City Trails

15 great urban escape routes—for biking, hiking, jogging, and more! Also in this issue: the takedown tale of Capitol Hill's opioid king, Seattle's 12 best neighborhoods, and our spring fashion shoot.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Monthly Planner

13 Seattle Events to Catch This April

A guide to getting your arts and culture fix this month.

03/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

Top Five

The Top Things to Do in Seattle April 2019

A traveling jazz festival, a Pharrell-certified pop star, and a good-natured local comedian.

03/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

Grunge Grudge

Does the Nirvana Smiley Face Mean Anything Anymore?

The band is suing Marc Jacobs for appropriating its iconic logo—but is the designer really devaluing it?

03/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

Eat & Drink

Recommendations

17 Places to Score Sublime Hot Sandwiches in Seattle

Warning: This list includes excessive amounts of melted cheese.

03/26/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

Side Dish

Lessons in Queso from Oaky’s Tex Mex

When it comes to the melted dip of cheese and chiles, the road to mediocrity is paved with artisanal ingredients.

03/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

At Archipelago, No Menu Is an Island

Filipino flavors and the Pacific Northwest intersect in Hillman City.

03/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

News Feed

Seattle Restaurant News April 2019

This month: ice cream geekery, bubbling broths, and French-toned burgers.

03/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Taste Trend

Dinner in Seattle, Reinvented

For some intrepid chefs, leaning into the bottom line yields a menu that’s even better.

03/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

CRITIC’S PICKS

What We're Eating Now April 2019

This month's favorites: savory Chinese crepes, matcha parfaits, and dumplings by the dozen.

03/26/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Editor's Note

Before We Began

Seattle Met’s editor in chief says goodbye.

03/26/2019 By James Ross Gardner

Health & Wellness

The Big Opt Out

How Is Measles Still a Problem in Washington?

Amid the state’s largest measles outbreak in decades, some parents still choose not to immunize.

03/26/2019 By Aly Brady

Home & Real Estate

Where to Live Next

The Top 12 Neighborhoods in Seattle

The ever popular, the rising stars, and the largely unexplored moving in a new direction in a city that just won’t stay still.

03/26/2019 By Mac Hubbard

Habitat

How to Start an Urban Vegetable Garden

A guide to getting the freshest produce in the city—right from your yard.

03/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

Shade Index

7 Realtor Euphemisms You Only Hear in Seattle

What your agent says about a property versus reality.

03/26/2019 By Mac Hubbard

News & City Life

Feature

Dealer Takes All: Inside One of Seattle's Biggest Opioid Busts

It took a multistate sting to bring down the opioid king of Capitol Hill. But not before his product stole a life. The story of two men, their elusive dreams, and one deadly drug.

03/26/2019 By Levi Pulkkinen

Quote Unquote

UW Scientist Justin Penn Is More Than a Doomsayer

"To intentionally misquote John Lennon, 'Extinction is over! If you want it.’"

03/26/2019 By Jessica Voelker

Explainer

Seattle Labor Unions Then and Now

Activism is in Seattle’s DNA. The city’s worker movement was, and remains, a prominent force in the political scene. But what’s changed and what’s stayed the same?

03/26/2019 By Rosin Saez

NEWSMAKERS

Perfect Party April 2019

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

03/26/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Snap Judgment

Will WSDOT’s Altered Mile Markers Deter Stealing?

To nix the theft of amusing “420” and “69” signs, transportation officials have been shaving off a decimal point. Now passing Mile 68.9.

03/26/2019 By Anne Dennon

The Sporting Life

Seattle’s Love Affair with Edgar Martínez

A comeback legend, a heavy hitter hero, and a role model. To Mariners fans, Edgar Martínez was a baseball god and now, finally after a decade, a Hall of Famer.

03/26/2019 By Hayat Norimine

Style & Shopping

Style

Spring Fashion 2019: In Bloom

Nothing evokes spring’s return quite like funky florals.

03/26/2019 Edited by Rosin Saez Styled by Abbie Martin Photography by Eilzabeth Rudge

Behind the Scenes

Digging for Sunshine: A Spring Fashion Sneak Peek

Dreams of warmer weather—and florals—during the recent snowmageddon.

03/26/2019 By Jane Sherman Photography by Elizabeth Podlesnik