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Robert and LaFaye McFerrin Go Quackers for Rubber Ducks

This Wedgwood couple are the beneficiaries of over 2,000 ducky friends.

01/06/2023 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Rent Report

Seattle Rents Decline for Fourth Month in a Row

Things are looking down...or is it up?

01/04/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Home Collections

The Things That Make Us

Regular Seattleites share the stuff they just can't get enough of.

01/03/2023 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Year in Review

Our 15 Most Read and Memorable Stories of 2022

Wait...that was this year?

12/30/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Home Collections

Alex Crick Wanders the Globe for Snow Globes

This software test engineer and freelance photographer started collecting on a whim. Then it snowballed.

12/23/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Home Collections

Trevor Boone Strums for Vintage Left-Handed Guitars

The Emerald City Guitars owner draws from his lifelong love of collecting and bygone eras.

12/22/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Home Collections

Nikki and Chuck Olson Go Over the Board for Chess Sets

This travel-loving Seattle family has turned collecting pieces and chessboards into a tradition.

12/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Home Collections

Polaris Altares Chooses Pikachu

The 12-year-old Pokémon Tabletop Card Game contender tries to collect 'em all.

12/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

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Alice Finch Builds Epic Lego Models

The Bippity Bricks founder specializes in "brickitecture" and champions inclusion in the world of toy building.

12/20/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Home Collections

DJ Supreme La Rock Is the Ultimate Record Keeper

This KEXP personality and international mix master has been into vinyl since he was a boy.

12/19/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Rent Report

Good News for Apartment Dwellers—Seattle Rents Keep Falling

We saw the second-largest monthly decline in the nation.

12/05/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Rent Report

Seattle Rents Fell Third Fastest in the Country Last Month

And more takeaways from October's rental market data.

11/03/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Indian Food in Seattle and on the Eastside

And other great South Asian cuisines.

10/27/2022 By Nidhi Chaudhry With Allecia Vermillion

SEATTLE STYLE

25 Essential Seattle Shops

From midcentury furniture to made-in-the-rain coats, these are the local shops everyone should know about.

09/22/2022 By Seattle Met Staff and Zoe Sayler

Enclaves

Japantown Was Due for a Landmark

The city is working to preserve the Panama Hotel. But the tiny neighborhood has already embraced its legacy.

09/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Quote Unquote

Avery Barnes Brings African Style to Pioneer Square

"This is not just a gallery or retail space, but more of a creative space."

08/15/2022 By Allison Williams

CONSIGN OF THE TIMES

We Co-Sign These Consignment Shops

They're kind of a big deal.

06/21/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Footloose

The Gay Dance Club That George Freeman Built

In 1985, the Monastery closed amid a swirl of controversy—but its legacy and community still endures to this day.

06/10/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

How We Roll

In Seattle, Roller Skating Is a Fashion Haven

The city’s best-dressed community is also its most welcoming.

05/20/2022 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Chona Kasinger

Fruit Forward

The Complete Guide to Pacific Northwest Berries

How we eat, harvest, and love our juiciest local fruits, from strawberries to huckleberries and everything sweet in between.

05/19/2022 By Allison Williams Photography by Carlton Canary