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Hey, good morning. I'm Paige Browning. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. I'm starting today with a thank you. Thank you so much to our donors who gave to KUOW during our

urgent fundraising drive last week. We met our $1.4 million goal in a single day thanks to donations

from people like Kyle, Lindy, Cameron, Andrew, David, and Lisa. Sincerely, thank you. The loss of our federal funding is a serious blow to

KUOW, and we will need you with us in the years ahead. If you haven't given yet, you can give now at

kUOW.org or by tapping the link in the show notes. This week, Seattle has two new parks, one with a futuristic jellyfish,

and one brought to us by the air of the Chucky Cheese creator. Two big things have gone up at

Amazon, prices on their site and carbon emissions, and the Blue Angels will roar back through town

next week. Time to prepare. Film critic Chase Hutchinson

and host of the podcast Psychology in Seattle, Dr. Kirk Honda, are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Monday will mark 20 days of an empty seat on the Seattle City Council.

Kathy Moore stepped down from the District 5 seat earlier this month, and come Monday, the council's holding a special meeting to vote on who to appoint to fill the gap.

It'll take a simple majority vote five yeses, or the council has to meet every business day until they fill the seat.

The meeting starts at 9.30, and you can watch it online via the Seattle Channel.

Tomorrow marks 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.

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