill is expected to pass.
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Ballard P-Patch will live on, thanks to an Amazon donation
A large donation from the tech giant pushed the community garden past its fundraising finish line.