Kickin’ It

Guide to the World Cup in Seattle

The games, the teams, and all the fan events.

06/10/2026 By Eric Nusbaum and Allison Williams

Creature Feature

Inside the Chaotic World of Seattle Sports Mascots

What are Buoy, Doppler, and other beloved characters like? We found out.

06/09/2026 By Eric Nusbaum Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Big Fan

Seattle Is Truly a Great Sports City

It’s time for us to get the respect we deserve for our teams, our fans, and how much fun we’re having on the field.

06/08/2026 By Eric Nusbaum

Sports Town

The 25 Greatest Seattle Athletes

A totally objective, impossible-to-dispute ranking.

06/01/2026 By Brittney Bush Bollay, Christian Caple, Eric Nusbaum, and Naomi Tomky

Love Letter

There’s No Place like Pioneer Square Habitat Beach

An ode to Seattle’s most unlikely spot for humans (and young salmon) to chill.

02/02/2026 By Eric Nusbaum

Asked/Answered

What’s the Deal with Pull-Tabs?

Washington’s dive bar–iest form of gambling, explained.

11/25/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2025

A highway tree sloth, Ken Jennings being a stickler, and a farewell to Lord Byron.

11/20/2025 By Eric Nusbaum and Seattle Met Staff

Detained

Taken by ICE

More people than ever are being held in Tacoma’s ICE detention center. Fewer are leaving.

10/30/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Almost

A Beautiful, Heartbreaking Mariners Season

We commissioned some baseball cards to remember the good parts.

10/21/2025 By Eric Nusbaum Illustrations by Adam Villacin

Refuse to Lose

This Is the Most Mariners Mariners Team Ever

And that’s a good thing.

09/29/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Read All About It

The Seattle Met Book Club Is Back

Our second ever book club selection is Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald.

09/17/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

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

Puget Sounds

PREMIERE: Watch Tomo Nakayama's New Video for "Ocean"

The local singer-songwriter has a new single out today, and a new album out soon.

09/03/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

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

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

The World’s Greatest Ichiro Memorabilia Collector Lives in Florida

Ray Gerkey thought his hobby needed a focus.

07/09/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Campus Life

Microsoft’s Move to Redmond Reshaped the Eastside Forever

You can feel the repercussions all the way in Renton.

05/20/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Status Symbols

The Meaning of a Microsoft Blue Badge

It’s not just about perks. But yes, it’s about perks.

05/13/2025 By Eric Nusbaum