Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Thanksgiving Island Mystery solved?
“The Mystery of Thanksgiving Island” – a ‘cold case’ about the origins of that name – may just have been cracked wide open by a KIRO Radio listener.2 days ago
Feliks Banel
Special 50th anniversary broadcast: Infamous Northwest skyjacking
KIRO Radio presents a special broadcast called "COOPER 5-0," marking the 50th anniversary of the DB Cooper skyjacking of Nov. 24, 1971.5 days ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Can you solve the mystery of Thanksgiving Island?
Pretty much everyone has heard of Easter Island and Christmas Island, but what about Thanksgiving Island right here in the Pacific Northwest?10 days ago
Feliks Banel
KIRO Radio ready to serve in case of emergency
KIRO Radio is proud to have partnered for years with FEMA to provide unique communications facilities and capabilities in the event of an emergency.11 days ago
Feliks Banel
World War II Navy chapel is still sacred to Shoreline residents
Tucked away in a forested part of Shoreline is a unique artifact dating to World War II and a once-sprawling U.S. Navy hospital.12 days ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: New Seattle history book for kids recalled by publisher
It’s a twisted tale of a brand-new book for kids all about Seattle, which is being recalled by the publisher just a week after it was released.17 days ago
Feliks Banel
Behind the screens at century-old Neptune Theatre
The Neptune in the University District will celebrate its 100th birthday next week, which makes it one of Seattle’s oldest continuously operated theatres.19 days ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Is this the oldest old-school service station in Washington?
Dan Ward believes his family-owned business in College Place is “the oldest continuously operating, old school, true full-service service station in the Pacific Northwest.”24 days ago
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Vintage locomotive comes home to Northwest Railway Museum
The Northwest Railway Museum is completing a trade that will send a 1951 diesel engine to Nevada, and bring a 1940 locomotive to its original home.26 days ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: A half-dozen half-baked facts about the iconic giant Winlock Egg
In honor of the 98th birthday of the Winlock egg – and those long-ago Winlockians who made it happen – here are a half-dozen, half-baked facts.1 month ago
Feliks Banel
A treasure hunt for phantom cannons in the Evergreen State
The hunt for 166-year-old cannons is a story that just about anyone who loves a good old-fashioned treasure hunt can’t help but get worked up about.1 month ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Tiny Washington town of Danville eagerly awaits reopening of border
Point Roberts has gotten much of the attention during the extended border closure, but it’s not the only town that’s been suffering economically.1 month ago
Feliks Banel
Could landmark designation save Seattle’s Memorial Stadium from demolition?
As it turns out, saving Seattle's Memorial Stadium from demolition may not be just some pedantic argument or splitting of historic preservation hairs.1 month ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: How – and why – did Microsoft ‘Name That Zune’?
We know now it couldn’t beat the iPod, but where and how did Microsoft get the name for its gone-but-not-forgotten Zune media player?1 month ago
Feliks Banel
Priceless archive keeps the history of Pacific Northwest trains running
A unique partnership devoted to Northwest railroad history means an incredible archive of photos and documents is being preserved and made accessible.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Ghosts of the Roosevelt Highway in Washington state
For most of the 1920s and well into the 1930s, part of the long-forgotten Roosevelt Highway traveled through the Evergreen State.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
Beloved kids’ show host turned meteorologist M.J. McDermott hangs up her barometer
When meteorologist M.J. McDermott retires this week from Channel 13, not many people will remember her early years hosting a kids' show.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: How Kittitas, Klickitat and Lewis counties were named
All Over The Map’s county origins series took the summer off, but returns for this installment, featuring Kittitas, Klickitat, and Lewis counties.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
Mixed bag for mask mandate at inaugural Kraken preseason game in Spokane
While the Seattle Kraken prevailed in its inaugural preseason game, the state’s mask mandate for indoor spaces and large events did not fare so well.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Forgotten centennial of distinctive Mount Rainier monument
Edmond Meany said it best 100 years ago this week: “These ceremonies will soon be forgotten, but this monument will endure.”2 months ago
Feliks Banel
Searching for D.B. Cooper ‘historic sites’ in Portland and Seattle
With the 50th anniversary of the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking this November, places where the crime played out hold physical traces that stir up memories.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Long-gone ferry crossings at Orondo and Entiat
Before many bridges were open, a number of small, private ferry crossings were in operation along the Columbia River as late as the 1950s and 1960s.2 months ago
Feliks Banel
The fire is out, but Aberdeen Museum of History struggles to rebuild
It’s been more than three years since a fire destroyed the Aberdeen Armory and history museum. Now, some locals are frustrated by delays in replacing it.2 months ago
