Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Zaki Hamid
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
This week…
Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales announced she’s stepping down from her position, citing a harmful work environment.
Seattle’s glass recycling process has come screeching to a halt, due to the closure of the region’s largest bottle maker.
And Portland favorite VooDoo donuts is setting up shop on Capitol Hill next week… Look out for some of their interesting menu items.
Too Beautiful to Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and KUOW Director of Community Engagement Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.
Holiday Events:
https://urbancraftuprising.com/
https://www.punkrockfleamarketseattle.com/pages/upcoming-seattle
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-solstice-holiday-night-market-21-tickets-1077185985279
https://www.pikeplacemarket.org/events-calendar/the-great-figgy-pudding-caroling-competition/
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| 0:49.0 | Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, Seattle City Council member Tammy Morales announced she's stepping down from her position, citing a harmful work environment. Seattle's glass recycling process has come to a screeching halt due to the closure of the region's largest bottle maker. And Portland favorite voodoo donuts is setting up shop on Capitol Hill next week. |
| 1:13.7 | Look out for some of their interesting menu items. |
| 1:17.2 | Too beautiful to live co-host Andrew Walsh and KUOW Director of Community Engagement. |
| 1:21.8 | Zeki Hamid are here to break down the week. |
| 1:24.1 | But first, let's get you caught up. |
| 1:29.8 | If you still need to get gifts for people on your list, check out these weekend craft fairs. |
| 1:35.1 | Support local artists by shopping at Urban Craft Uprising at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. |
| 1:40.9 | On Saturday, grab a drink and peruse fun gifts at the Winter Solstice Holiday Night Market at |
| 1:45.8 | Magnuson Park. That's a 21-plus event. And for something completely different, the punk rock |
| 1:51.2 | flea market returns this weekend at the former QFC on 15th on Capitol Hill. The all-ages event |
| 1:57.1 | will feature hundreds of DIY vendors and booze for those 21 and over. Those punks even |
| 2:02.8 | rebranded the QFC, Quality Flea Center. A quick note if you're out and about, you may have |
| 2:08.3 | heard about sound transit disruptions this weekend on the one line. That work has been postponed and |
| 2:13.9 | will be done at a later date. You're free to travel. And this is sure the weekend to get into the Christmas spirit around here. |
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