Seattle Alfresco

45 ways to hit the deck—and the dock, the courtyard, and the sidewalk just in time for outdoor dining season.

By Kathryn RobinsonResearched by Jena Vuylsteke

Regarding Tess

When Tess Gallagher, the widow of acclaimed Northwest writer Raymond Carver, planned to publish early drafts of her late husband’s beloved short stories, the outcry from the New York publishing establishment was loud and rancorous. What was she thinking?

By Claire Dederer

Suburban Like Me

A child of the suburbs finds herself priced out of posh Seattle and lands in lowly Lynnwood—expecting the same sort of white-bread wasteland she left behind.

By Juliette Guilbert

Where to Live Now

By Roger Brooks, Ashley Griffin, and Carolyn McConnellResearched by Stefan Durham

Fly Boy Toys

By Sarah Anderson

Rent Your Bod

The latest hedge against recession: the human guinea pig biz.

By Sarah Anderson

Screen Test Tube

Two hundred and forty words about Amy Walker’s two and a half minutes of fame.

By Lee Fehrenbacher

Us vs. The Volcano

By Julian Smith

Listen to this man—Or we kill a puppy

Dr. Demento’s reign of syndicated radio terror started in Seattle.

By James Ross Gardner

World-Class Gifts

Go exotic, go quixotic, go all-the-rage, or go fair-trade, just be sure you go to these five globally sourced gift shops next time you’re feeling generous.

By Rachelle Robinett

Petal Pushers

By Laura Cassidy

Top Model

Questions for Terri Morgan, founder and director TCM Models and Talent.

By Laura Cassidy

Mr. Green Beans

How Seattle and the shock of slave labor gave birth to Theo Chocolate.

By Eric Scigliano

Common Ground

Cohousing projects bring residents together, brisk resales.

By Ashley Griffin

Sawa's Deliverance

Japanese midwives delivered thousands of Seattle’s babies. The authorities respected their work but locked them up anyway.

By Carolyn McConnell

Lay Down Tracks (or) Boost the Buses?

Trolley backers claim more streetcars will convert transit haters and spur development. But buses are cheaper, and Seattleites are already flocking to them.

By Eric Scigliano

A Not-So-Motley Crew

The daughter of champions learns to row her own race.

By Erin Pursell

The Fourth Best City in the Northwest

This ain’t your granddad’s Spokane.

By Jim Gullo

The House Next Door

When a Capitol Hill family needed room to grow, they didn’t look far. 

By Roger Brooks

Taste of Their Own Medicine

Erstwhile pharmacists mix it up in Walla Walla’s vineyards. 

By Christina Kelly

Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack

By Kathryn Robinson

Zayda Buddy's Pizza and Bar

By Kathryn Robinson

Time and Time Again

By Steve Wiecking

The Bee's Knees

Attracting pollinators to your garden bears fruit come fall.

By Marty Wingate