Seattle is home to a dozen neighborhood art walks (and counting). Where to start? Try the "sleeping giant" of art walks on Capitol Hill.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-capitol-hill-art-walk-sleeping-giant
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Are you a Seattleite who loves the arts and culture? Are you also looking for your people, your community, your fandom?
KUOW's newest podcast is for you.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/meet-me-here-podcast-favorite-places-arts-books-pop-culture-seattle
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In a new memoir, French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/melinda-french-gates-on-what-billionaires-with-absurd-wealth-owe-back-to-society
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This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/book-club-ada-limon-you-are-here-poetry-in-the-natural-world-seattle-reads
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Last week, the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Trump administration canceled the grants they send to the states, including Washington.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/donald-trump-national-endowment-humanities-grants-cut-washington-state
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You've probably heard of cat cafes — a place for coffee and playtime with felines. Now Seattle has a cafe that caters to dogs and their humans.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/coby-s-cafe-seattle-dogs-indoor-playtime-treats
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Local businesses are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the Trump administration’s latest trade tariffs.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-businesses-on-edge-about-trump-trade-tariffs
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Emma Pattee's novel "Tilt" follows a woman who is 37-weeks pregnant when the Big One hits. Worse yet, the woman, Annie, is 37-weeks pregnant and at IKEA.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/emma-pattee-tild-mega-earthquake-novelization
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Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, two holidays celebrated by nearly 100,000 Muslims in Washington state, is one step closer to state recognition.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-state-lawmakers-legislature-vote-recognize-muslim-holidays-eid
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In partnership with the Seattle Public Library, the KUOW Book Club will read "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" this month.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-april-pick-poetry-in-the-natural-world-ada-limon-seattle-reads
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This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading "Ma and Me" by Putsata Reang.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/book-club-author-putsata-reang-complicated-love-america-cambodia-mother-ma-and-me
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Some horror movies are funny because they’re morbidly grotesque. Others are funny because they’re appalling and tragic. “Death of a Unicorn” falls into the latter category.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/magically-horrific-death-of-a-unicorn-leans-more-into-laughs-than-screams
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A Gig Harbor resident is reflecting on the dramatic rescue that earned him the Carnegie Medal for Heroism. The award is given to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-gig-harbor-man-risked-his-life-to-rescue-a-truck-driver-and-was-saved-in-return
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Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn't commit. After her exoneration, she reached out to the man who prosecuted her case. Knox's new memoir is Free.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/why-amanda-knox-returns-to-italy-and-how-she-talks-with-her-daughter-about-injustice
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"Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" is, in its most basic form, about unwed teenage mothers who are sent away to a "home" in Florida where they find a coven of witches in the woods. That's the short, fun version.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/witchcraft-and-reproductive-rights-the-horror-of-grady-hendrix-s-latest-novel
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When the Capitol Hill Block Party returns to Seattle in July, it will be for crowds 21 and older for the first time in the music festival's history.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/capitol-hill-block-party-will-go-21-for-2025-festival-lineup-announced
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This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Putsata Reang's memoir "Ma and Me."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/author-putsata-reang-describes-life-as-a-refugee-when-you-cannot-go-in-the-water-or-come-up-on-land
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Initial reports imply her alleged offense comes down to the traveler doing chores for host families in exchange for a roof over her head.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/british-tourist-arrested-detained-in-tacoma-ice-center
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Among the comic book heroes and anime cosplayers of Emerald City Comic con, another fandom exists: romantasy readers.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/beauty-and-the-geek-emerald-city-comic-con-eccc-swoons-for-romantasy-book-club-side-quest
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