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A former barista in Everett is suing Starbucks for allegedly violating a new city law that requires employers to offer more hours to existing part-time workers before hiring new ones.
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Nate Sanford/KNKXProgressive candidate Katie Wilson has won one of the closest mayoral races in Seattle's history. Both candidates said Thursday that it’s time for the city to come together. -
Amy MuiaAmy Muia’s book A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories follows characters living in Spanish missions in Baja California, Mexico in the 1800s. It won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction.
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Kim Reed/Tinsley EllisVeteran blues musician Tinsley Ellis takes on new territory and strips down, delving into the acoustic blues traditions of Delta legends like Son House and Skip James. -
Willy Sanjuan/Associated PressIt's the perfect time of year to cozy up and dive into one of these 10 critically-acclaimed jazz documentaries.
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The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is circumnavigating the globe to raise awareness of the ocean’s role in our future as the climate changes. The world-renowned ship recently docked in Seattle. -
U.S. postal workers and other federal government employees get the day off, though most of the latter aren’t working anyway due to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. -
Southwest Washington Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s centrist politics are being seen as a template for the 2026 midterms. -
Girmay Zahilay, chair of the King County Council, had 53.2% of the vote as of Friday afternoon after a tight race against fellow councilmember Claudia Balducci.
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Performing his signature blend of R&B, jazz, and rock, Bilal made a quick stop at KNKX for a spiritual and heartfelt studio session. -
Parker Miles Blohm/KNKXBrazilian pianist Jovino Santos Neto remembers his 1995 Seattle concert with a session in the KNKX Seattle studios.
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