The Present Is Female

The 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle

These are the women shaping Seattle, the region, and beyond.

01/31/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Awards & Accolades

These Are Washington's 2018 Good Food Award Winners

Sixteen notable local sweets, brews, and pantry products to sample this year? Challenge accepted.

01/22/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Year in Review

2017: The Best of the Best (Of)

A list of lists? Meta!

12/26/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Best of Seattle Met

Seattle Met's 6 Most-Read Stories of 2017

From horse races to growing up Muslim in rural Washington to the surprising origins of a mall-food mainstay, these were our most popular long-form articles of 2017.

12/19/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

New Fitness Crazes About to Hit Big in Seattle

Pilates is the past. Forget Zumba. The new wave of workout madness will incorporate the city of Seattle itself.

12/19/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Picks

19 of Seattle’s Best Healthy Dining Destinations

Because we can’t live off fried chicken and ramen alone.

12/19/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Picks

Seattle's Coziest Dining Destinations

In the colder months, Seattle knows how to stay warm—and sated by good food and drink.

11/27/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

7 Ways 2018 Will Be Better Than 2017

Call us incurable optimists, but the new year has to be an improvement on the past 12 months. Here’s what has us excited about kissing 2017 goodbye.

11/21/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Instagram Spotlight

Reader's Lens: December 2017

Each month we choose a photo from Seattle's Instagram community to highlight in our print issue and online. (Tag #seattlemet in your posts for a chance to be featured!)

11/20/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Neighborhood Guide

Neighborhood Guide: Ballard/Fremont

Where to eat, drink, shop, and play in these neighboring 'hoods.

11/13/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in Ballard Right Now

Destinationworthy pizza, fiery Southeast Asian noodle soups, and a bounty of brunch: One of Seattle’s most storied neighborhoods also houses a lot of terrific food.

11/13/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Fun With Listicles

The Best Things Since Sliced Bread: A Dozen of Seattle's Superlative Sandwich Shops

Gloriously messy, expertly piled layers and where to find them.

10/31/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Trick or Treat Yourself

The Top Spooky Things to Do This Halloween Weekend: October 26–31

A costume climbing party (in the dark), underwater pumpkin carving at the Seattle Aquarium, and a night of musical guilty pleasures.

10/26/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

Ill-Advised Seattle Thanksgiving Conversations

Bring on the bird! The stuffing! The locally sourced cranberries! But broach the following topics at your own risk.

10/24/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Fun With Listicles

Sip, Slurp, and Twirl Noodles at These 11 Restaurants

With a chill in the air, now's a good time to make friends with carb goodness in noodle form.

10/02/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

The 7 Most Haunted Places in Seattle

Forget those tales of paranormal activity at the Moore and rumors about Alice B. Toklas’s ghost at the Sorrento hotel. These are the truly spooky spots around the city…

09/21/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Neighborhood Guide

Where to Shop in Fremont

From a subterranean vintage mall to a boutique of geekery, there's something for everyone in Seattle's so-called center of the universe.

09/01/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Sales and Events

Wear What When: July 31–August 6

This week be sure to slide through Butch Blum for its final week of sales, hit up Nordstrom for its big Anniversary Sale, and see yourself to a jewelry popup at Join in South Lake Union.

07/31/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Sandwich Alert

Wash Down That Latte with Starbucks's New Lunch Menu

Seattle cafes will have new hearty salads and sandwiches starting August 1. Also new: Starbucks will donate any surplus eats to Food Lifeline at days' end.

07/27/2017 By Seattle Met Staff

Wish List

The Met Set: 5 Shop Talk Must-Haves for July

Stylish picks for the summer, from trendy gadgets to Seattle-made sandals.

07/17/2017 By Seattle Met Staff