Emil Moffatt

1 week ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

It has been a transformational six years on Seattle’s waterfront. In 2019, runners and walkers took part in a race, which ended on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Joy Shigaki, the CEO of Friends of Waterfront Park says the event happened just a few months before the viaduct was torn down. “A lot of people remember how beautiful it was to do the final walk or run and take in and mark the historic moment in our city, for this next-generation project which was Waterfront Park,” said Shigaki.

2 weeks ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

On many weekends in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, it can feel like you’re inside a sports stadium, even though you are actually on the streetThere are vendors selling hot dogs, bottles of water and t-shirts on Occidental Avenue near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park. In addition to these pop-up stands, brick-and-mortar shops and restaurants in Pioneer Square also see an increase in traffic before and after sporting events.

1 month ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

A recent viral video claimed the Port of Seattle had been reduced to a “ghost town,” sparsely populated with only a few container ships. Looks though, can sometimes be deceiving. The numbers from Northwest Seaport Alliance say volumes so far this year across the region are actually up compared to last year. In March, it was an 18% increase, partially attributed, port officials say to companies getting ready for tariffs from the Trump administration.

1 month ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

Democrat Emily Randall is new to Congress. She is in her freshman year representing Washington’s 6th Congressional District, which covers much of Tacoma, Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula. Even though Democrats are in the minority in D.C. for the moment, Randall said her party is not without power. “The tools that we have to hold our government accountable are regular, everyday people,” Randall said.

1 month ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

The number of detainees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in Tacoma has nearly doubled since November. That's according to Washington U.S. Rep. Emily Randall who toured the facility this week. She said unlike in the past, fewer individuals are being released while they await their hearing. Click "Listen" above to hear this story.