Mudroom

Perfect Party November 2014

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

11/03/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Met Picks

The Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: November 2014

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre visits with ‘King Lear,’ poet Matthea Harvey reads at Chihuly Garden and Glass, and more of the month’s best bets.

11/03/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Passing Through

Tig Notaro, Still Standing

Tig Notaro joked her way through cancer and lived to tell about it.

11/03/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Best Restaurants 2014

Best Restaurant of 2014: Loulay

Thierry Rautureau’s three-level showpiece bucks nearly every ascendant trend.

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

News Feed

November Restaurant News

What diners are talking about this month.

11/03/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Meat Matters

This Is What a $169 Hot Dog Tastes Like

An encounter with the world's most opulent bratwurst.

11/03/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Three Drinks

One Beer, One Wine, and One Spirit for November

November’s imbibing agenda.

11/03/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan and Allecia Vermillion

Restaurant Review

Pomerol is Fremont by Way of France

Vuong Loc turns a former Turkish rug shop into a most neighborly French restaurant.

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants

Seattle's Best New Restaurants 2014

From buoyant fusion to transcendent bar food, Seattle Met presents 10 newcomers that defined the year in food.

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2014

Seattle Locals' Everyday Eats

Six hometown celebrities and the spots where they're regulars.

11/03/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Picks

10 Classic Seattle Restaurants

10 enduring greats that should never fall off the radar.

11/03/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Editor's Note

The Seattle Moment

Seattle is undergoing something like a renaissance.

11/03/2014 By James Ross Gardner

Habitat

A Contemporary Ski Cabin Shines in Methow Valley

Cast Architecture designs a Mazama vacation home for year-round adventure.

11/03/2014 By Angela Cabotaje

Back Fence

In Search of the Anti–Background Check Argument That Makes Sense

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Quote Unquote

An Americano Girl

Bikini barista Payton Scott is the star of the new reality TV series 'Grounded in Seattle.'

11/03/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Quiz

QUIZ: What's Your Monorail IQ?

Before voting on this November’s monorail initiative, test your knowledge of the transit project’s up-and-down history.

11/03/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Rainmakers

Halo Launches Live Action Series

When a billion-dollar video game goes live-action, it’s important to get the details right.

11/03/2014 By Allison Williams

Feature

Collapse: The Oso Mudslide and the Community That Survived It

The Oso mudslide in March 2014 was one of the deadliest landslides in U.S. history. This is the story of those who witnessed it firsthand.

11/03/2014 By Brooke Jarvis

Explainer

Washington's GET Program

After a rocky couple years GET, Washington’s tuition investment program, is back in the black. And with enrollment starting November 1, here’s what you need to know before you buy in.

11/01/2014 By Casey Jaywork

Feature

Light a Fire Awards 2014

Seattle Met honors the best nonprofits, volunteers, and do-gooders that make Seattle a better place.

10/24/2014 By Allison Williams With Julie H. Case, Allecia Vermillion, Seth Sommerfeld, and Angela Cabotaje

Urban Upgrade

Changing (Bike) Lanes

Seattle’s new protected bike lanes will only succeed when bike commuters agree to use them.

10/23/2014 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

Who Pays For A City?

A new tax would require developers to pay up to $22 per square foot on new construction to help fund affordable housing.

10/21/2014 By Josh Feit

Religion

How Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll Wooed Unchurched Seattle

The reasons for Mark Driscoll’s fall are many. The bigger question is how he got there in the first place.

10/15/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Sartorial Theory

Why I Don't Think Seattle Is Fashionable

11/03/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Weekend Pass

Hidden Hot Springs Near Seattle

Nothing combats winter chill like nature’s hot tub.

11/03/2014 By Allison Williams