News & City Life

Kraken Week

Where to Watch Hockey If You Didn't Score Kraken Tickets

From WHL games to a good ole hockey bar.

09/29/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

News Wire

Seattle's Intellectual Range Shows on 2021 'Genius' Grant List

Fred Hutch scientist Trevor Bedford and poet Don Mee Choi were among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's $625,000 awards.

09/28/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Growing Up Hockey

What Hockey's Diversity Problem Means for Fans Like Me

My love for the sport never fit the stereotype. But can Seattle's franchise impart real change?

09/28/2021 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Failing Slow

This Month in Seattle Tech: A ‘Genius’ Debuts a Personal Assistant App

Plus: Robots at the airport, and molecular…coffee.

09/28/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Report Card

These Seattle-Area Schools Are Ranked Top in the State

Who doesn’t love some healthy competition?

09/27/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

mystery

Is D.B. Cooper Still on the Run?

Fifty years ago a mysterious criminal parachuted out of an airliner and into legend. An FBI agent, a self-trained scientist, and an outsider theorist have all dedicated years to unraveling the Northwest's iconic puzzle. But can you catch a myth?

09/27/2021 By Allison Williams Illustrations by Joseph Laney

First Person, Last Word

How Skateboarding Shaped My Mind

My past still persists, changing how I view the city and the world.

09/24/2021 By Stefan Milne

Kraken Week

The Inaugural Seattle Kraken Season Is Almost Upon Us

And we're celebrating with a whole week of hockey-related stories, September 27 to October 1.

09/23/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Free Wheeling

How to Get Around Seattle without a Car

Options range from high-end car services to that scooter you saw tossed in the bushes down the street.

09/22/2021 By Allison Williams

Doomscroll Diversions

The City of Kent’s Twitter Account Is Wild

You have our attention, @CityofKent.

09/22/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Enclaves

Chief Seattle Club Builds a 'Home' to Combat Indigenous Homelessness

The nonprofit's ?ál?al project, a culturally attuned affordable housing development, is set to open soon in Pioneer Square.

09/21/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Artificial Irrelevance

Could Coders Automate Away Their Own Work?

Microsoft now has a program with code that “writes itself.”

09/20/2021 By Stefan Milne

First-Timers Club

Never Have I Ever: Seattle Edition

Essential local experiences, attempted by our own editors for the very first time.

09/16/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

Game Prep

A List of the Covid Vaccination Policies for Seattle Sports Teams

Local squads have begun to mandate proof of shots or negative tests.

09/10/2021 By Malia Alexander

Zoomers

Is Remote Work Good or Bad for Gen Z?

A recent report from Washington State University finds some drawbacks and benefits for the Pacific Northwest's youngest professionals.

09/10/2021 By Malia Alexander

Feature

Coming Down from the 46th Floor

Twenty years ago, Annabel Quintero escaped the World Trade Center’s burning North Tower alone. A trip back to Washington set the West Seattle resident on a path to healing and finally sharing her 9/11 survival story.

09/09/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Carlton Canary