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Seattle's Best Places to Work

We snuck into the best offices in Seattle to find where the daily grind is actually a treat.

05/21/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

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Tony Wheat Has Been Sorry for So Long

Can we forgive Washington’s longest incarcerated inmate?

04/27/2015 By James Ross Gardner

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Charissa Thompson Doesn’t Care What You Think of Her

The Kenmore native and host of Fox Sports Live speaks her mind and pulls no punches.

04/24/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Back Fence

50 Years, 50 Fears

One woman’s quest to face her demons in one big scary year.

04/01/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

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Doesn't Anyone Want to See My Resume?

Getting a job in Seattle is all about standing out.

03/16/2015 By Allison Williams

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What It Takes to Make It in Seattle

Can you survive in Seattle on a Seattle salary? We polled young workers, each at the beginning of their careers, to find out what “making it” looks like.

03/16/2015 By Allison Williams

Back Fence

Meet the McClearys

The person behind the most stunning lawsuit in Washington state history may not be who you expect.

03/11/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Style 101

A Brief(ish) History of Filson

We dive into the Gold Rush roots of the 118-year-old local workwear brand.

02/25/2015 By Amanda Zurita

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Middle Schooler Olivia Goss, a Beneficiary of Initiative 1351

Initiative 1351, which passed in November 2014, will reduce class sizes for students like Olivia Goss of Washington Middle School.

02/09/2015 By Matthew Halverson

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The 15 People Who Should Really Run Seattle

Meet the new faces of Seattle leadership.

01/05/2015 By Josh Feit With Casey Jaywork and Bernard Ellouk

Game Changers

Zig Zag's the Last Word: An Oral History

How a little bar called Zig Zag Cafe and a guy named Murray Stenson helped instigate the nation’s cocktail renaissance.

12/01/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

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

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

Local Business

Taking the Pulse of Biotech

With the loss of biotech giant Amgen, what’s next for the industry?

10/01/2014 By Hanna Brooks Olsen

Back Fence

Will Universal Preschool Cure the Common Core?

This fall brings the infamous Common Core to Seattle classrooms—and a possible corrective to the ballot box.

09/01/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

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Metro Bus Driver Theresa Tobin, In Her Own Words

As King County Metro faces budget cuts, an 18-year veteran bus driver has her eyes on the road ahead.

09/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

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OMFG It's the PSL!

The pumpkin spice latte got plucked from the dust heap of market research to become a full-fledged fall obsession.

08/25/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

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Latasha Haskins, The Biggest Winner

The Renton native is out to realign perceptions of beauty with her new plus-size pageant.

08/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Marijuana

You Put Your Weed in It

Meet three people pushing the limits of Seattle’s new, tasty, and legally dubious frontier of marijuana edibles.

07/01/2014 By James Ross Gardner