Affordable Housing Shortage Driving Poorer Seattleites Away Rents are rising sharply in Seattle, and the city has launched another effort to tackle the shortage of affordable housing. At an Ethiopian community... John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Capitol Hill Is First Of Many Official Seattle Arts Districts Jeannie Yandel talks with Matthew Richter, Seattle's cultural space liaison, about the recently approved program to create official arts districts... Matthew Streib Play AudioListen 5 mins
Hyderabad, India: Seattle's Tech Sister Of The East HYDERABAD, INDIA – The road to Hyderabad winds through a landscape of ancient boulders – some three or four stories high. The earth-colored stones fill... Liz Jones Play AudioListen 9 mins
A New Generation Of Tech Workers Returns To India HYDERABAD, INDIA – Decades ago, when immigrants moved to Seattle from India, they asked each other: “Why would you ever leave the U.S.?” But now, a... Liz Jones Play AudioListen 8 mins
Who Will Care For The Parents Of Expat Indians? BANGALORE, INDIA – Three generations live under the same roof in this bustling home: two rambunctious kids, their weary parents and an 80-year-old... Liz Jones Play AudioListen 9 mins
What It Was Like To Be Redmond’s First Indian Family REDMOND, WASHINGTON – Long before Microsoft set up its headquarters here, and before the 520 highway extended this far, the RajGuru family moved to this... Liz Jones Play AudioListen 8 mins
In The Netherlands, Santa's Helpers Wear Blackface Marcie Sillman talks with James Kennedy, an American historian who researches Dutch history at the University of Amsterdam, about the history of Zwarte... Matthew Streib Play AudioListen 10 mins
This Week's News Will Dribble Down Your Chin A beloved Cuban sandwich shop falls apart. A gun-rights rally is coming to Olympia. Should police bother to find who broke into your car? Is our... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 53 mins
A Poet Walks Into A Bar, For Lit Crawl Seattle So a poet walks into a noisy bar, starts reading her poems, and everyone falls silent and listens. Lit Crawl Seattle was inspired by Litquake, San... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 55 mins
Farmers Market Vendors Worry Increased Fees Could Shutter Smaller Venues King County Public Health wants to increase the fees it charges vendors who sell some kinds of food at public markets, including fresh cooked food and... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 3 mins