News & City Life

Know Your Place

Renton Is Home to a Secret Architectural Marvel

This midcentury library is literally a bridge over the Cedar River.

11/20/2024 By Meg van Huygen

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2024

A Sue Bird Barbie, escaped zebras, and the end of both Bartell's and the Pac 12.

11/18/2024 By Eric Nusbaum and Seattle Met Staff

Paddle Out

Marine Vet Steve Rhoades Has Made Helping People Out of Addiction His Life’s Work

“It takes extreme measures to change your life.”

11/11/2024 By Eric Olson Photography by Michael Guio

Glitter Kingdoms

The Life of a High-End Furniture Mover on the Eastside

Bouncing between the extremes of labor and luxury.

11/07/2024 By Noé Álvarez

History

The Story of Lake Washington's Floating Bridges

How one engineer’s bizarre idea made the Eastside.

11/05/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

Picket Lines

The Boeing Strike Is About More Than Money

Machinists say Boeing leadership needs to address cultural and operational issues too.

11/04/2024 By Adam Willems

Signs of the Times

Inside the Battle Between Two Private Christian Colleges for LGBTQ+ Students

It’s about more than just billboards.

10/30/2024 By Adam Willems

Drink Ticket

The Best Places in Seattle to Drop Your Ballot and Get a Drink

Use our dive bar and ballot box pairings to vote with your pint glass.

10/28/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Over There

Eastside Towns, Then and Now

The suburbs—all grown up.

10/25/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Essay

This Burke Museum Artifact Brought Me to Tears

The blood-stained Filipino battle flag has that effect on people.

10/22/2024 By Juan Jocom

Ghosted

The Haunted History of Washington’s Strangest Gravesite

And the story behind the spirit who lurks there.

10/17/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

Hot Air

Nobody’s Coming to Rip Your Gas Stove Out

A new contender for “Initiative Most Likely to Confuse Voters” comes to Washington ballots this fall.

10/15/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Too Little Too Late

Can Washington Actually Stop Wealthy Political Campaigns from Violating Rules?

The recent fines levied on Let's Go Washington indicate a flawed system.

10/14/2024 By Adam Willems

Molecule School

Nobel Prize Winner David Baker Is Using AI for Good at UW

Building proteins takes a groundbreaking computer program and a lot of free bagels.

10/09/2024 By Allison Williams

What's Kraken?

The Casual Hockey Fan’s Guide to the 2024–25 Kraken Season

Now with a new captain!

10/08/2024 By Angela Cabotaje

Voter Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Washington's Voter Initiatives

And Brian Heywood, the hedge fund CEO who is backing all four of them.

10/08/2024 By Adam Willems

Know Your Place

Tacoma's Triangular Bostwick Building Has Boomtown Roots

Built in 1889, the city’s iconic flatiron has been a hotel, a shoe store, an ice cream parlor, and the backdrop of your favorite Tracey Ullman movie.

10/07/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Walk This Way

The Waterfront's New Elevated Walkway Finally Opens

It really ties the whole place together.

10/04/2024 By Allison Williams

Many Happy Returns

One Man’s Costco Return Is Another Man’s Treasure

The prices are right at Wedgwood’s Discount TopLot.

10/02/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Well Well Well

This Is How Seattleites Are Finding Their People

It's all about the friends we make along the way.

09/26/2024 By Haley Shapley

Seattle Met