Features

WHERE TO LIVE NOW
Seattle’s weathered the real estate crisis better than most, but if it’s true that you are where you live, what should you do right now: buy, sell, or hold? We scope out the deals and hot spots in and out of the city, introduce you to the folks shaping our communities, glimpse changes the coming years will bring, and listen to the neighbors tell why they fell for these places before you did. And that ain’t all. From pets to politics to cars, get to know the neighbors in 95 hoods—and see where you fit in.
by Roger Brooks, Ashley Griffin, and Carolyn McConnell
photography by Michael Jensen
by Jim Gullo and Jessica Voelker with Sarah Anderson, Lee Fehrenbacher, Laura Peach, and Jena Vuylsteke
photography by Charlie Schuck

Suburban Like Me
In Lynnwood a woman finds a cosmopolitan community among the affordable ramblers, shopping strips, and remnant forests. Only problem is, it may be a high-rise city in the making.
by Juliette Guilbert
photography by Charles Peterson

Regarding Tess
Tess Gallagher, the widow of Northwest writer Raymond Carver, drew fire for her plan to publish early drafts of her late husband’s beloved short stories. What was she thinking?
by Claire Dederer
illustration by Alison Casson
photography by Bob Adelman

Seattle Alfresco
45 ways to hit the deck—and the dock, the courtyard, and the sidewalk—just in time for the outdoor dining season.
by Kathryn Robinson
photography by Amos Morgan
illustration by Matt Mills

DEPARTMENTS

Mudroom
A magnificent man and his flying machines, Northwest volcano watch, selling your bod for science, plus a word with Dr. Demento.

Cornershop
Indulge the urge to give gifts from around the world at chic local shops.
by Rachelle Robinett

Spree
It’s May Day every day as new flower-power patterns blossom around town.
by Laura Cassidy

Style Counsel
Former model Terri Morgan strikes a classic, easy pose.
by Laura Cassidy

Snapshots
Make-A-Wish Foundation’s One Spring Night, Salish Lodge and Spa’s Falls Come to Life, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Dream Gala.

Asking Price
Cohousing projects feed the need for intimacy in urban lives.
by Ashley Griffin

Rainmakers
At Theo Chocolate, the Willy Wonka of cacao turns organic, fair-trade beans into award-winning confections.
by Eric Scigliano

Past Lives
In early twentieth-century Seattle, Japanese midwives made very special deliveries.
by Carolyn McConnell

Urban Brawl
Should the City lay down tracks for more streetcars and lure riders, or boost the buses and save money?
by Eric Scigliano

SeaTown Diary
For a life-changing challenge, row, row, row, your faux boat.
by Erin Pursell

Weekend Pass
A visit to Spokane, the city that’s almost the best.
by Jim Gullo

Get Out
To make the most of spot shrimping season, seize the days—all four of them.
by Maria Dolan

Habitat
When a Capitol Hill family needed room to grow, they looked right next door.
by Roger Brooks

Dig
Bees do it: Lure nature’s pollinators to your garden now, enjoy the fruit come fall.
by Marty Wingate

Dish
Mama’s little baby loves rhubarb, rhubarb.
by Jess Thomson

Crush
My, what a nice blend you have. You must be a pharmacist.
by Christina Kelly

Last Look
Perils and pitfalls on the patio.

CITY GUIDES

Dining Out
The Herbfarm’s got a brand new chef, and still deserves culinary accolades, but with a difference. Plus critic’s picks for more than 90 dining experiences.
by Kathryn Robinson

On the Town
Top shows you shouldn’t miss this month, and playwright Paul Mullen watches the minutes tick by in The Green Room.