Well, 2025 has been a complicated year — especially in the early months, we spent a lot of time looking at the local impacts of significant policy changes put in place by the Trump Administration. But there were also plenty of local stories that were bubbling up — not trickling down, including budget fights, concerns over housing and homelessness, and the ever-present issue of development — or, depending on who you ask, overdevelopment.
Whatever you felt about the news cycle — and people had some feelings, believe me — it was never boring. In fact, a lot of the time, it was damn near overwhelming. That’s why I’m grateful for my colleagues here at WHQR: Rachel Keith, Aaleah McConnell, Kelly Kenoyer, and Nikolai Mather. I couldn’t ask for a better team, and I think they’re the best ones to help unpack what this crazy year was all about.
