When the last attendees straggled into the supra, less than fifteen minutes late (that alone is a miracle for a Friday ...

In the course of a food writer’s year, trends emerge and patterns become visible. In 2025, I ate and drank my way through lists of the Seattle area’s best new restaurants, best old restaurants, ...

The size? Twelve acres. The theme? Washington state. Traipse the four and a half miles of corn-crowded pathways at Swans Trail for an IRL lesson on local geography, landmarks, and historical facts.

Two realities exist, simultaneously, at Colman Pool. One is the fact of a swimming pool tucked so deep into the forested depths of Lincoln Park, even neighbors who have lived in the area for decades ...

October is spooky for a reason. The days grow shorter, the nights longer, and hints of death are everywhere—subtly, in the leaves falling from trees and gardens going dormant; sensationally, in candy ...

Washington’s history with sparkling wine dates back more than 40 years, but bottles of bubbles have bobbed into our mainstream only recently. Its newfound popularity began, in part, when local ...

Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.

Founded in Woodinville nearly four years ago, Métier Brewing has earned numerous Washington Beer Awards for its "damn good beer." Now cofounders Rodney Hines and Todd Herriott (of Capitol Hill's ...

Nordstrom got its start in Seattle in 1901 as Wallin and Nordstrom, a shoe store at Fourth and Pike. That shop’s exact opening date is lost to the annals of time, typical for those early days. But ...

Our thesis here is simple. Women run Seattle. In politics, arts, science, and business—and yes, even in that ever gender-elusive sector, tech—women are writing the script. That’s right: In a time when ...

From the folks who brought us Matt’s in the Market comes the rare South Lake Union spot with waves lapping at its toes. Yes, it’s a fish and chips shack—you sit outside—but quality on the casual menu ...

For all it promised, all it was not, and all it actually became, Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protests (better known as CHOP) has but one clear consensus: It existed for 23 precarious days in June.