Present Times

What Local Nonprofits Have on Their Wish List This Year

Make room for all your neighbors on your holiday shopping list.

11/10/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Love Local, Buy Local

Introducing...the Shops at Seattle Met!

We're bringing dozens of local businesses together all in one place—this is online shopping, Seattle style.

11/09/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

We Made the List

Seattle's the 10th Most Burned Out City in the Country

Surprise! It's about work.

11/08/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

GIFT GUIDE 2022

The Seattle Gifting Game

Finding the perfect present for everyone takes strategy, luck, and a big list of local favorites.

11/07/2022 By Zoe Sayler

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

Let’s Tock Turkey

These Seattle Restaurants Offer Takeout Thanksgiving Dinner

Just because you don’t feel like doing the grunt work doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stuff yourself with mashed potatoes and pie.

11/01/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2022

Lord Byron the cat, egging Jeff Bezos's superyacht, and runaway goats.

10/31/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy and Seattle Met Staff

Midterms

This Is Seattle's Meta Election

We're voting on voting itself.

10/26/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Coronavirus Chronicles

Bivalent Boosters: Side Effects, Safety, and More

Answering your questions about the updated Covid-19 booster.

10/25/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Essay

Can We Ever Go Back to Junebaby and the Willows Inn?

Last year, a pair of newspaper investigations 86'd the reputations of two of the state’s most decorated chefs. But both of these restaurants are still open.

10/25/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Doug Chayka

Opening Tabs

A Misinformation Researcher Debunks a Serial Killer Rumor

Search bars are your friends, people.

10/18/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Not All Fun and Games

In Seattle, a ‘Turf War’ between Pickleball and Tennis Players Has Just Begun

It's a zero-sum game for court time. But it doesn't have to stay that way.

10/13/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

FRIGHT NIGHT

11 Seattle-Inspired Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2022

The search for memorable costume ideas starts at home.

10/13/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Soles Up or Down?

Seattle's Rally Shoe Fits Well

A superstitious trend captures the anxiety of playoff baseball and this city's fashion idiosyncrasies.

10/11/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Rent Report

After 7 Months of Increases, Seattle Rents Finally Went Down

But there's good news and there's bad news with that.

10/03/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

This Month in Seattle Tech

Proxi Maps Seattle's Niche Pursuits

Proxi lets users plot their own destinations, from wedding logistics to flat bike routes to kid-friendly breweries.

09/30/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

$2M TUSSLE

Price Point: Suburban Expanse or Midcentury Swank?

Two Eastside homes, one $2 million budget.

09/28/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Home Economics

Just How Much Has Seattle's Housing Market Cooled?

Inflation, mortgage rates, and a whole lot of economic anxiety spell trouble for the end of our local real estate boom.

09/26/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Helping Hands

How to Help Puerto Rico from Seattle

Millions are without power after another debilitating hurricane.

09/20/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Explainer

Why Can't Washington Find More Dinosaur Fossils?

A decade ago, the state dug up a fragment of the "Suciasaurus." It hasn't found any remains since.

09/20/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach