Northwest Travel

20 Perfect Spring Day Trips

Treks, tours, and garden getaways to celebrate the end of winter: Pet a wallaby, haunt a ghost town, or hunker down in a hotel that might as well be in Hawaii.

03/29/2018 By Allison Williams

Coming Soon

Sibling Wine Bar Claret Opens Next to Thackeray in April

The soon-to-be wine bar will share walls with the Wallingford kitchen and bar on Stone Way.

03/29/2018 By Rosin Saez

Olympia Dispatch

Washington State Bans Conversion Therapy for Minors

Washington will be the 11th state to ban the practice.

03/28/2018 By Hayat Norimine

City Hall

Police Reform Activists Urge City Not to Settle Officers' Claim

"We cannot afford for Seattle to cave into the demands of police officers' hurt feelings."

03/28/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Closing Time

A Pub and a Bakery Both Call It Quits

After less than two years, Ravenleaf Public House is shutting its doors. Meanwhile in Pike Place Market, Choukette and its ever-artful eclairs are no more.

03/28/2018 By Rosin Saez

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: March 28–April 3

The week in which: Drunk bunnies take to the streets, Grilled Cheese Grand Prix crowns a food truck champion, and Easter brunches return.

03/28/2018 By Trevor Keaton Pogue

That Washington

Local Officials Speak Out Against a New Citizenship Question on the Census

Blue states would get hit the hardest—both in federal funding and government representation.

03/27/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Shade Index

Seattle Twitter Accounts That Really Should Exist

Did you know the forthcoming Washington State Convention Center annex has its own Twitter account (@wsccaddition)? So does the daily visibility of Mount Rainier (@IsMtRainierOut). Here are some other oddly specific Twitter accounts we long to see.

03/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Sales & Events

Wear What When: March 27–April 2

This week: spring pop-ups in Pioneer Square, living plant creations take over Pacific Place, and new collections come to Nordstrom.

03/27/2018 By Katheryn Grice

Culture Fix

Things to Do After Work: March 27–30

It's the last week to see Keisuke Yamamoto lithographs at Davidson Gallery, local food trucks compete for the best grilled cheese, and Charles Johnson reads at the Frye.

03/27/2018 By Kaelan Hicks

Bike Brews

5 Spots to Combine Your Love of Bicycles and Beer

Bike cafes continue to sprout up. Here’s where to find them.

03/27/2018 By Stefan Milne

Morning Matters

Where to Brunch in Seattle This Easter Sunday

Treat yo'self to omelet stations, elaborate waffle bars, and decadent desserts.

03/27/2018 By Grace Madigan

War of the Rosies

Will the Real Rosie the Riveter Please Stand Up?

The woman said to inspire the famous wartime image recently passed away in Washington. And all it took to secure her legacy was a case of mistaken identity and one scholar’s six-year search for the truth.

03/27/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Scene

The Biggest Comedy Club You (Probably) Haven't Heard Of

Dave and Angela Dennison own Laughs Comedy Club Seattle, one of the only old-school stand-up venues in the city. You may not know them, but you know the big name they booked this month.

03/27/2018 By Darren Davis

Habitat

A Colorful, Classic Update to a Queen Anne Craftsman

Ambitious paint choices liven up this Queen Anne home while accentuating its original touches.

03/27/2018 By Darren Davis

Editor's Note

From the Editor: Spring Soundtrack

Let some of the city’s brightest podcasters ride shotgun on your April road trip.

03/27/2018 By James Ross Gardner

Trend

Popups Are Having a Moment

Local chefs embrace the tactical benefits of a one-off meal. For diners, the perks are anything but prosaic.

03/27/2018 By Rosin Saez

Critic's Picks

What We're Eating Now: April 2018

This month’s favorites: Filipino fare, wonderful wokked noodles, and a bagel that’s worth the wait.

03/27/2018 By Nosh Pit Staff

Snap Judgment

Should Seattle Adopt Rent Control?

A measure to repeal Washington’s ban on rent control—in place since 1981—got further in the state legislature this year than ever before. The bill didn’t pass, but Seattleites were left wondering anew if regulating rent prices would work here.

03/27/2018 By Manola Secaira

Out of Sight

What Are Seattle Views Really Worth—And What Happens When We Lose Them?

Views of natural wonders like Puget Sound and the mountain ranges are increasingly scarcer, and pricier.

03/27/2018 By Hayat Norimine