News & City Life

Cart Wheels Through Time

A Timeline of Seattle’s Homegrown Supermarket Chains

These Seattle stores were first in line to make history.

09/25/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Stalled Out

A Completely Subjective Ranking of the 5 Worst Grocery Store Parking Lots in Seattle

Are supermarket developers secretly trying to push people toward public transit?

09/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

100 Years of Fortitude

The Very American History That Shaped Town & Country Markets

The family behind Town & Country Markets overcame the Great Depression, Japanese Incarceration with help from their Bainbridge Island community.

09/22/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Explainer

How a Bobblehead Is Born

For the Seattle Kraken, a single staffer obsesses over the tiniest details.

09/16/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Personal Shopper

Inside the Life of an Instacart Shopper

‘The faster you are, the sooner you can deliver.’

09/11/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

True Detective

The True Tale of Seattle's Sherlock Holmes

Luke May was a one-man CSI unit who solved crimes in the city’s most tumultuous era. In 1923, one wild case would take him into a world of murder, astrology, and secret codes.

09/09/2025 By Allison Williams

Love Letters

The Washington State Fair Is Too Expensive

The fair has a vibe no other place can match. But prices are getting out of control.

09/02/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Seattle Centered

Things to Do in Seattle Before You Die (or Move Away)

Our bucket list of local activities.

08/25/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Travel Biz

How the Airbnb Tax Could Change Washington Travel

A new law didn’t make it on the books this year, but it’s poised to shift vacation rentals and destination communities.

08/06/2025 By Adam Willems

Vax Americana

This UW Doc Was Fired from the CDC’s Vaccine Panel

Helen Chu learned about her termination from an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

08/05/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Seafair Shenanigans

Seafair's Ridiculous New Event Is All About Imagination

Can You Ride It? Saturday's competition is exactly what it says it is.

07/31/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

What's SUP

Paddleboards Have Transformed Lake Union

Cheap watercraft have made the seafaring life accessible to everyone. Can our little lake handle it?

07/18/2025 By Allison Williams

Jet Ready

Where to Watch the Blue Angels at Seafair This Year

A guide to the aerobatic show over Seattle.

07/17/2025 By Seattle Met Staff

Fire Watch

What to Know About Wildfires in Washington Right Now

Where the fires are burning and what it means for travel, hiking, and Seattle's air quality.

07/16/2025 By Allison Williams

Dingers

Cal Raleigh Is Our Goofy Home Run King

The Big Dumper is reminding Mariners fans that good things can actually happen.

07/15/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Represent

This Couple Is Riding Every Bus in King County

And eating lunch at the end of every line.

07/15/2025 By Mike Nolan

Spectacles

All the Razzmatazz at This Year's Seafair

It's not all about the Blue Angels.

07/10/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach and Seattle Met Staff

Represent

The World’s Greatest Ichiro Memorabilia Collector Lives in Florida

Ray Gerkey thought his hobby needed a focus.

07/09/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Good Rep

Pramila Jayapal Is Tougher than She Looks

And she has a certain president in her sights.

07/03/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Chona Kasinger

Feature

The Tree of Life Is Falling Down

How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.

07/02/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Mac Holt

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