For a fresh start to the new year, people clean out garages… closets… and sheds. 

They help an aging parent or college-aged kid move into a new space. Some stuff gets donated. Some items, sold. 

But for the hard-to-part with stuff: people in Seattle turn to storage units.

Doing his own winter organizing: Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts. He’ll tell us more about the self-storage industry.

Listen to Seattle Now’s episode on Gas Works Park here.

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For a fresh start to the new year, people clean out garages&hellip; closets&hellip; and sheds.&nbsp;
They help an aging parent or college-aged kid move into a new space. Some stuff gets donated. Some items, sold.&nbsp;
But for the hard-to-part with stuff: people in Seattle turn to storage units.
Doing his own winter organizing: Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts. He&rsquo;ll tell us more about the self-storage industry.
Listen to <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/landmark-or-nuisance-gas-works-park-grapples-with-its-industrial-history">Seattle Now&rsquo;s episode on Gas Works Park here.</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.

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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For a fresh start to the new year, people clean out garages… closets… and sheds.   They help an aging parent or college-aged kid move into a new space. Some stuff gets donated. Some items, sold.   But for the hard-to-part with stuff: people in Seattle turn to storage units.  Doing his own winter organizing: Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts. He’ll tell us more about the self-storage industry. 

Small homes have Seattle spilling into storage units

Two Seattle schools shelter in place over reported ICE activity, Seattle Children's Theatre withdraws from Kennedy Center production, and the Crocodile venue is up for sale.

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

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Two Seattle schools shelter in place over reported ICE activity, Seattle Children's Theatre <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-children-s-theater-withdraws-from-upcoming-production-at-the-kennedy-center">withdraws</a> from Kennedy Center production, and the Crocodile venue is up for sale.
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://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
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Two Seattle schools shelter in place over reported ICE activity, Seattle Children's Theatre withdraws from Kennedy Center production, and the Crocodile venue is up for sale.

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A new law in Washington gives people the “Right to Repair” cellphones, computers, and appliances. Manufacturers must provide repair shops with the parts, tools, and instructions to fix digital electronics. One of the goals of the law is to prevent waste. To learn more, we spoke with Adrian Tan, who's policy and market development manager with King County’s Recycling and Environmental Services.

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A new law in Washington gives people the <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-consumers-will-gain-right-to-repair-cellphones-and-other-electronics">&ldquo;Right to Repair&rdquo;</a> cellphones, computers, and appliances. Manufacturers must provide repair shops with the parts, tools, and instructions to fix digital electronics. One of the goals of the law is to prevent waste. To learn more, we spoke with Adrian Tan, who's policy and market development manager with <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/waste-services/garbage-recycling-compost/about">King County&rsquo;s Recycling and Environmental Services</a>.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
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A new law in Washington gives people the “Right to Repair” cellphones, computers, and appliances. Manufacturers must provide repair shops with the parts, tools, and instructions to fix digital electronics. One of the goals of the law is to prevent waste. To learn more, we spoke with Adrian Tan, who's policy and market development manager with King County’s Recycling and Environmental Services.

You now have the "Right to Repair" in Washington state

Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too.

In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers.

In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.

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Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo&rsquo;s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World &ndash; and How You Can, Too.
In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems &ndash; like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers.
In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <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>.

Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too.  In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers.  In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.

Small homes have Seattle spilling into storage units

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