Waterfront parks reopen along Seattle's Elliott Bay ^2.6%

KUOW Public Radio - By Megan Farmer - 6/5/2026, 5:34 PM

Halo Effect 17.1% - Availability Heuristic 10.5% - Framing Effect 10.5%

Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Park reopened on Thursday, June 4 along Seattle's Elliott Bay. The parks are north of the city's other renovated waterfront stretch that opened in 2024. That walkway features restaurants, shops, and a staircase connecting the waterfront to Pike Place Market. With sand, beach wood, and meadows, Myrtle Edwards... more

PHOTOS: Seattle area blossoms into spring ^0.7%

KUOW - By Megan Farmer, Juan Pablo Chiquiza - 4/17/2026, 6:36 PM

Representativeness Heuristic 24.8% - Hasty Generalization 20.1% - Appeal to Authority 19.5%

Spring has sprung in Western Washington, and the sun is officially setting after 8 p.m. KUOW's Megan Farmer and Juan Pablo Chiquiza set out to document the essence, feeling, and hues of springtime in our region. Western Washington is notorious for having a "false spring" in late February into early March, followed by a return to colder... more

The year in pictures: 2025 in Seattle and Western Washington ^53.1%

KUOW - By Megan Farmer, Juan Pablo Chiquiza - 12/25/2025, 2:38 PM

Protests against the Trump administration. Historic regional flooding. Nail-biter local elections. Families torn apart by immigration enforcement. An AI data center boom. As we look back on the year, here are some of the KUOW images and stories that have stayed with us. From Hiroshima to Hope: Marking 80 years since the atomic bombings... more