The Resident Historian Podcast

KIRO Newsradio caught up with a Seattle resident known for taking very long walks right here at home, seeing the city and the region from a unique perspective – and then sharing it with others through photos and tours. Austin Watson retired after a long career at Boeing, and he now lives with his wife in Downtown Seattle. He wears comfortable clothes and serious walking shoes because on a go...

Daniel J. Evans, who served three terms as governor of Washington, has died at the age of 98. He was the last Republican to serve as the state's governor. 

This week, the celebration of the centennial of the 1924 around-the-world flight is about to conclude with a series events around Seattle. Feliks Banel thinks there should be more of these events sooner rather than later.

The former Mama's Mexican Kitchen in Belltown to be demolished

The former Mama's Mexican Restaurant in Belltown to be demolished

Corn Maze 

Railroad history conferences in Everett 

Sumner plaques being given away stirs controversy 

All Over the Map: How does NOAA Weather Robot prononce names correctly?

It was 166 years ago this week that settlers in “Northern Oregon” decided to do something about their plight, and to work to create Columbia Territory  on this side of that mighty river. What was their plight, exactly? Being cut-off from the Oregon Territory government (and important services) in Oregon City and Salem – which was a couple of days’ travel from Puget Sou...

Jon Carp of Save Tacoma's Landmark Church (STLC) joined Dave Ross and Feliks Banel live on Seattle's Morning News to share details about his group's proposal to the Seattle Archdiocese to purchase and preserve Holy Rosary Church. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese told KIRO Newsradio Tuesday that the leadership team of the parish of Pope St. John XXIII in Tacoma will review STLC's proposal and tho...

The Beatles legendary visit to Seattle

An iconic sign for a shop that once sold T-shirts and jeans – in the shape of a giant "cowgirl" – has been resurrected in the Thurston County town of Rainier.

All over the Map: Hawaii Mars Water Bomber 

Officials at Washington State University decided in July to eliminate annual funding for the school’s academic publisher WSU Press.

Boehm's Candies

Charley Royer, Seattle's longest-serving mayor, has died at age 84. Royer was Seattle’s 48th and longest serving mayor.

I was a fan of Driscoll’s work because he loved Tacoma and Pierce County history, and he often wrote about people, places, buildings, history and historic preservation. We never met in person, but I reached out to him in April to compare notes on some Pierce County stories, and the phone call we had turned into something of an interview (which he agreed to let me record for posterity's sake...

Vanishing Seattle's new book 

Seafair Powwow

Blue Flame Neon Sign

In the early days of aviation a century ago, an oil company painted town names in giant letters on top of their buildings to help pilots find their way.

Iconic Taco Time restaurant shutting down

Pearl Harbor hero hails from Port Angeles

While its origins as an airfield date back to the early months of World War II, the Port of Seattle is marking 75 years of Sea-Tac Airport.