KentNow23 Okt 2025

Spicy Takes & Spooky Streets

This week’s episode is stacked like a burrito. We’re diving into the latest current events from Spicy Tots (yes, they’re real) to the not-so-real Mariners World Series dream. We’re also talking Labubu trading cards, the final season of Stranger Things, and our hard-hitting debate: best Halloween candy of all time. 🍫👻

Then we’ll shift gears to what’s happening right here in Kent: openings on city boards and commissions (your chance to get involved!), why leaves in the street are public enemy #1, and highlights from this week’s City Council meeting including proclamations, budget hearings, and neighborhood recognitions.

Our feature interview shines a light on storm drains (literally). We’re chatting about Kent’s Adopt-a-Drain and Close the Lid campaigns and how a simple action like keeping a drain clear or closing a dumpster lid helps protect our waterways.

And because it’s October, we’ve got a full lineup of can’t-miss city events like Coffee & Conversation with Mayor Ralph, Halloween spirits and treats downtown, paint recycling, Medicine Take Back Day, and the grand finale: Haunted Booo-levard at Kent Station!

Plus, we pay tribute to legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan, whose work defined generations of film magic — from Back to the Future to E.T. to Indiana Jones.

Links mentioned in the pod: Kent Downtown Partnership Street of Treats and Spirits Walk.

Paint Recycling Event

Adopt a Drain

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