Allie Ferguson
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Meet The Seattle Musician Who Wants To 'Make America Great Again' Through Song
This story originally aired on January 21, 2017. The 2016 presidential election transformed the political narrative across America, including Washington → Read More
The Seawolf: How One Boat Helped Two Bainbridge Island Teens Grow Up
Colin McDaniel grew up on the water. He was raised on Bainbridge Island. In the summer, Colin and his best friend Adam loved exploring the island’s coast. → Read More
How One Very Tall Christmas Tree Saved Northgate Mall
Back in 1950, Northgate Mall was just opening its doors. It was struggling to get off its feet and fill empty shops. Big local retailers like Nordstrom and → Read More
The Jebena: Seeking Peace And Calm With Ethiopian Coffee
Solomon Dubie is the 29-year-old founder of Cafe Avole, a cozy little coffee shop in Rainier Valley. It’s one of the only places in Seattle you can get → Read More
'A Woman Found Guilty Of Thinking:' Seattle's Legacy Of Patriotic Dissent
The United States entered the First World War 100 years ago in 1917. At the time, many leftist activists and labor supporters were skeptical of the country → Read More
Former Seattle DJ Dick Rossetti On The Painful Side Of Nostalgia
It’s not always easy to come face to face with your past. Sometimes nostalgia is painful. Dick Rossetti knows this well. He was a DJ for Seattle’s big → Read More
Retired UW Astrobiology Professor Invents The First Working Sundial Tattoo
Retired University of Washington astrobiology professor Woody Sullivan is obsessed with the concept of time. It's apparent the instant you walk into what → Read More
A Kidney Dialysis Patient's Guide To Passing The Time
All of our lives are ruled by time, but some of us are more aware of it than others. At the Northwest Kidney Centers in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, → Read More
Tiny Mazes Reveal Risk-Taking Behavior In Microworms
All around us, there are tiny creatures and simple organisms sharing planet Earth, including a type of worm that finds a home in rotting fruit. These → Read More
A Reluctant Mentor Inspires A Love Of Guitars And Eccentricity
Adults are constantly influencing the kids around them, whether it's as parents, teachers or mentors. For better and for worse, key adults can shape the → Read More
Slime Time: A Guide To Finding Joy In Chaos
Seated in a bucket, ears plugged, grinning through the cascade of green, oozy chaos, fourth-grade Lizzie Nielson lived a Nickelodeon fan’s dream. “I have → Read More
Tacoma's First African-American Mayor On The Heartbreak of Racism
In 1950s Tacoma, Harold Moss and his wife Willibelle faced racism in the search for a home. “You learned that when you called a white realtor, you had to → Read More
After WTO Riots, Former Seattle Police Chief Finds Power In Apologies
Sometimes it can take a long time to come around to an apology or to even realize you did something wrong in the first place. In this next story, it took → Read More
Harvesting Under The Stars: A Night In The Life Of A Shellfish Farmer
Almost every night in the winter, there are hundreds of farmers at work along the Washington coast. The lights of their head lamps are just barely visible → Read More
Fred Hutch Scientist Loses Her Sight, But Not Her Vision
Maxine Linial is a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and one of the world's leading researchers on an obscure group of → Read More
With An Ex Behind Bars, A White Knight Learns He Can't Save Everyone
Editor’s Note: The following essay contains adult language that may not be suitable for all audiences. Many odd couples start off innocently enough — the → Read More
Indigenous Filmmaker Reflects On Being A 'Water Protector'
For Tracy Rector, the water was always a scary place. She never learned to swim as a kid. At summer camp she would sit on the dock and enviously watch the → Read More
How This Early Northwest Con Woman Became 'Queen Of Fakers'
At the turn of the 20th century, trolleys were just beginning to transform cities across the country. At the same, one Oregon woman figured out a way to → Read More
The Power In Burning Man's 'Utopian Lie'
There are lots occasions when bending the truth is something we want to happen. This is what more than 60,000 people do every summer in the Nevada desert → Read More
'They're Living History:' Why These Arborists Search For Washington's Tallest Trees
Tacoma arborist Mik Miazio loves trees. He has loved them since he was a kid growing up in New Jersey. "I remember climbing my first tree when I was a kid → Read More