City Hall

Soda Tax Bill Now Excludes Diet Drinks

Lisa Herbold's controversial package of amendments would've put diet soda back in the mix, reduced the tax to 1 cent per ounce, and still raised more money.

05/31/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Met Picks

The Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: June 2017

Game on at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show, catch three Pacific Northwest Ballet premieres, and spend some time alone with Chastity Belt.

05/31/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Walk

Where to Go This First Thursday: June 2017

Featuring Japanese prints, cans of dirt, and planetary bodies.

05/31/2017 By Darren Davis

City Attorney's Office

Landlords Sue City Over Restrictions on Move-In Fees

RHA officials argue the council's ordinance is reducing options for affordable housing.

05/31/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: May 31–June 6

The week in which: National Doughnut Day sanctions more fried goods, Pike Place Market stays open late, and rosé festival comes to Georgetown.

05/31/2017 By Rosin Saez

City Hall

Council Passes Bill That Gives Youth Jail Opponents Another Chance to Appeal

Council member Mike O'Brien said the change just allows the project to be appealed, as council members always intended.

05/30/2017 By Hayat Norimine

New Arrivals

Tickets for 'Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors' Now Available

The upcoming exhibition at Seattle Art Museum is flat out unmissable. And tickets are going fast.

05/30/2017 By Darren Davis

Bar Stool Dispatch

Jupiter Will Open Up in Belltown This Summer

This is what happens when artists open a bar.

05/30/2017 By Rosin Saez

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: May 30–June 4

'The Cage Fighter' returns to the ring at SIFF, 'Listen: It's a Sound Show' questions what it means to listen, and the Shadow Council brings a little light into serious civic discourse.

05/30/2017 By Darren Davis

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University's 125th Anniversary Gala

Seattle Pacific University celebrated its 125th anniversary on May 20 with a gala celebration at Fremont Studios.

05/30/2017

Parent Trust

A Taste of Spring

On Thursday May 18, 2017, Parent Trust, sponsored by UBS and Oncology Edge, along with 125 supporters celebrated A Taste of Spring.

05/30/2017

Bloodworks Northwest

Bloodworks Ball 2017

Attendees raised over $627,000 on May 20 at the Bloodworks Ball benefiting Bloodworks Northwest cure-finding blood research.

05/30/2017

Special Olympics

Special Olympics - Rise with Us

It was a night of a thousand stars as the biggest names in Seattle sports, broadcast and entertainment partied with more than 200 guests on the Seattle waterfront.

05/30/2017

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Champions of Hope Gala

Jessamyn McIntyre, ESPN 710 Radio producer and LLS Trustee, was awarded the title of 2017 Woman of the Year at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Champions of Hope Gala on Saturday, May 20, 2017.

05/30/2017

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre Gala- Deconstructed

On Friday, May 19, 2017, Seattle Repertory Theatre threw their annual fundraising gala, Deconstructed, which drew 260 enthusiastic patrons and netted a record-breaking $780,000, shattering previous records.

05/30/2017

City Hall

Council Members Debate Soda Tax's Impact to Small Businesses, Low-Income Families

The council could vote on the tax as early as next week.

05/30/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Fashion and Events

Wear What When: May 29–June 4

Peonies, Parke Diem, and some yoga and mimosas make for a very zen week.

05/29/2017 By Nicole Erickson

News Roundup

Week in Review: Seattle's Growth Rate, Special Sessions, and the Trump Saga

A wrap-up of this week's news in politics.

05/26/2017 By Liz Weber

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Beer Star Is Open and Vestal Is Back

Plus, Cakes of Paradise starts slinging malasadas and more this Sunday.

05/26/2017 By Rosin Saez

Brew News

A Beer Star Is Born

Put on your most comfortable drinking pants, the titular beer hall opens today.

05/26/2017 By Rosin Saez