More News & City Life

Explainer

Where Does the Snow Go?

How Seattle and surrounding cities keep their streets and freeways plowed.

12/10/2024 By Allison Williams and Eric Nusbaum

GIVING EVERY DAY

Local Organizations Worth Donating To

’Tis the season to give—especially after the year we’ve had.

12/03/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Obsession

Beloved Gardening Expert Ciscoe Morris Shares His Seattle Favorites

And reminds us drivers to be nicer to cyclists.

12/02/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Power Lines

How Western Washington Is Recovering from the Bomb Cyclone

And how it might be better prepared for future windstorms.

11/22/2024 By Adam Willems

Know Your Place

Renton Is Home to a Secret Architectural Marvel

This midcentury library is literally a bridge over the Cedar River.

11/20/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Paddle Out

Marine Vet Steve Rhoades Has Made Helping People Out of Addiction His Life’s Work

“It takes extreme measures to change your life.”

11/11/2024 By Eric Olson Photography by Michael Guio

Glitter Kingdoms

The Life of a High-End Furniture Mover on the Eastside

Bouncing between the extremes of labor and luxury.

11/07/2024 By Noé Álvarez

History

The Story of Lake Washington's Floating Bridges

How one engineer’s bizarre idea made the Eastside.

11/05/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

Picket Lines

The Boeing Strike Is About More Than Money

Machinists say Boeing leadership needs to address cultural and operational issues too.

11/04/2024 By Adam Willems

Signs of the Times

Inside the Battle Between Two Private Christian Colleges for LGBTQ+ Students

It’s about more than just billboards.

10/30/2024 By Adam Willems

Over There

Eastside Towns, Then and Now

The suburbs—all grown up.

10/25/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Essay

This Burke Museum Artifact Brought Me to Tears

The blood-stained Filipino battle flag has that effect on people.

10/22/2024 By Juan Jocom

Ghosted

The Haunted History of Washington’s Strangest Gravesite

And the story behind the spirit who lurks there.

10/17/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

Molecule School

Nobel Prize Winner David Baker Is Using AI for Good at UW

Building proteins takes a groundbreaking computer program and a lot of free bagels.

10/09/2024 By Allison Williams

Know Your Place

Tacoma's Triangular Bostwick Building Has Boomtown Roots

Built in 1889, the city’s iconic flatiron has been a hotel, a shoe store, an ice cream parlor, and the backdrop of your favorite Tracey Ullman movie.

10/07/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Walk This Way

The Waterfront's New Elevated Walkway Finally Opens

It really ties the whole place together.

10/04/2024 By Allison Williams

Many Happy Returns

One Man’s Costco Return Is Another Man’s Treasure

The prices are right at Wedgwood’s Discount TopLot.

10/02/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Well Well Well

This Is How Seattleites Are Finding Their People

It's all about the friends we make along the way.

09/26/2024 By Haley Shapley

Asked/Answered

What’s the Deal with Tolo Dances?

And why are we the only region with this particular school dance tradition?

09/16/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

The Big House

Secrets of the Washington Governor’s Mansion

The old, the new, and the skeleton in the attic.

09/12/2024 By Allison Williams

Seattle Met