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KNKX is pausing our activity on Twitter as we evaluate Twitter's stance toward independent nonprofit news organizations like NPR. For more information: bit.ly/3KvJ7JS Here’s where you can find our reporting and music programming in the meantime.
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When planting a meadow, heed conditions in your garden, yard ift.tt/trxbmlz

When planting a meadow, heed conditions in your garden, yard

Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant. They provide food for birds, insects and other wildlife. And...

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A year after taking over, Tacoma police chief talks violent crime, morale and officers awaiting trial ift.tt/YXdcWpt

A year after taking over, Tacoma police chief talks violent crime, morale and officers awaiting...

Since joining Tacoma's police department last year, Chief Avery Moore has hired more officers and launched a plan to address violent crime. But concerns from the public remain. KNKX's Kari Plog spoke...

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Advocates push WA lawmakers to help undocumented immigrants cover health insurance premiums ift.tt/AdWvelj
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A national poll finds that a majority of Americans have felt the effects of gun violence in their personal lives. knkx.org/2023-04-11/more-tha…
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During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing. knkx.org/2023-04-11/one-camp…
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Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and his enduring anthem 'Mannenberg' ift.tt/vNKqx4H

Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and his enduring anthem 'Mannenberg'

In the lifetime of any composer and artist, to be associated with an iconic piece of music is to live in rarified company. Abdullah Ibrahim's "Mannanberg" reach such heights as the unofficial theme...

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Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes ift.tt/ob27grG

Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes

With rents rising at mobile home parks nationwide, advocates tout the cooperative model as a way to preserve one of the last affordable housing options for people with low- or fixed-incomes and to...

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Pianist Ahmad Jamal's music career is one of great discovery ift.tt/UohtdfT

Pianist Ahmad Jamal's music career is one of great discovery

Ahmad Jamal innovated jazz with a unique sense of rhythm and dynamics that brought to a trio the complexity of a well-arranged big band. Though retired from touring, his legacy continues.

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Charlie Porter's Portland Jazz on Jazz Northwest ift.tt/ClybJWO
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Nonprofit works to protect habitats, trails, and affordable housing in WA's Methow Valley ift.tt/bElwRZn
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Seattle singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones named a '2023 Jazz Hero' ift.tt/YqepkX7

Seattle singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones named a '2023 Jazz Hero'

The Jazz Journalists Association announced 36 'Jazz Heroes' chosen by their respective communities throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Eugenie Jones, singer-songwriter and founder of Music for a...

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Massive wildfires are taking a toll on Western snowpack, research finds ift.tt/z56WnI7

Massive wildfires are taking a toll on Western snowpack, research finds

Researchers are looking into changes in the snowpack related to wildfires that could ultimately make it more difficult for plants, animals, and human communities to have adequate water supplies.

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NW scientists study the promises and challenges of offshore wind ift.tt/4mjTkbZ
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WA DNR floats a new option for aquaculture: tanks on land ift.tt/Hv6SNOi

WA DNR floats a new option for aquaculture: tanks on land

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced a potential new path for aquaculture after recent net pen controversy. Sustainable Blue, a Nova Scotia-based fish farm that uses upland...

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Eric Krasno and Stanton Moore pay tribute to female musicians ift.tt/6yzU18R

Eric Krasno and Stanton Moore pay tribute to female musicians

Drummer Stanton Moore and guitarist Eric Krasno team up on a new trio project with Eric Finland on keys in this exclusive KNKX studio session performance.

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Vibraphonist and vanguard Roy Ayers continues to inspire ift.tt/Jl5Wz3C
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Chief confirms Tacoma internal investigation into officers accused of killing Manuel Ellis on hold ift.tt/NGeT1Ls

Chief confirms Tacoma internal investigation into officers accused of killing Manuel Ellis on hold

When the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with felonies for killing Manuel Ellis, it triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officers’ conduct. Nearly two...

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Tacoma, Redmond mayors push back on 'misleading' realtors' ads ift.tt/5cNk1jr

Tacoma, Redmond mayors push back on 'misleading' realtors' ads

Political ads playing during local broadcasts, including during the NCAA tournament, have targeted a Democrat-proposed tax in the Washington state legislature.

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