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Is This Seattle’s Hottest Summer Ever?

Don’t pack up the fans. It’s not over yet.

08/17/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Quote Unquote

Avery Barnes Brings African Style to Pioneer Square

"This is not just a gallery or retail space, but more of a creative space."

08/15/2022 By Allison Williams

Exit Interview

Paul Lambros Reflects on the State of Affordable Housing in Seattle

After three decades in charge, the Plymouth Housing CEO departs the nonprofit but will keep working to combat the homelessness crisis.

08/11/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

2022 Primary

Jaime Herrera Beutler's Vote to Impeach Trump Casts Her Out of Congress

Will the Republican congresswoman's loss be Democrats' gain—or the far right's?

08/10/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Nightlife Orbs

Sapphic Seattle Is Reinventing the Lesbian Bar

These lavish club nights for queer femmes are a spiritual successor to gay house parties of yore.

08/09/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Feature

Lou Graham, Seattle's Misunderstood Madam

Is everything we know about one of Seattle’s most notorious historical figures true, or just the masterful storytelling of one garrulous newspaperman?

08/09/2022 By Hanna Brooks Olsen

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

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Lou Graham, Seattle's Misunderstood Madam

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