News & City Life

Essay

How Did January Become Summer Camp Season?

One type A parent’s lament.

01/29/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Crap, Already?

Here Are Some Great Local Summer Camps

And no, it's not too early to register. For some, you might actually be too late.

01/29/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Late Knights

Chess Is Taking Over Seattle Bars

The grassroots phenomenon may already be in a neighborhood near you.

01/25/2024 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Chona Kasinger

The Shape of You

The Average Woman Looks Amazing

Shelby Scott has become a social media superstar sharing fashion tips for women size 10–16.

01/22/2024 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Carlton Canary

Company Town

What Happened to Seattle's Relationship with Boeing?

The aftermath of the Alaska blowout reveals that the connection is slowly unraveling.

01/17/2024 By Benjamin Cassidy

Frickin Jacked

Pete Carroll's Unrelenting Optimism Was a Gift to Seattle Sports Fans

For 14 years, it was always sunny in Lumen Field.

01/12/2024 By Christopher Crawford

Excerpt

Inside Gary Payton's Trash Talk Genius

A new book takes on the history of talking smack—and takes a hard look at a Sonics legend.

01/11/2024 By Rafi Kohan

Bow Down

The Washington Huskies Are Playing for Immortality

UW's win over Texas sets up one of the biggest games in Seattle sports history.

01/04/2024 By Christopher Crawford

Animal Collective

Seattle Is Getting Its First Vet Co-Op

Urban Animal’s three clinics will soon be employee-owned.

01/03/2024 By Haley Shapley

New Year's Resolutions

What Seattle Met Staffers Want to Do in Seattle in 2024

More parks, more museums, and a wild night in White Center.

12/29/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Year in Review

Seattle Met's 5 Most-Read Longform Stories of 2023

These are the features our readers loved this year.

12/26/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Joy to the Dawgs

The Seattle Sports Fan Holiday Wish List

All I want for Christmas is a national championship for the Huskies (and a new owner for the Mariners).

12/18/2023 By Christopher Crawford

What’s Kraken?

The 2024 Winter Classic Seattle Kraken Fan Guide

From watch parties to a skating series with everyone’s favorite troll.

12/14/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Forced Out

Families with Trans Kids Are Finding Refuge in Seattle

When Texas laws made life unbearable for their daughter, the Tillisons moved to Washington. They aren’t the only ones.

12/12/2023 By Sam Leeds

Bah Humbug

Why the Elf on the Shelf Is Not Welcome in My Home

The holidays are hard enough without inviting this creepy interloper into our lives.

12/06/2023 By Angela Cabotaje

Essay

The Quiet Part Loud

The toll of my husband's hearing loss can be invisible—even to me. But a new wave of tech could change everything

12/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Lincoln Agnew

Throne of Lies

Are Malls Dead? Maybe, but Mall Santa Isn’t

Eighty years after a Seattle photographer snapped the first Santa picture, the tradition still feels like magic.

12/04/2023 By Zoe Sayler

Asked/Answered

Are Houses on Candy Cane Lane Required to Put Up Lights?

Seattle's favorite neighborhood Christmas destination got its start after a newspaper contest in the 1950s.

11/27/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Fix You

How to Fix Sea-Tac Airport

Pickeball courts, cookies, and perks for taking transit: 10 ways we think our local travel experience could be improved.

11/20/2023 By Allison Williams

Asked/Answered

Can You Drive Between the Monorail Columns on Fifth Avenue?

We're not asking if you do it, we're asking if it's legal.

11/13/2023 By Allison Williams

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