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As people prepare their holiday feasts, local governments are encouraging them to cut down on food waste through planning, storing, donating and composting.
How to reduce food waste over the holidays in Western Washington
There's a lot of food — and a lot of food waste — around the holidays. From leftovers to composting, local governments are encouraging people to pay attention to what they have.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
As people prepare their holiday feasts, local governments are encouraging them to cut down on food waste through planning, storing, donating and composting.
Fresh off landing a spot in Jon Batiste's studio band for "The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert," saxophonist Grace Kelly shared with KNKX what it was like to balance touring with her own music and late-night television. Listen to this episode of Studio Session Shorts for more:
Late Show with Stephen Colbert," saxophonist Grace Kelly shared with KNKX what it was like to balance touring with her own music and late-night television. Listen to this episode of Studio Session Shorts for more:
From television to jazz clubs, saxophonist Grace Kelly shines
In her mid 20s, saxophonist Grace Kelly landed the opportunity of a lifetime: To play in the live studio band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fresh off landing a spot in Jon Batiste's studio band for "The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert," saxophonist Grace Kelly shared with KNKX what it was like to balance touring with her own music and late-night television. Listen to this episode of Studio Session Shorts for more:
Late Show with Stephen Colbert," saxophonist Grace Kelly shared with KNKX what it was like to balance touring with her own music and late-night television. Listen to this episode of Studio Session Shorts for more:
Join us for the 80th Annual Tacoma Tree Lighting and KNKX Open House! Kick off the holiday season on Nov. 29 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. KNKX's Tacoma studios (930 Broadway) will be open from 4:30-5:50 p.m. Enjoy music from Kareem Kandi and take a self-guided tour.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Join us for the 80th Annual Tacoma Tree Lighting and KNKX Open House! Kick off the holiday season on Nov. 29 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. KNKX's Tacoma studios (930 Broadway) will be open from 4:30-5:50 p.m. Enjoy music from Kareem Kandi and take a self-guided tour.
The National Endowment for the Arts just announced its 2026 class of NEA Jazz Masters. The new honorees are singer and songwriter Carmen Lundy; keyboardist, singer and producer Patrice Rushen; percussionist and composer Airto Moreira; and broadcaster Rhonda Hamilton.
Meet the 2026 NEA Jazz Masters: Lundy, Moreira, Rushen, Hamilton
The 2026 NEA Jazz Masters are singer Carmen Lundy, keyboardist Patrice Rushen, percussionist Airto Moreira, and broadcaster Rhonda Hamilton. They'll be honored with a concert in April.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts just announced its 2026 class of NEA Jazz Masters. The new honorees are singer and songwriter Carmen Lundy; keyboardist, singer and producer Patrice Rushen; percussionist and composer Airto Moreira; and broadcaster Rhonda Hamilton.
Mark your calendars! 📅 Giving Tuesday is on December 2, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of KNKX’s partnership with Northwest Harvest! This partnership provides hunger relief to schoolchildren in our region. Join in by making your gift to KNKX. @givingtuesday.bsky.social
Save-the-Date for Giving Tuesday: December 2
Join KNKX this Giving Tuesday! Support independent news and jazz while helping Northwest kids through our annual partnership with Northwest Harvest.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅 Giving Tuesday is on December 2, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of KNKX’s partnership with Northwest Harvest! This partnership provides hunger relief to schoolchildren in our region. Join in by making your gift to KNKX. @givingtuesday.bsky.social
A new study from the Oregon State University estimated that in Washington and Oregon, scorched areas added up to about the size of Rhode Island.
2021 heat dome caused extensive tree damage in Oregon and Washington
A new study from the Oregon State University College of Forestry uses satellite imagery and data to measure the extent of tree damage from the unprecedented heat.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A new study from the Oregon State University estimated that in Washington and Oregon, scorched areas added up to about the size of Rhode Island.
If Thanksgiving week travel plans keep you west of the Cascades, you'll see rain. 🦃🌧☔But if you're driving across the Cascades, prepare for snow.🌨❄The National Weather Service says 2 to 9 inches of snow is coming to the area through Wednesday. Roads, bridges and overpasses could be hazardous. 🚗🏔🌨
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If Thanksgiving week travel plans keep you west of the Cascades, you'll see rain. 🦃🌧☔But if you're driving across the Cascades, prepare for snow.🌨❄The National Weather Service says 2 to 9 inches of snow is coming to the area through Wednesday. Roads, bridges and overpasses could be hazardous. 🚗🏔🌨
It's New Music Friday! KNKX's Jazz Host Justus Sanchez joined NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to chat about their favorite new albums out Friday, Nov. 21: lnk.to/sw0BHZ
The best new albums out Nov. 21
KNKX's Jazz Host Justus Sanchez joined NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to chat about their favorite new albums out Friday, Nov. 21, on this episode of "New Music Friday."
