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Feliks Banel: Seafair Powwow commemorates layers of complex history
The Seafair Indian Days Powwow at Discovery Park begins Friday featuring drummers, dancers and other performers.2 years ago
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Feliks Banel: Icon extinguished as big blue flame neon sign leaves Seattle
A neon sign that was an iconic landmark burning high above Mercer Street in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood has found a new home.2 years ago
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All Over The Map: Searching for ‘ghost signs of the air’
An aviation historian said you might be able to spot one of these "Ghost Signs of the Air" still on duty in a few Washington towns.2 years ago
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Feliks Banel: ‘Beacon of tacos’ shutting down in Wallingford
News broke Wednesday afternoon that the iconic Taco Time restaurant in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood will close in just a few days.2 years ago
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Feliks Banel: Forgotten Pearl Harbor hero was a Cub Scout from Port Angeles
A young sailor from Port Angeles who died more than 82 years ago in the early hours of the attack on Pearl Harbor is making history.2 years ago
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Vintage photos: Sea-Tac Airport celebrates 75 years
While its origins as an airfield date back to the early months of World War II, the Port of Seattle is marking 75 years of Sea-Tac Airport.2 years ago
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All Over The Map: Remodel project uncovers hidden past of beloved XXX drive-in
Work underway in Issaquah to convert the old XXX Root Beer to a Burgermaster has revealed a key feature of the original drive-in.2 years ago
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Welcoming summer with vintage local junior high fight songs
Three community members took the time to record the middle school fight songs they remembered so that they could preserved for posterity.2 years ago
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Celebrating Juneteenth 2024 and reflecting on local Black history
KIRO Newsradio caught up with Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, president of the Black Heritage Society of Washington, to talk about Juneteenth.2 years ago
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Frank Sinatra still sings in Seattle
On a late spring day nearly 60 years ago, one of the biggest names in show business came to Seattle and played a concert on a Sunday evening. It turned out to be a show that’s been echoing in some parts of the music world ever since.2 years ago
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Paying tribute to city namesake Chief Sealth’s grave in Suquamish
KIRO Newsradio visited the grave of Chief Sealth at Suquamish Memorial Cemetery and spoke with Suquamish Tribal Chair Leonard Forsman.2 years ago
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‘Earthrise’ photographer who called Northwest home on his famous picture
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders took a photograph of a distant earth in 1968. The image has since been come to be known as "Earthrise."2 years ago
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Fires devastated Seattle, Ellensburg, Spokane in 1889
When Washington became a state in November 1889, that wasn’t the only big news story that year, thanks to devastating fires across the state.2 years ago
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Everett’s Clark Park gazebo now gone to the dogs
The Everett Clark Park gazebo will be dismantled as the city council voted for funding to build an off-leash dog area.2 years ago
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On D-Day, West Coast radio listeners ‘sat up all night by the radio’
Next week will mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy. Americans experienced that day quite differently, depending on which time zone you lived in.2 years ago
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Sumner City Council unanimously rejects Ryan House resolution
The Sumner City Council will meet Monday night and will likely vote on a Ryan House private fundraising resolution.2 years ago
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Endangered brick street and railroad bridge were witness to the Everett Massacre
The area where a stretch of brick road is crossed by a railroad bridge is the only portion unchanged from the Everett Massacre.2 years ago
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Exclusive: New Seattle National Archives to be a ‘very large project’
KIRO Newsradio spoke to two officials involved for a preview of what's to come in developing the new Seattle National Archives facility.2 years ago
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All Over The Map: KIRO Newsradio’s junior high/middle school fight song challenge
We're on a mission to collect recordings of as many Puget Sound area junior high school fight songs as possible to celebrate our alma maters.2 years ago
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Young Fresh Fellows celebrate 40 years since ‘Fabulous’ vinyl debut
The Young Fresh Fellows are marking the 40th anniversary, and new remix reissue, of their album "Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest."2 years ago
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Final frame was Saturday night for Kirkland’s Tech City Bowl – aka Totem Bowl
After more than six decades in business on the Eastside, Tech City Bowl on Rose Hill will shut down permanently later this year.2 years ago
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‘We got a real gut punch from it:’ Scientist recalls deadly Mount St. Helens eruption
This weekend is the 44th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, a major event for those who remember it or know the history.2 years ago
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Kirkland’s rich history comes to life in the annual cemetery tour
The Eastside city's origin story will come up a lot during this year's annual history tour of Kirkland Cemetery.2 years ago
