Reporter at KUOW | NPR Seattle cmartin@kuow.org | cell/ Signal: 206-712-5315 kuow.org/authors/casey-martinhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqpjsqahcs2aI've said it before but Seattle is full of 10s15 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpjsqahcs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqmxm73ca227Lunchtime is a perfect time for a match. Shoutout to the 50-year-old trees in Occidental that have kept this park mostly cool for lots of people14 Jul 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmxm73ca227https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqms4fromc2aExecutive orders signed Monday reduce two national monuments in Utah from 3 million acres to 300,000. The spots, known for their canyons, wildlife, and Native American archaeological sites, could now be open to drilling and mining. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/climate/trump-national-monuments-utah.html14 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqms4fromc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqklmaj7lk2bShout-out to public radio stations @wbur.org and @kcur.org for fun, rigorous coverage of the World Cup. A once in a lifetime journalism opportunity, and they met the moment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqklmaj7lk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqf6nhuqss236,400 people signed up to ride from Seattle to Portland this weekend, the most since 2020. "...boy there’s nothing like the sight of thousands of people streaming through the city when most of Seattle is still sleeping." | @esmyjimenez.bsky.social https://www.kuow.org/stories/47th-seattle-to-portland-bike-ride-kicks-off-this-weekend11 Jul 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf6nhuqss23https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqewqol2jk2aJust three days after the busiest day ever on Seattle light rail, a loose latch on a roof hatch sent all trains to a 15-hour halt. "I showed up here and there was just a man here yelling at people to turn around,” one commuter told me. “Yeah, it was awful." @kuow.org https://www.kuow.org/stories/sound-transit-has-a-great-monday-and-then-very-bad-thursday11 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqewqol2jk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqdd4iyhe22vA Lime employee putting out scooters just gave me 2 free rides for wearing my helmet. This is not an endorsement of Lime, but it is an endorsement of wearing helmets. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdd4iyhe22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqbemx3d3k2u@sound-transit.bsky.social says both 1 & 2 lines are running again, about 15 hours after a reported power outage at the UW station https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts/resolved-1-line-2-line-trains-have-resumed-regular-service-please-110 Jul 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbemx3d3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mqapasjgmk2jEsteban Gordian, who has been out here basically every day rooting for Mexico, has cracked and bleeding lips from playing his vuvuzela. I asked him who he's cheering for since Mexico is out of the tournament. "Mexico forever," he said and tooted the plastic horn.09 Jul 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqapasjgmk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mq3fnbg3h22sWas feeling some post-World Cup blues, but a stroll through Occidental did the trick. Lots of Colombian fans here for the match against Switzerland.07 Jul 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3fnbg3h22shttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpzvndg4ss2q“If we lost by a goal or two, that’d be ok,” Justin Harris from Los Angeles said, “but that was painful.” Photos by Megan Farmer @kuow.org https://www.kuow.org/stories/heartbreak-in-seattle-as-team-usa-ends-world-cup-run07 Jul 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzvndg4ss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpzfobor3k2pIt's the makeshift watch parties that get me. Crowds outside bar windows, people trying to get a peek inside the stadium, and this group watching from the back of a VW van.07 Jul 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzfobor3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpz6hs64uc2gThe biggest part of the US march to the stadium has passed and 1st Avenue is full of fans moseying around, scootering, and grabbing food.06 Jul 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz6hs64uc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpyvf57af22lMullets, overalls, and body paint for Team USA06 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyvf57af22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpyoqt3rfc2tViews from the World Cup International Media Center in Seattle. This is what dozens of journalists from all over the world have seen during the tournament.06 Jul 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyoqt3rfc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpwxoccry227The last time Team USA played in Seattle, it was one of the busiest days downtown in years. Now, with Folarin Balogun able to play and a chance at the quarterfinals, Monday could be Seattle's biggest World Cup match yet. @kuow.org https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-final-world-cup-match-is-set-to-be-its-biggest06 Jul 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwxoccry227https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpwquwaeik2vMexico match days are just different in Seattle. This is at the waterfront. There's another long line to get into Victory Hall05 Jul 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwquwaeik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mpw4xeg2oc2bFor Monday's 5PM match in Seattle: • Pioneer Square pedestrian zone will open 30 mins earlier at 12:30 • SB Alaskan Way at Pine and NB Alaskan Way at Spring are set to close at 1:30 until USA march passes • the Waterfront Shuttle, Rapid Ride C & H, and Metro 21 will be temporarily rerouted05 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw4xeg2oc2b