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November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It's New Music Friday! KNKX's Jazz Host Justus Sanchez joined NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to chat about their favorite new albums out Friday, Nov. 21: lnk.to/sw0BHZ
Delvon Lamarr, leader of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, started out as the drummer for Seattle organist Joe Doria. One night, he decided to try Doria's organ. It opened up a whole new world. Hear the story in this episode of Studio Session Shorts:
Delvon Lamarr's surprising start on the organ
Delvon Lamarr, leader of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, started out as the drummer for Seattle organist Joe Doria. One night, he decided to try Doria's organ. It opened up a whole new world.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Delvon Lamarr, leader of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, started out as the drummer for Seattle organist Joe Doria. One night, he decided to try Doria's organ. It opened up a whole new world. Hear the story in this episode of Studio Session Shorts:
In 1886, an angry mob led by a Seattle labor union forcibly removed hundreds of Chinese immigrants from the city. The Wing Luke Museum wants to pay tribute to those impacted by the violence.
Wing Luke Museum statue to mark 'untold stories' of Chinese immigrants
The project recently received a $50,000 donation from Seattle FIFA World Cup, a committee coordinating Seattle's participation for the tournament.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In 1886, an angry mob led by a Seattle labor union forcibly removed hundreds of Chinese immigrants from the city. The Wing Luke Museum wants to pay tribute to those impacted by the violence.
Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional summer/fall subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales, covered by the Makahs’ 10-year waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain blocked after more than 25 years
Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional summer/fall subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales, covered by the Makahs’ 10-year waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Hawaiian ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro has been serious about ukulele from a young age, but it was a viral video in 2006 that launched him into the spotlight. Hear more stories and insights from Shimabukuro in this episode of our Studio Session Shorts podcast.
How a viral ukulele video launched Jake Shimabukuro's career
Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro strummed his way to international fame when a 2006 viral video catapulted him into the spotlight.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hawaiian ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro has been serious about ukulele from a young age, but it was a viral video in 2006 that launched him into the spotlight. Hear more stories and insights from Shimabukuro in this episode of our Studio Session Shorts podcast.
The @pwhltorrent.bsky.social professional women’s hockey team begins play on Friday. The team is one of two expansion franchises in the Professional Women’s Hockey League @thepwhl.com.
General Manager Meghan Turner talked with KNKX’s Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."
General Manager Meghan Turner talked with KNKX’s Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."
Seattle Torrent manager talks building a hockey team from scratch
The Seattle Torrent professional women’s hockey team begins play on Friday. The team is one of two expansion franchises in the now-eight-team Professional Women’s Hockey League.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The @pwhltorrent.bsky.social professional women’s hockey team begins play on Friday. The team is one of two expansion franchises in the Professional Women’s Hockey League @thepwhl.com.
General Manager Meghan Turner talked with KNKX’s Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."
General Manager Meghan Turner talked with KNKX’s Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is preparing to lay off 22 people in December. A spokesperson for the public health agency said the move comes in response to expected federal and state funding cuts.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department prepares for layoffs
The South Sound public health agency is expected to layoff 22 employees. A department spokesperson said this was due to expected federal and state funding cuts.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is preparing to lay off 22 people in December. A spokesperson for the public health agency said the move comes in response to expected federal and state funding cuts.
Pianist Emmet Cohen once shared a tour bus with a nonagenarian jazz legend, Jimmy Heath. During a 2018 visit to the KNKX studios, Cohen talked about how learning from the masters has played a key part in his blossoming career. Hear more in this episode of Studio Session Shorts:
How the legends of jazz shaped pianist Emmet Cohen's career
By passionately studying and preserving the legacy of jazz masters, pianist Emmet Cohen has honed his reverent, yet distinctive, musical voice.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Pianist Emmet Cohen once shared a tour bus with a nonagenarian jazz legend, Jimmy Heath. During a 2018 visit to the KNKX studios, Cohen talked about how learning from the masters has played a key part in his blossoming career. Hear more in this episode of Studio Session Shorts:
As temperatures drop, it’s a good time to cozy up on the couch and dig into a good film. From intimate biographies to jazz festival spotlights, here’s a selection of widely-celebrated jazz documentaries to add to your must-watch movie list:
Hit the jazz scene from home with these 10 worthwhile documentaries
It's the perfect time of year to cozy up and dive into one of these 10 critically-acclaimed jazz documentaries.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
As temperatures drop, it’s a good time to cozy up on the couch and dig into a good film. From intimate biographies to jazz festival spotlights, here’s a selection of widely-celebrated jazz documentaries to add to your must-watch movie list:
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is circumnavigating the globe to raise awareness of the ocean’s role in our future as the climate changes. The world-renowned ship recently docked in Seattle:
Historic tall ship takes Seattle sail trainees on UN climate mission
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is circumnavigating the globe to raise awareness of the ocean’s role in our future as the climate changes. The world-renowned ship recently docked in Seattle.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is circumnavigating the globe to raise awareness of the ocean’s role in our future as the climate changes. The world-renowned ship recently docked in Seattle:
This fall’s international student population at the University of Washington dropped about 7% from last year.
