Support comes from Voices Rock, a non-audition community rock choir with rehearsal locations in Seattle and Tacoma.

Voices Rock provides choirs for adults of all ages who love to sing rock and pop music. No musical experience necessary.

Come for the music. Stay for the community. Learn more at voices rock.com.

It's rare to find a podcast that can actually change your life. But when the show is called Life Kit,

that's kind of the whole point. I'm Mariel Segarra. Three times a week on the Life Kit podcast,

we guide you through a topic we could all use help with, from personal development to healthy

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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now.

The Neptune Theater in the U district is usually a place for touring musicians.

Now, a new grant from local arts organizations is opening the door to local music by hosting a Seattle band on stage at the thousand-person venue for a live recorded show.

Grant winner Rub is here to talk about their music and this

opportunity, but first, let's get you caught up. Federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department

could be coming to an end after 13 years. A federal judge will hear a motion today from city officials who say SPD has made

enough changes to wrap up the process. Seattle Police have been under federal consent decree since

2012 over biased policing and excessive use of force. The city's motion is supported by the Seattle

Community Police Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.

The ACLU of Washington warns, the ending of the consent decree cannot be treated as mission accomplished.

More density could be coming to housing projects throughout Seattle.

The Seattle City Council is considering a proposal that would allow developers to build taller buildings with more units in certain parts of the city,

as long as they set aside 25% of the units for affordable housing.

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