News & City Life

ICYMI

Lego Trafficking at Pike Place Market and Other Odd Seattle News

A Nobel Prize auction and signs declaring the end of the internet highlight a weird past few months.

02/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

In the Medal Hunt

The Locals Going to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022

A small but mighty list.

02/23/2022 By Malia Alexander

Currents

Seattle's Psychedelic Revolution Has Arrived

Decriminalization means shrooms have officially taken root here. Can they help us heal?

02/22/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Stay in Your Lane

Ticketing Traffic Cameras Are Set to Go Live in Seattle

The city’s getting passive aggressive about “blocking the box” and other driving no-nos.

02/21/2022 By Malia Alexander

Inspo

Justice G. Helen Whitener Builds Her Case in Our Supreme Court

The first Black woman to serve on Washington's highest court is earning national attention—and awards.

02/17/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Group Chat

How Progressive Is Seattle?

An extra-long election season gave us more time to weigh which side of the left we’re really on. In the aftermath, three insiders take our political temperature.

02/15/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Tax Break

So, What Happened to Washington’s Long-Term Care Tax?

Paychecks were supposed to get clipped at the start of the year, but backlash has led to a long delay.

02/14/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

SHADE INDEX

9 People You Meet While Dating in Seattle

It’s rough out there.

02/14/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Game Prep

A Seattleite's Guide to Watching the Super Bowl: Home Edition

Beer, commercials...Dr. Dre?

02/09/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Race to Free Washington's Last Orca in Captivity

A southern resident's violent capture off Whidbey Island was the original sin of a now-defunct local industry. Decades later, a Lummi-led effort to bring her home is on the verge of an improbable breakthrough.

02/08/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Explainer

What Was Up with 5G and All Those Flight Cancellations?

Why a wireless rollout from AT&T and Verizon affected air travel at Paine Field.

02/07/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Office Politics

Seattle Companies Are All Over the Map on Vaccine Mandates

A Supreme Court ruling hasn't clarified much when it comes to workplace safety.

02/03/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

File Them Away

The Wackiest Bills at Washington's Legislative Session

A gubernatorial electoral college, zipper merging, a state dinosaur...it's all (technically) up for debate in Olympia this year.

01/28/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

This Month in Seattle Tech

Why Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard Is Such a Big Deal

It's not all fun and games for Satya Nadella and company.

01/26/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

The Year in Real Estate

Washington’s Most Expensive School Districts of 2021

A handful of King County areas, along with a couple of coveted islands, were as exclusive as it got last year in local real estate.

01/25/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Take Me to Church

What’s Up with That House Next to I-5?

You know the one.

01/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Trivial Pursuits

5 Very Serious Ways for Bruce Harrell to Fix Seattle

We sweat the little things.

01/19/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Stress Test

How Are Seattle Schools Responding to Omicron?

Remote learning, closures, and a student sickout have made the start of 2022 chaotic for all involved.

01/14/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

FAILING SLOW

This Month in Seattle Tech: Does a Startup’s Pizza Robot Leave a Bad Taste?

Plus: An NFT Museum opens in Seattle, and Amazon Web Services crashes.

12/30/2021 By Malia Alexander

Year in Review

The Seattle Sports Moments to Remember (and Forget) from 2021

The Mariners continued an unenviable streak, the Reign announced their return, the Storm and Sounders got close, the Kraken were released, and the Seahawks...sucked?

12/27/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

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