Kim Malcolm

1 day ago | m.kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

Bartell Drugs on Greenwood Avenue in Seattle, just north of 85th Street, circa 1950s. Wikimedia Commons We learned recently that all of the remaining Bartell Drugs stores will close this year. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to local historian Feliks Banel to mark the sad final chapter of a remarkable business story. They talked about what led to the moment in 1890 when 22-year-old pharmacist George H. Bartell Sr. bought a drug store in Seattle, and what happened next.

5 days ago | kuow.org | Kim Malcolm

Just how many royal blue Blue Jays baseball jerseys and hats will grace the streets around Seattle’s T-Mobile Park and SoDo this weekend? That’s the big question as the Seattle Mariners, local hotels, restaurants and hospitality businesses cross their fingers ahead of Blue Jays Weekend. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm looked for answers.

1 week ago | kuow.org | Kim Malcolm

‘Freedom 4 All’ reads a painted sign of the Palestinian flag placed on a cherry tree within the ‘Popular University for Gaza liberated zone,’ on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the University of Washington campus Quad in Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Pro-Palestinian protesters could be facing charges of trespassing, property destruction, disorderly conduct, and conspiracy to commit all three after taking over the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Engineering Building Monday night.

1 week ago | kuow.org | Kim Malcolm

On July 4, Point Roberts puts up a Canadian flag at the local community center. The streets fill with Canadians, who may have also been in town for Canada Day that same week. Canadians are working through new political realities after a national election last week. This, amid ongoing comments from President Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state. Journalist Michelle Elliot hosts the CBC weekday call-in program BC Today. She caught KUOW’s Kim Malcolm up on how things are going.

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

Biologists expect a record number of pink salmon to return to Puget Sound and Washington rivers and streams this year. And while that may seem like a good signal about salmon habitat, it's also raising some concerns. Matt Bogaard is a specialist in chum, pink and sockeye salmon species with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what a big run of pinks means for our region. This interview has been edited for clarity.