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Trevor Boone Strums for Vintage Left-Handed Guitars

The Emerald City Guitars owner draws from his lifelong love of collecting and bygone eras.

12/22/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

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Nikki and Chuck Olson Go Over the Board for Chess Sets

This travel-loving Seattle family has turned collecting pieces and chessboards into a tradition.

12/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

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Polaris Altares Chooses Pikachu

The 12-year-old Pokémon Tabletop Card Game contender tries to collect 'em all.

12/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

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Alice Finch Builds Epic Lego Models

The Bippity Bricks founder specializes in "brickitecture" and champions inclusion in the world of toy building.

12/20/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

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DJ Supreme La Rock Is the Ultimate Record Keeper

This KEXP personality and international mix master has been into vinyl since he was a boy.

12/19/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Feature

The Day City Hall Became a Same-Sex Marriage Cathedral

Ten years ago, scores of couples descended on the municipal building after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington state. Pictures of the newlyweds went around the world. But their nuptial journeys didn’t end there.

12/05/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

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True Stories: What We Lost and Found After Fentanyl

Six locals share the impact opioids and other drugs have had on their lives.

11/03/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Antoine Fougere

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How Can We Solve King County's Fentanyl Problem?

Researchers and public health experts already know the answer. Implementing it is the hard part.

11/03/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

SAD News

A Sleep Scientist Says Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is a Bad Idea

Using standard time would be better for our health.

10/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Birthdays

Sixty Years Later, PacSci Is Still One Curious Place

The Seattle Center landmark has escaped financial ruin and honed a new model for expanding access by leaning on its principles.

10/20/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Opening Tabs

A Misinformation Researcher Debunks a Serial Killer Rumor

Search bars are your friends, people.

10/18/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Report Card

Which Seattle Private Schools Are Highest Ranked for 2023?

In a city where many families bypass public education, the hierarchy of these institutions matters a little more.

10/12/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Good Ancestors

Black Future Co-op Fund Is Changing Washington Philanthropy

The brainchild of four nonprofit leaders shuns applications for direct investments in Black-run organizations.

10/11/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Road Enraged

Vision Zero or Zero Vision?

Traffic deaths have gone in the wrong direction since Seattle unveiled a goal to end them by 2030. Many observers are blaming the streets themselves.

09/29/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Explainer

Historic Times at Garfield High

The first 100 years of the Central District school produced some of our city’s finest figures—and highlighted some of our worst divides.

09/27/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Data Dive

You Can Expect to Live Longer in Washington

New CDC figures show that life expectancy dipped across the U.S. as Covid began to spread. But our longevity number remains resiliently high.

09/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Parental Controls

What Banned Books Week, 40 Years After Its Founding, Means for Seattle Readers

Our liberal bubble doesn’t shield us from a rising tide of book bans nationwide, nor should it foreclose critical engagement with controversial titles.

09/23/2022 By Sophie Grossman