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Seattle Now

Local bands light up Bumbershoot

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Labor Day is almost here. In Seattle, that means Bumbershoot. The local music festival has been around for more than 50 years. Crowds love the mix of local bands in the lineup. KEXP music journalist Martin Douglas gives us a rundown.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Ton Vin, host of Seattle Eats, a food podcast with the Seattle Times and K-O-W.

0:07.0

August brought some shake-ups to Seattle's restaurant scene.

0:11.1

Two iconic spots on Capitol Hill shut their doors.

0:14.8

But many more open!

0:16.6

On the latest episode, we break it all down and highlight two restaurants you should try.

0:22.3

Listen to Seattle Eats on the K-O-W app or wherever you get your podcast.

0:33.3

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now. Labor Day is almost here, and in Seattle, that means bumbershoot. The local music festival has been around for more than 50 years. Crowds love the mix of local bands in the lineup. K-EXP music journalist Martin Douglas is here to give us a rundown. But first, let's get you caught up.

1:00.0

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority is investigating complaints made against the agency's new CEO.

1:07.0

The Seattle Times reports that Kelly Kinnison has been on the job for less than a year,

1:12.7

but she's already racked up 27 pages worth of complaints. The agency wouldn't tell the paper

1:18.3

what the complaints are about, but the Times notes the agency created a committee in June to

1:24.3

provide the CEO with day-to-day supervision. Kinnison is the fifth person to lead the Regional Homelessness Authority since it was

1:30.9

created in 2021.

1:33.6

University of Washington researchers will present new findings today on disappearances and other

1:39.1

human rights abuses against migrants who are connected to Washington State.

1:43.5

The report details seven Venezuelan migrants who were connected to Washington State. The report details seven Venezuelan

1:46.4

migrants who were sent to a mega prison in El Salvador and subject to abuse, and six migrants

1:51.9

who were sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and not given access to legal counsel. There's a press

1:57.2

conference at noon, researchers from the U-dub Center for Human Rights and other immigration advocates will be there.

2:04.0

And King County has expanded the number of youth mobile crisis teams from just two to nine.

2:10.0

They serve young people who are experiencing mental health crises or substance abuse issues.

2:15.4

The teams of mental health professionals travel to people's homes

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