News & City Life

GOATED

Seattle Has Shown Up for Sue Bird's Last Dance

The point god's final season has drawn record attendance. And the biggest crowds are still to come.

08/05/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Ready, Players?

GameWorks Reboots in Downtown Seattle

The giant arcade's back under new ownership.

08/03/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Midsummer Midterms

What Seattle's Voting On in the 2022 Primary

Now that we're not melting, we can focus on casting our ballots again.

08/02/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

This Month in Seattle Tech

The Museum of Museums Cancels the Amazon vs. Microsoft Exhibit

A social media firestorm led Greg Lundgren to pull the plug on a show aiming to bridge the local art and tech worlds.

07/29/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Cool Under Pressure

Inside the Cockpit During the Alki Beach Plane Crash

A Cessna's plunge near one of Seattle's most populated beaches could have been a disaster if not for the grace of a veteran pilot.

07/28/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Rounds on Rounds

Topgolf Is Ready to Tee Off in Renton

The first legit Washington location arrives with summer in full swing.

07/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Feature

Cricket’s Up to Bat in Seattle

Seattle’s next major sport has already arrived. Can its local ambassadors get a misunderstood game off the ground?

07/26/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Mike Kane

Take me out

Value Games Are the Best Way to Watch the Mariners

Dirt cheap is the only way to baseball.

07/25/2022 By Allison Williams

Refuse to Lose

Just How Good Are the Mariners This Year?

Winning streaks, home run sluggers—is this the year it finally comes together?

07/22/2022 By Allison Williams

It's Back

How to Get Around the Capitol Hill Block Party

Whether you're planning your personal concert tour or detour.

07/21/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Cool Data

How Many Households in Washington State Have Air Conditioning?

A new nationwide survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is our best clue yet, but still not the full picture.

07/07/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Blanket Improvement

It’s Finally Showtime for the New Volunteer Park Amphitheater

Years in the making, an outdoor arts venue debuts with a free summer concert series.

07/01/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

This Month in Seattle Tech

The Seattle Tech Workers and Crypto Billionaire Behind Approval Voting

Is voting for more than one candidate the iteration our elections need?

06/30/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Feature

Under the Heat Dome

How Seattle sweltered—and survived—during three blistering days.

06/27/2022 By Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by Matthew Billington

Somali Independence Day

Mama Sahra Isn't Going Anywhere

A housing boom has increasingly displaced Seattle’s Somali community. One holdout still helps them find refuge in a gentrifying city.

06/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

News Wire

Washington Reacts to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Our national partisan divide is apparent at the state level, too.

06/24/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

It's Happening

Seattle Will Host 2026 Men’s World Cup Matches

FIFA did the right thing for once!

06/16/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Choppy Start

The Weather's Not the Only Thing Raining on Seattle Beach Season

A crackdown on crime and a lifeguard shortage are also cramping dreams of a sandy summer.

06/14/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Footloose

The Gay Dance Club That George Freeman Built

In 1985, the Monastery closed amid a swirl of controversy—but its legacy and community still endures to this day.

06/10/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Accidental Island Time

The West Seattle Bridge Will Reopen in September. Possibly.

The Seattle Department of Transportation has set a new goal for finishing work on the cracked span.

06/10/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Seattle Met