Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development 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
Stories
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FOR SALE: Nearly 100-year-old Seattle church with dwindling congregation
Seattle is famous for not going to church. According to one study, Seattle has the second highest rate of residents who once went to church, but don’t...
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Light rail could make or break this immigrant's American dream
Gurpreet Marok's family has owned a modest motel, The New Best Inn, in Kent since 1999. It's a two-story building just off Kent Des Moines road, with a...
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Ukrainian credit card hackers to face Seattle court
You know not to open suspicious attachments in your email. But these hackers developed a way to work around your skepticism.
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This modern Seattle building doesn’t have AC — on purpose
It’s hot outside. In most offices in Seattle, air conditioning keeps the employees cool. That’s not happening at the architecture firm Weber Thompson.
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Want to hire a nanny? Better brush up on this new law
The Seattle City Council passed a domestic workers bill of rights Monday. It extends to Seattle’s 30,000 or so nannies, gardeners, home health workers...
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Target squeezes into a small box space on the Ave
For some, this story could be just one sentence punctuated with approximately 28 exclamation points: Target is coming to the University District.
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How 3 iconic businesses are surviving the U-District's skyrocketing growth
Growth is skyrocketing in the U-District. This is good for property values, but also means that a lot of longtime business are leaving: Hardwick’s...
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Hello, new, tall U-District! Goodbye, parking lots
Development in Seattle is slowing down. But in the U-District, there's little sign of that.
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Water fuels Seattle’s growth. But in North Bend, activists say water could be running out
Seattle is surrounded by water. It’s one of the reasons why people move here. But even in rainy, water-abundant Seattle, the region’s astronomical...
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Nothing on highway 99 scares Mike. But Mike's taxidermy might scare you
Mike West likes to watch for someone from out of town to walk by on Tukwila International Boulevard. He leans out the door of the auto shop he's...