This week…

Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension.

Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate. 

And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor. 

KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week.

Read Chase's Project Hail Mary piece here.

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This week&hellip;
Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension.
Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate.&nbsp;
And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor.&nbsp;
KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week.
Read Chase's <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/seattle-teacher-inspired-project-hail-mary-director-christopher-miller/">Project Hail Mary piece here.</a>
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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This week…  Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension.  Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate.   And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor.   KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week.

Casual Friday with Phyllis Fletcher and Chase Hutchinson

Gov. Ferguson signs executive order to help with Medicaid cuts, local teen arrested for suspicion of starting deadly wildfire, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez could face discipline from her own party.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Gov. Ferguson <a href="https://www.kuow.org/health-care/2026-09-03/medicaid-cuts-are-looming-washington-state-is-trying-to-help">signs executive order</a> to help with Medicaid cuts, local teen arrested for suspicion of starting deadly wildfire, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez could face discipline from her own party.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Gov. Ferguson signs executive order to help with Medicaid cuts, local teen arrested for suspicion of starting deadly wildfire, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez could face discipline from her own party.

Thursday Evening Headlines

Wild Waves in Federal Way is closing for good on Monday.

Seattle Now partnered with Vanishing Seattle’s Cynthia Brothers talk about what the Pacific Northwest  water park has meant to generations of Seattelites.

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Wild Waves in Federal Way is closing for good on Monday.
Seattle Now partnered with Vanishing Seattle&rsquo;s Cynthia Brothers talk about what the Pacific Northwest&nbsp; water park has meant to generations of Seattelites.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

After 50 years, Wild Waves' last splash is on Monday

School begins as teachers and SPS agree to tentative contract, record number of WA mail-in ballots went uncounted after primary election, and employees at MOHAI say they're unionizing.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. 

Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.

School begins as teachers and SPS&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/education/2026-09-02/seattle-families-celebrate-first-day-of-school-and-end-of-tense-union-negotiations">agree to tentative contract</a>, record number of WA mail-in ballots went <a href="https://www.kuow.org/elections/2026-09-02/record-number-of-wa-mail-in-ballots-uncounted-after-primary-election-report-finds">uncounted</a> after primary election, and employees at MOHAI say they're unionizing.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

School begins as teachers and SPS agree to tentative contract, record number of WA mail-in ballots went uncounted after primary election, and employees at MOHAI say they're unionizing.

Casual Friday with Phyllis Fletcher and Chase Hutchinson

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