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Gabby Turner, 19, and Eva Rozelle, 16, said they haven't experienced homophobia growing up in Seattle. In fact, they said coming out wasn't really necessary for their generation.

Seattle Pride: These Teens Don't Even Need To Come Out

On Sunday morning, ahead of Seattle Pride 2015, marchers gathered in a parking lot under the freeway. They blew balloons, lathered on sunscreen and told…

Oil, Rail Companies Offer Little Information About Shipments

The oil-by-rail boom is underway, and with that, several high-profile, fiery derailments. But state officials don't have the information they need to…

Blue Origin employees Devin Vezetinski (C) and Dan Cody (R) chat up Edward Matyasi (L), who just interviewed with the company. Blue Origin likes this brewery & taproom so much, it sent a postcard from Airways Brewing Company up in one of its rockets.

Jobs aren't enough. Workers in Kent want places to hang

Lots of industrial jobs are coming to the Kent Valley, south of Seattle, businesses that make everything from ice sculptures to airplane parts. But…

Car Dwellers Could Get The ‘Boot’ Under Proposed Parking Law

Just east of Gas Works Park, there’s a road with a row of back-in parking spots. Some modern buildings have sprouted up here, but the winding street still…

New American citizens take the oath at Seattle City Hall on Flag Day on Sunday.

What Being American Means In Seattle

"I wanted to feel I belong."On Sunday, KUOW partnered with CityClub, Citizen University and One America to celebrate citizenship and civic life at City…

Michael Stephens, founder of the Macefield Music Festival, looks at Edith Macefield's house on a recent afternoon. The house is now owned by the bank and could be put on the open market.

Auction Of Edith Macefield's Ballard House Was Mostly For Show

If Edith Macefield had been standing outside the King County courthouse, she might have rolled her eyes.An auctioneer stood behind a white plastic table.…

Taylor Atchison (L) and Antonio Knoy (R) work in their shop, Knoy Metalworks, in the old Fenpro building in Ballard. They're one of many workshop owners who will be displaced when the building is torn down.

A Ballard Warehouse Dies So That Nordic Culture May Thrive

An old metal lathe thunders in the massive warehouse on Ballard’s main street. It sounds like freedom to Denny Jensen, one of those toiling in the maze of…

Next Few Years Critical For Boeing Jobs In Washington

The economic future of this region is still tied to the future of Boeing, the region's bellwether employer. The aerospace industry pays 7.5 percent of the…

National Guard firing ranges leave legacy of lead

The National Guard has closed facilities across the country to the public because of lead contamination, following an investigation by The Oregonian…

Refugee youth share funny stories about life in America

KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media partnered with the Coalition for Refugees from Burma to run a six-week podcasting workshop with refugee youth at…

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