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Podcasts Asset 1 Series Your Last Meal Your Last Meal | Comedian Heather McMahan says side dishes = best dishes Season 1 , Episode 162 McMahan’s hometown of Atlanta is also home to Buford Highway, one of the country’s most diverse, under-the-radar dining destinations. Where to listen: Google PlayiTunesSpotifyRSS Asset 1 Series Crosscut Reports Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Season 1 , Episode 33 Calls for censorship of LGBTQ+ young-adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. Where to listen: iTunesPodbeanSpotifyRSS Asset 1 Series Your Last Meal Your Last Meal | How PBS host Pati Jinich went from politics to cooking Season 1 , Episode 161 A look at Southern Jewish food in honor of Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish heritage, plus an update to the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark. 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Up next Environment Hot prisons are ‘cruel and unusual punishment,’ advocates allege Incarcerated people are taking extreme measures for relief, with some even opting for the cooler temperatures of solitary confinement cells. by Amanda Hernández Stateline / August 21 August 21, 2023 Related What is the cost of extreme heat? $1B, according to a new report July 7 Washington employers push back on new worker heat-protection rules June 15 Even in Washington’s ‘mildest’ regions, heat is deadly October 13
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Up next Culture Made There: A WWII airfield turned winery in the Yakima Valley The historic property has been passed through one family since the 1920s. Now it’s used as a vineyard and facility for Airfield Estates. by Sarah Hall / August 18 August 18, 2023
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Up next Politics WA senators just released more previously redacted records Leaders said they didn’t have more hidden information, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names. by Joseph O'Sullivan / August 17 August 17, 2023 Related How WA cities’ lobbying muscle shapes housing, public records bills June 21 WA lawmakers work to keep public records from the public — again February 28 WA governor's race could decide the fate of state transparency law April 20
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News One man’s mission to cycle all of Seattle, street by street In January 2022, Danny Roberts started his roughly 2,000-mile journey to bike every road in the city through rain, shine and injury. by Conor Courtney / July 12 / Updated at 10 a.m. on July 12
Politics How WA cities’ lobbying muscle shapes housing, public records bills Lobbyists for the Association of Washington Cities flex the group’s influence in Olympia — including the ability to draft policy themselves. by Joseph O'Sullivan / June 21
Asset 1 Series Your Last Meal Your Last Meal | Comedian Heather McMahan says side dishes = best dishes Season 1 , Episode 162 McMahan’s hometown of Atlanta is also home to Buford Highway, one of the country’s most diverse, under-the-radar dining destinations. Where to listen: Google PlayiTunesSpotifyRSS
Asset 1 Series Crosscut Reports Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Season 1 , Episode 33 Calls for censorship of LGBTQ+ young-adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. Where to listen: iTunesPodbeanSpotifyRSS
Asset 1 Series Your Last Meal Your Last Meal | How PBS host Pati Jinich went from politics to cooking Season 1 , Episode 161 A look at Southern Jewish food in honor of Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish heritage, plus an update to the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark. Where to listen: Google PlayiTunesSpotifyRSS
Culture ArtSEA: Dancing in Seattle parks and poetry on public buses Plus, finger paintings pop at SAM and the Seattle Design Festival spawns a ‘giggle prism’ in SLU. by Brangien Davis / August 17
Culture 5 ways to keep the curtain from falling on Seattle’s theater scene With regional stages closing across the country, local leaders weigh in on post-pandemic challenges and offer strategies for survival. by Misha Berson / August 15
News Cyclists have a love/fear relationship with biking around Seattle Last month, Crosscut reported on Danny Roberts’ trek to ride every road in Seattle. Readers responded with stories of their own. by Nimra Ahmad / August 17, 2023 / Updated at 11:30 am on Aug. 17
Culture Podcast | Comedian Heather McMahon says side dishes = best dishes McMahon’s hometown of Atlanta is also home to Buford Highway, one of the country's most diverse, under-the-radar dining destinations. by Rachel Belle / August 17, 2023
Environment Washington considers consolidating elk management Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights. by John Stang / August 16, 2023
Culture 5 ways to keep the curtain from falling on Seattle’s theater scene With regional stages closing across the country, local leaders weigh in on post-pandemic challenges and offer strategies for survival. by Misha Berson / August 15, 2023
Investigations WA’s $5M youth homelessness effort is ramping up. Is it working? Though the funds helped dozens of young people secure housing, delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year. by Elizabeth Whitman Youth Today / August 15, 2023
Equity Seattle therapist starts her own conference for clinicians of color Striving to counteract the whiteness of most mental health treatment, Ashley McGirt-Adair hopes “Reclaiming Wellness” will be an annual event. by Megan Burbank / August 14, 2023
Environment Some E-bike companies are pushing against right-to-repair laws Fires caused by rechargeable batteries spark controversy over whether e-bike owners should be allowed to make repairs themselves. by Maddie Stone Grist / August 14, 2023
