News & City Life

2020 Election

Democratic Party Cries Foul over Howard Schultz's Potential 2020 Run

The former Starbucks chairman told CBS he would run as an independent.

01/28/2019 By Hayat Norimine

This Week in Politics

Rides on King County Water Taxi Tripled Last Week

West Seattle commuters are discovering that there's a thing called a water taxi, and it is good.

01/25/2019 By Hayat Norimine

This Washington

Washington Will Offer Unemployment Benefits to All Federal Employees

"This is the compassionate and responsible thing to do."

01/24/2019 By Hayat Norimine

Concrete Crumble

KUOW and Cafe Nordo Are Holding a Wake for the Viaduct

Shed a tear for your old commute time. Raise a glass to the fallen bridge.

01/23/2019 By Rosin Saez

The Mayor's Cabinet

Durkan Announces Her Pick to Lead Seattle's IT Department

If confirmed, Saad Bashir would bring experience from Ottawa, Canada, as the city's chief information officer.

01/22/2019 By Hayat Norimine

Olympia Dispatch

10 Bills to Watch for This Legislative Session

Democratic lawmakers will be busy tackling a progressive agenda in the coming months.

01/22/2019 By Hayat Norimine

Viral Sensation

10 Things to Know About Washingtonian Katelyn Ohashi

Number one: She's from Seattle.

01/14/2019 By Haley Gray

Rest In Peace

Blake Nordstrom, Co-President of the Namesake Retail Giant, Has Passed Away

He died in the early morning on Wednesday, January 2. He was 58 years old.

01/02/2019 By Rosin Saez

This Week in Politics

Seattle City Council Approves $12 Million in Grants It Rejected on Monday

Earlier this week, a council member's opposition to an ICE reimbursement inadvertently sank a routine bill.

12/19/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Year in Review

Seattle Met's 6 Most-Read Stories of 2018

From an unclaimed Seattle rock star to a world-changing card game to a decades-old murder, these were our most poplar long-form articles of the year.

12/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Public Transit

Durkan Nominates Sam Zimbabwe as New SDOT Leader

If approved, the transportation director would take the helm as SDOT faces a range of upcoming challenges.

12/18/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Growing Pains

Here Are the 10 Affordable Housing Developers That Just Got Funding from Durkan

The mayor announced a plan to spend $75 million and create 1,200 new affordable housing units Monday.

12/18/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Slope Stories

A Short History of Washington's Bygone Ski Hills

Over the years, some of the state’s ski mountains proved as ephemeral as snowflakes.

12/18/2018 By Christina Ausley

The Sellouts

Washington's Biggest Resorts Just Got Bought by Conglomerates

Colorado ski companies snapped up Stevens Pass Ski Area and Crystal Mountain this year. It might ruin the Northwest ski scene—and save it at the same time.

12/18/2018 By Allison Williams

First Tracks

Jason Hummel Wants to Ski Every Glacier in Washington

The Gig Harbor denizen has the whole mountain to himself—sometimes whole mountain ranges—in his skiing quest.

12/18/2018 By Allison Williams

Out of Thin Air

Skier Hilaree Nelson Takes On Lhotse

The Seattle-born adventurer just skied off the top of the world. Oh, and she was the first one to ever do it.

12/18/2018 By Allison Williams

Feature

Women Erased: How Washington Has Failed Missing Native Women

More Native American women have been counted as missing or murdered in Washington state than almost anywhere in the country. Authorities are at a loss on how to track, let alone stop, the trend. Can the plight of activists change that?

12/18/2018 By Hayat Norimine Photography by Lindsey Wasson

Shade Index

An Inch-By-Inch Guide to Snow in Seattle

Your rain shell won’t save you now.

12/18/2018 By Mac Hubbard

Seattle Met

News & City Life

Democratic Party Cries Foul over Howard Schultz's Potential 2020 Run

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Washington Will Offer Unemployment Benefits to All Federal Employees

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Durkan Announces Her Pick to Lead Seattle's IT Department

10 Bills to Watch for This Legislative Session

10 Things to Know About Washingtonian Katelyn Ohashi

Blake Nordstrom, Co-President of the Namesake Retail Giant, Has Passed Away

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