Quote Unquote

“I Want to Take a Risk and Make It Crazy and Hope It Holds Together”

Maria Semple won’t hold your hand through her latest book, ‘Today Will Be Different.’

09/19/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Feature

Shiro Across the Sea

Fifty years ago, a young Japanese chef landed in Seattle and taught us the ways of Edomae sushi. Now with his third restaurant, Shiro Kashiba is doing it again.

09/19/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Getaways

27 Perfect Day Trips from Seattle

Explore the wonderful, nearby corners of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle will be here when you get back.

09/19/2016 By Allison Williams

Camp Korey

Slide Show: Grow

On September 17th 400 guests gathered together and raised $1 million dollars at Grow, an annual fundraising event for Camp Korey, a SeriousFun Camp.

09/18/2016

Seattle Symphony

Slide Show: Seattle Symphony Opening Night Gala

Music Director Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony opened the 2016–2017 season with a spectacular concert featuring the captivating mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.

09/18/2016

Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer

Slide Show: 2016 CanCan Fundraiser & Party

On September 17th, nearly 400 people attended the 2016 CanCan Fundraiser & Party, which raised over $400,000.

09/18/2016

The West Seattle Food Bank

Slide Show: A Grand Affair

The West Seattle Food Bank’s 1st Annual Roaring 20’s/gaming themed A Grand Affair Fundraiser was held September 16th at Westland Distillery.

09/17/2016

City Hall

Friday LIKES & DISLIKES: Renters, Bike Share, Heroin, Electric Cars, the North Precinct, Antisemitism, and More

Lots of people's opinions about this week's news.

09/16/2016 By Josh Feit

Theater Review

The Hollow Core of 'Bad Apples'

ACT Theatre's new rock musical about the Abu Ghraib torture scandal misguidedly ignores the horrors in the name of love.

09/16/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Bone Broth in South Lake Union; Gluten-Free Pizza Downtown

Plus, fine dining plans from Thierry Rautureau protege Rob Sevcik and a Fremont restaurant that's all about pizza and dumplings.

09/16/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Morning Fizz

In Nod to Black Lives Matter, Controversial North Precinct Police Station Taken Off Table in New Budget

Mayor and North Seattle council member Juarez still committed to new station, but agree to further scrutiny.

09/16/2016 By Josh Feit

doing good

Save the Date: Wine, Women, and Shoes 2016

Fashion and charity event comes back this year to support Olive Crest.

09/16/2016 By Colleen Williams

Coming Soon

Thierry Rautureau Protege Rob Sevcik Is Planning His Own Restaurant

It's called Galerie 23 and it sounds decidedly unstuffy for a fine dining house of tasting menus.

09/16/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Worth 1,000 words

Style File: 5 Questions with Elizabeth Rudge

Seattle fashion photographer Elizabeth Rudge talks about what catches her eye.

09/16/2016 By Colleen Williams

The Sporting Life

Devastating Injuries Have Kept the Dangers of High School Football in the Spotlight

A year after two high schoolers suffered devastating injuries playing the game, is it any safer?

09/16/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Homesteading

First-Time Farmers in King and Snohomish Counties Face a Poo Problem

Seriously. So much poo.

09/16/2016 By Eric Scigliano

Escape to Hawai‘i

Few things can brighten the winter season ahead like a sunny interlude in the Hawaiian Islands. Just a six-hour flight from Seattle, the islands of aloha beckon with experiences that showcase the archipelago’s beauty and Hawaiian culture.

09/15/2016

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: September 15–18

Seattle Symphony opens its season with Joyce DiDonato, Simone Biles and her Olympic gymnast cohorts flip out, and Blink-182 brings the pop punk hits to KeyArena.

09/15/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Hopped Up

Here You Go: A Year's Worth of New Seattle Breweries

Probably there’s one in your neighborhood.

09/15/2016 By Stefan Milne

Morning Fizz

Council Committee Greenlights Jungle Sweep, Cues Up Larger Fight Over Unsanctioned Encampments

Council committee votes 4-2 to sweep East Duwamish Greenbelt

09/15/2016 By Josh Feit