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Feliks Banel

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Feliks Banel

Feliks Banel is a host and resident historian for 成人X站 Newsradio, and is an Emmy-winning television writer and producer.

Mystery photo album discovered at Seattle estate sale

A Seattle man purchased an old photo album years ago at an estate sale and stashed it away. Now, local historians are excited about the rare images inside.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Aplets Way and other Northwest ‘Brand-Name Streets’

The Aplets & Cotlets factory in Cashmere may be gone聽soon, but two roads in the Chelan County town that were named after the candies are probably here to stay.
4 years ago

Classic ‘Pacific Graveyard’ shipwrecks reimagined for the digital era

The entrance to the Columbia River is a notorious spot that saw many shipwrecks and claimed quite a few lives, particularly in the 19th and 20th聽centuries.
4 years ago

Washington’s iconic Aplets and Cotlets candy factory to shut down later this year

Aplets & Cotlets, a strongly flavored fruit candy, have been a Northwest fixture for decades. But now, they鈥檙e going away forever.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Work begins to reconnect Beverly Bridge to past and future

Work has just gotten underway to make the historic Beverly Bridge, a railroad bridge across the Columbia River, safe for hikers, bikers, and equestrians.
4 years ago

Bipartisan coalition pens letter calling for end to effort to close Seattle National Archives

Lawmakers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska sent a letter asking the federal government to give up its effort to sell the Seattle branch of the National Archives.
4 years ago

Art Langlie weighs grandfather鈥檚 legacy and a run for Seattle mayor

Art Langlie has has some serious history on his political resum茅 鈥 his grandfather was mayor -- and then governor -- 80 years ago.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: How Grant, Grays Harbor, and Island counties were named

We're exploring how Grant, Grays Harbor, and Island counties were named, in our fifth installment of our County Countdown 成人X站 Radio series.
4 years ago

Seattle neon fanatic seeks home for his collection of signs

Bob Kaufman has spent decades putting together a sizeable collection of signs and other neon artifacts. Now, that collection faces an uncertain future.
4 years ago

Navy artifact uncovered at Seattle’s Magnuson Park

An artifact discovered at Seattle鈥檚 Magnuson Park is a reminder of the old Navy base at Sand Point, and the role of a unique building that still stands.聽聽
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Vanished shipyards connect Pacific Northwest and Boston

Thousands of miles from the Pacific Northwest, a river near Boston was once home to bustling shipyards with a direct connection to the Columbia River.聽聽
4 years ago

Can Seattle help create the ‘National Archives for the 22nd Century’?

Now that a judge granted a preliminary injunction, putting a stop to the sale of the National Archives in Seattle, could there be re-imagining of the space?
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Street named for Nora Hendrix, Jimi鈥檚 grandma

Nora Hendrix 鈥 grandmother of Jimi Hendrix 鈥 will have a new street named in her honor in Vancouver, B.C. But some aren't happy with the naming process.
4 years ago

With time running out for the Legislature, Gov. Inslee voices support for Patches Pal plate

The state Legislature must decide whether or not to approve a J.P. Patches and Gertrude specialty license plate. Patches Pals are voicing their support.
4 years ago

Northwest Avalanche Center鈥檚 1970s origins

The Northwest Avalanche Center is a forecasting and public education partnership with roots back to the 1970s, in what began as a modest operation.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: What happened to the 鈥榩hantom islands鈥 of the San Juans?

How did a pair of so-called "phantom islands" appear in early maps of the San Juan Islands? The origins can be traced back to a Navy lieutenant and his team.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Iconic Renslow Trestle over I-90 set to open to public in March

A familiar sight for cross-state I-90 drivers聽 鈥 and a relic of Northwest railroad history 鈥 will soon open to hikers and other non-motorized users of a popular trail.
4 years ago

How a lame duck president signed Washington Territory鈥檚 birth certificate on Inauguration Eve

It was just two days before the presidential inauguration of Franklin Pierce, when lame duck President Millard Fillmore signed the legislation creating the Washington Territory.
4 years ago

US Navy formally notifies families about long-lost Seattle plane

The families of two lost聽Naval aviators have received notice from the U.S. Navy about the likely whereabouts of the men and their SNJ-5 trainer aircraft.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: The surprising number of Washington towns inspired by first names

The list of various Washington towns, cities, and counties inspired by someone's first name is a long one. Here's the definitive rundown.
4 years ago

Can history and civics ‘inoculate’ society against demagogues?

Is it possible for knowledge to 鈥渋noculate鈥 society to make citizens better informed, and less likely to radicalize and become insurrectionists?
4 years ago

Saving Seattle鈥檚 National Archives will take a team effort

The effort to prevent the priceless federal records stored at Seattle's National Archives from leaving the Washington has progressed on two distinct tracks.
4 years ago

All Over The Map: Ghosts of Seattle’s long-forgotten Stone Avenue Bridge

Though nobody remembers it now, the late, great Stone Avenue Bridge carried wagons, cars, pedestrians, and streetcars across Lake Union for years.
4 years ago

Will the Seattle Kraken get all ‘neighbourly’ with the Canucks?

Let's take a look into the history of the Seattle Kraken's nearest potential NHL rival, with the help of experts and non-experts from north of the border.
4 years ago