Behind the Scenes

Digging for Sunshine: A Spring Fashion Sneak Peek

Dreams of warmer weather—and florals—during the recent snowmageddon.

03/26/2019 By Jane Sherman Photography by Elizabeth Podlesnik

Editor's Note

Before We Began

Seattle Met’s editor in chief says goodbye.

03/26/2019 By James Ross Gardner

Explainer

Seattle Labor Unions Then and Now

Activism is in Seattle’s DNA. The city’s worker movement was, and remains, a prominent force in the political scene. But what’s changed and what’s stayed the same?

03/26/2019 By Rosin Saez

NEWSMAKERS

Perfect Party April 2019

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

03/26/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Snap Judgment

Will WSDOT’s Altered Mile Markers Deter Stealing?

To nix the theft of amusing “420” and “69” signs, transportation officials have been shaving off a decimal point. Now passing Mile 68.9.

03/26/2019 By Anne Dennon

The Sporting Life

Seattle’s Love Affair with Edgar Martínez

A comeback legend, a heavy hitter hero, and a role model. To Mariners fans, Edgar Martínez was a baseball god and now, finally after a decade, a Hall of Famer.

03/26/2019 By Hayat Norimine

Grunge Grudge

Does the Nirvana Smiley Face Mean Anything Anymore?

The band is suing Marc Jacobs for appropriating its iconic logo—but is the designer really devaluing it?

03/26/2019 By Stefan Milne

The Big Opt Out

How Is Measles Still a Problem in Washington?

Amid the state’s largest measles outbreak in decades, some parents still choose not to immunize.

03/26/2019 By Aly Brady

The Green Room

A New Plant Shop Grows in Queen Anne

Get your green thumb ready: The classic neighborhood recently sprouted a specialty plant shop, Cultivate Propagate.

03/26/2019 By Lindsay Cohen

An Inside Look at OSKA's New Spring/Summer Line

Discover how nature and Netflix inspired this bold new collection.

03/25/2019

Sweet Treats

30 Places to Get Your Sugar Fix in Seattle

A miniature guide to Seattle's dessert scene. All-star cakes, cookies, pies, ice cream, and doughnuts abound.

03/25/2019 By Nosh Pit Staff

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work March 25–28

Provocative rap at Showbox, tipsy history at Brouwer's, and lawyer-poets at Hugo House.

03/25/2019 By Stefan Milne

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Another Hitchcock, Musang Meets Fundraising Goal

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

03/22/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do March 22–24

A Last Comic Standing finalist comes to Laughs Comedy Club, a Puyallup band rocks the Showbox, and a Seattleite reads his murderous debut novel.

03/22/2019 By Gwen Hughes

One-Sentence Stories

Sweet Sun, Global Ichiro Fandom, and Busmageddon

Your weekly dose of city news in short.

03/22/2019 By Haley Gray

Train of Thought

ARTS at King Street Station’s First Show Arrives

The city’s new art space debuts with Yəhaw̓, an exhibit of work from over 200 Native artists.

03/21/2019 By Stefan Milne

Oeno Files

How to Do Taste Washington Like a Wine Expert

Seattle's weekend-long wine extravaganza returns March 28–31. Here, Sean Sullivan offers some nuts-and-bolts suggestions for getting the most out of this massive event.

03/21/2019 By Sean P. Sullivan