@caseyworks

Reporter at @KUOW | @NPR Seattle | [email protected] | cell/ Signal: 206-712-5315

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Topo Chico, the Mexican sparkling mineral water with a cult following, is back on shelves in Texas following a lengthy absence bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Coke’s Topo Chico Returns to Texas With Other States on Horizon

Topo Chico, the Mexican sparkling mineral water with a cult following, is back on shelves in Texas following a lengthy absence.

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Seattle Channel@SeattleChannel5h
One of Seattle’s best-kept secrets is hiding in plain sight. Tucked above @pike_place, @folioseattle is part library, part literary gathering place, & a welcome escape from the crowds below. Take a peek inside this Seattle treasure: youtu.be/4XTg8KRdy3o?si=DKXH…
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Geoff Bennett
@GeoffRBennettOct 23
He stopped a school shooting. But Kaylub Giamanco can't stop thinking about the children he couldn't save. "I want to apologize for not saving their babies," he told @OPB. A gripping interview about courage, trauma and the weight of being called a hero. opb.org/article/2026/10/23/b…

‘I’m just a carpenter from Bend’: Father who killed Silver Rail school shooter grapples with the...

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Kaylub Giamanco, the man who fatally shot the teenage school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

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Serial Productions@serialOct 22
Listen to Serial's new show, "METRO with Sarah Koenig," that tells stories about New York City and its most fascinating raw material: New Yorkers. Listen to the first two episodes now: serial.visitlink.me/OSYf7z
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The nonprofit poised to take over The Spokesman-Review at the end of October plans to keep suspended executive editor Rob Curley in a leadership role. The newsroom isn't happy about it. investigatewest.org/rob-curl…

Spokesman-Review union rejects plan to keep Rob Curley

Despite concerns newsroom staffers shared with InvestigateWest and RANGE, the nonprofit taking over Spokane’s daily paper plans to keep Curley in a leadership role

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After 52 years as a baseball broadcaster, 41 of them with his beloved Mariners, Rick Rizzs will call his last game on Sunday. Here's how he's feeling ahead of his retirement. From @A_Jude: st.news/46KxzOp

Iconic Mariners broadcaster opens up before calling it a career

After 52 years as a baseball broadcaster, 41 of them with his beloved Mariners, Rick Rizzs will call his last game on Sunday. Here’s how he’s feeling ahead of his retirement.

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Joe Veyera
@JoeVeyeraSep 23
As Starbucks continues its hometown retrenchment, local roasters are moving into their old spaces: Narrative Coffee (6th & Stewart) Coffee TAB (23rd & Jackson) Anchorhead (West Seattle) Petit Pierre Bakery (Ballard) Moment Coffee (Fremont) The Groundskeeper (Seattle Center)
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@jasonrantzSep 22
Starbucks keeps shrinking in its own hometown as another downtown Seattle cafe shuts down this weekend seattlered.com/economy/starb…

Starbucks closing downtown Seattle store at 1700 Seventh Ave

Starbucks is closing its busy store at 1700 Seventh Avenue in downtown Seattle this weekend. A barista broke the news; the company has not yet commented.

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Vernal@VernalColemanSep 23
Remember kids, if you won't pay for fantastically written viral articles on little covered slices of American life, there soon won't be any reporters to bring you more fantastically written viral articles on little covered slices of American life. Also, subs are just $1 today.
Max Tani@maxwelltaniSep 23
Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”
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@sagaftraSep 19
We are saddened by the loss of NPR journalist and #SagAftraMember Rose Friedman, who has died at 38. A proud shop steward, Rose helped win increased paid parental leave for NPR employees. Our condolences to her family, friends and NPR colleagues. npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-597…?

Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

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Tucked in the upper left field bleachers of the Mariners ballpark, a group of fans watch games with pens and notebooks. Meet the Unofficial Scorekeepers Union (Local 206): kuow.org/sports/2026-09-17/t…

These devoted Seattle baseball fans score Mariners' wins, and many losses

Members of the Unofficial Scorekeepers Union (Local 206) record nearly every detail of every Mariners at-bat using pen and paper and the same symbols and notations scorekeepers have used for decades.

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Kim Malcolm@KimOnKUOWSep 17
A beautiful piece on one of the Bite of Seattle shooting victims. Worth reading/listening to before the headlines rush onto the next disaster
Casey Martin@caseyworksSep 17
Ashley Whitehead, the mother who was killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting in July, is remembered as a "light in the darkness." kuow.org/crime/2026-09-16/mo…

Mother killed in Seattle Center mass shooting remembered as a ‘light in the darkness’

A Seattle family is honoring the life of Ashley Whitehead, one of the three people killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26.

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Ashley Whitehead, the mother who was killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting in July, is remembered as a "light in the darkness." kuow.org/crime/2026-09-16/mo…

Mother killed in Seattle Center mass shooting remembered as a ‘light in the darkness’

A Seattle family is honoring the life of Ashley Whitehead, one of the three people killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26.

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After more than a year on pause, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to donate free books again to thousands of King County kids kuow.org/arts-life/2026-09-1…

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to donate free books again to King County kids

The program that sends free books to kids up to the age of 5 was on pause for the past year due to lack of funding, but a local nonprofit has partnered with the Washington state branch of Dolly...

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University of Washington@UWSep 15
University of Washington alum Jean Smart made Emmys history tonight with her fifth consecutive win for “Hacks” becoming the first person to win an Emmy for every season of a series. Her eighth Emmy also ties the record for most ever won by a performer. Bow down, indeed.💜🏆
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julie k. brown
@jkbjournalistSep 10
McClatchy guts Miami Herald, Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs lpm.org/news/2026-09-10/mccl…

McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs

McClatchy laid off 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its reporters, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

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Tim Booth
@ByTimBoothSep 9
What an awful, terrible, it-always-rains-in-Seattle day for a football game.
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My take? That BabyBjörn Bouncer chair might seem overpriced at first but it's worth every damn penny.
A24
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, a documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes. Only in theaters this October.
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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_Sep 4
3 hikers who say they used AI to plan their trip were rescued after becoming stranded on California's Mount Shasta 'They were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required,' the sheriff’s office said abcnews.com/US/3-hikers-ai-p…

3 hikers who say they used AI to plan trip rescued after becoming stranded on Mount Shasta

Three hikers were rescued on Monday after they became stranded on Mount Shasta near Clear Creek Route.

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Rhinestones, cowgirl boots, and glittering ten-gallon hats: that was the scene in the heart of Capitol Hill Friday night, when a crowd gathered to honor musician, philanthropist, social advocate, and businesswoman Dolly Parton.
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'Epitome of love and light.' Fans gather in Seattle’s Capitol Hill to honor Dolly Parton

Music fans and lovers of Dolly Parton held a candlelit vigil and sing-a-long in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood Friday night. The beloved country music legend died Tuesday at the age of 80.

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