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The Insider's Guide for New Seattleites

Every Single Starbucks in Seattle, Ranked

To live in this town is to have strong opinions about Seattle’s homegrown world-dominating coffee empire. So we ranked all 104 stores.

Washington Oysters, Declassified

These delicate bivalves are the ultimate way to taste the essence of this region.

The 30-Second Intro to Legal Marijuana

You know it's legal. Now what?

4 Archetypal Seattle Coffee Experiences

A user's guide.

How to Pronounce Puyallup

How to really say local place names, including one that rhymes with “cocaine.”

Blue Friday, Explained

Or: why Seattleites wear jerseys on Fridays.

The 7 Inevitable Seattle Restaurant Recommendations

These are Seattle’s standards, from greasy midnight burgers to the city’s lone restaurant with a dress code. You’ll hear these restaurant names a lot. But should you actually dine there?

Brian Schlenker Is a Tech Transplant

Meet one member of Amazon’s rapidly expanding horde.

She's Really New Here

Meet Sasha Medhi, face of Seattle’s future.

A Pike Place Market Shopping Crawl

Yes, locals do buy stuff here.

How to Be Carless in Seattle

Car and bike shares, public transit, and—gasp—jaywalking around town.

Seattle Weather 101

Guess what? We don't actually get that much rain.

Guyo Dreams of Driving

For African refugee Fatumo Guyo, Seattle is a blur of graveyard shifts and a better life.

Where to Live Now in Seattle

A look at seven of the city's most distinct neighborhoods.

A Crib Sheet for Seattle Politics

Some cocktail party conversation starters, if you will.

A Seattle Arts Primer

A cultural cheat sheet of the best art walks, Broadway-bound plays and musicals, required reading from local authors, and trends in music including a mixtape of Seattle sounds.

Debunking a Few Seattle Myths

Is everyone a die-hard liberal? And what about that "Seattle Freeze" thing?

The Seattle Process

We do things slow here.

A Miller, a Madame, and the Birth of Seattle

It’s kind of a cute story.