May 6, 2020 - 8:45 am
The number of people using the services at Seattle’s University District Food Bank has gone up by twenty percent since March. The food bank’s Executive Director, Joe Gruber speaks with KBCS’s Jesse Callahan about how they’ve adapted to food needs, client needs and the current social distancing measures.
April 30, 2020 - 12:57 pm
“I’m working with at least four people who are above 60 that just got hired when I got hired, because they got laid off…..There are people that have young children at home, people with pregnant spouses…People are making this decision out of necessity and it is just tragic that folks have to risk their lives in order to buy food…”
April 23, 2020 - 10:38 am
Across the street from Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, you might come across a cluster of found jars and bottles arranged with wildflowers and greenery that you would see growing through cracks in the asphalt of any parking lot.
Read More about The Artist Behind Street Flower Arrangements
April 16, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Earlier this month, a group of King County Metro employees wrote a public letter to their General Manager, Rob Gannon with demands to improve safe working conditions in the workplace. These included:
Read More about People Who Work the King County Metro Transit System
April 7, 2020 - 3:30 pm
Our Music Director, Iaan Hughes, reached out to KBCS DJs, local artists, and friends to find out their go-to music choices to get through these tough times.
Check out some of their selections then share what album is getting you through the day. (Share your album pick here)
April 3, 2020 - 10:43 am
Over 60 local volunteer DJs, producers and journalists craft the music and ideas you love on KBCS. Your generous financial support makes it possible.
During normal times, with hundreds of volunteers on deck, KBCS raises one quarter of its annual operating expenses during a ten-day on-air fund drive every spring.
These are extraordinary times.
Make a contribution today.
April 2, 2020 - 10:16 am
As families hunker down at home and share time, electronic devices and space, here are some nuggets to chew on from school psychologist and Co Founder of Sproutable, Julietta Skoog.
March 19, 2020 - 1:37 am
The COVID 19 pandemic has required many in our region to spend more time at home with family. But what does this look like for those families impacted by domestic violence? Joanne Alcantara, the Executive Director of API Chaya offers perspective and resources to keep families safe during this time.
Read More about Domestic Violence in a Time of Social Distancing
March 16, 2020 - 12:25 pm
As Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement to close all restaurants to in house dining, we turn our focus to Seattle’s Chinatown International District. This neighborhood felt the impacts of the COVID 19 outbreak weeks before the mainstream public experienced the pinch. What’s more, find out how small immigrant businesses in the International District suffer from the timing of the virus during Chinese New Year festivities.
Read More about COVID 19 Impacts on the Seattle Chinatown International District