There are 7,893 international students on UW's three campuses. University leadership said the decline in those numbers is a trend seen at colleges and universities across the country.
There are 7,893 international students on UW's three campuses. University leadership said the decline in those numbers is a trend seen at colleges and universities across the country.
International student population drops at University of Washington
University leadership said the decline in the number of international students is a trend at colleges and universities across the country.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This fall’s international student population at the University of Washington dropped about 7% from last year.
There are 7,893 international students on UW's three campuses. University leadership said the decline in those numbers is a trend seen at colleges and universities across the country.
There are 7,893 international students on UW's three campuses. University leadership said the decline in those numbers is a trend seen at colleges and universities across the country.
Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album "New African Orleans" with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio session. Watch now:
Alune Wade studio session highlights New Orleans-West African connections
Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album New African Orleans with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio session.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album "New African Orleans" with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio session. Watch now:
Since his career that began in the '80s, Tinsley Ellis is widely known for his exciting and fluid electric blues guitar playing. His latest release, "Naked Truth," which features Ellis on acoustic guitar, and solo, offers another side of the bluesman. Ellis shared more with KNKX’s John Kessler:
'Naked Truth' reveals acoustic side of bluesman Tinsley Ellis
Veteran blues musician Tinsley Ellis takes on new territory and strips down, delving into the acoustic blues traditions of Delta legends like Son House and Skip James.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Since his career that began in the '80s, Tinsley Ellis is widely known for his exciting and fluid electric blues guitar playing. His latest release, "Naked Truth," which features Ellis on acoustic guitar, and solo, offers another side of the bluesman. Ellis shared more with KNKX’s John Kessler:
Data from the Washington Secretary of State’s office shows a big bump in turnout on Election Day.
Voter turnout increased sharply from 20% the day before the election to more than 39% as of the latest numbers. It's now right on par with turnout from the 2021 General Election.
Voter turnout increased sharply from 20% the day before the election to more than 39% as of the latest numbers. It's now right on par with turnout from the 2021 General Election.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Data from the Washington Secretary of State’s office shows a big bump in turnout on Election Day.
Voter turnout increased sharply from 20% the day before the election to more than 39% as of the latest numbers. It's now right on par with turnout from the 2021 General Election.
Voter turnout increased sharply from 20% the day before the election to more than 39% as of the latest numbers. It's now right on par with turnout from the 2021 General Election.
When Amy Muia started writing, she planned a traditional novel. But it didn’t turn out that way. Instead, she turned to short stories.
The result was the mythic tale "A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories." It won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
The result was the mythic tale "A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories." It won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
Skagit County author's debut book imagines life around 19th century missions
Amy Muia’s book A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories follows characters living in Spanish missions in Baja California, Mexico in the 1800s. It won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fictio...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When Amy Muia started writing, she planned a traditional novel. But it didn’t turn out that way. Instead, she turned to short stories.
The result was the mythic tale "A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories." It won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
The result was the mythic tale "A Desert Between Two Seas: A Novel in Stories." It won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.
Katie Wilson is new to elected office, but she’s spent years as an activist advocating for progressive policies. As mayor, Wilson said she plans to push for social housing, universal childcare and mass transit.
Seattle elects Katie Wilson as its next mayor
Progressive candidate Katie Wilson has won one of the closest mayoral races in Seattle's history. Both candidates said Thursday that it’s time for the city to come together.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Katie Wilson is new to elected office, but she’s spent years as an activist advocating for progressive policies. As mayor, Wilson said she plans to push for social housing, universal childcare and mass transit.
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra has begun screening candidates for their new artistic director. Until April 2026, the finalists will make their pitch as guest conductors.
SRJO's search for next artistic director features three guest conductors
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra has begun screening candidates for their new artistic director. Until April 2026, the finalists will make their pitch as guest conductors.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra has begun screening candidates for their new artistic director. Until April 2026, the finalists will make their pitch as guest conductors.
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We are thrilled to announce that the EP "Roy Hargrove Live at KNKX" will be released on January 7 on all major streaming and downloading platforms on our own Roy Hargrove Legacy label 🔥🔥🔥
The EP presents four previously unreleased live tracks recorded at @knkx.org - Stay tuned!
The EP presents four previously unreleased live tracks recorded at @knkx.org - Stay tuned!
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We are thrilled to announce that the EP "Roy Hargrove Live at KNKX" will be released on January 7 on all major streaming and downloading platforms on our own Roy Hargrove Legacy label 🔥🔥🔥
The EP presents four previously unreleased live tracks recorded at @knkx.org - Stay tuned!
The EP presents four previously unreleased live tracks recorded at @knkx.org - Stay tuned!