Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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Townhomes are making Seattle more affordable, new study finds
A new Redfin report shows Seattle has become the most economically integrated city in the nation. That means that in Seattle more than anywhere else, bosses live near their lower-wage employees.
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Voices of the Pandemic: Your stories from a dangerous year
An oral history of the Covid time, condensed into a one-hour special.
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'I feel like there's hope down the line.' How being vaccinated changed this nurse's pandemic outlook
Jamie Williams is a nurse in the greater Seattle area who has treated Covid patients since the beginning of the pandemic. She shared with KUOW how being vaccinated changed her outlook on life for our oral history series, "Voices of the Pandemic."
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Why Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon's CEO
Jeff Bezos announced on Tuesday that he'll step down this year as the CEO of Amazon. But he's not leaving the company entirely.
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Reopening bowling alleys: Squirt the finger holes with alcohol and use a tiny brush
Hiring employees, reestablishing scheduled deliveries by food vendors, and getting the word out to customers: these challenges make Kenmore Lanes owner Joanne Evans. "It's like starting a brand new business," said Kenmore Lanes' owner Joann Evans. She's had to reestablish relationships with food vendors and get the word out to customers that she's open.
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Pandemic gives new legs to tiny house villages
The COVID pandemic has pushed people out of homeless shelters and onto the street. Public frustration about that is leading to wider embrace of tiny house villages.
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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.