Washington Wine 2016

Best of the Best: The Top 10 Washington Wines of 2016

The best of the hundreds of wines tasted this year.

09/21/2016 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2016

Methodology

How Sean did it.

09/21/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Washington Wine 2016

Wines with a Sense of Place

At its best, wine not only delivers hedonistic enjoyment, it also conveys the essence of the land that produced it. Here are 10 wines that do just that.

09/21/2016 By Sean P. Sullivan

Behind Bars

Wow, Naka Has a Seriously Cool New Bar Program

New resident cocktail czar Dustin Haarstad ushers in an era of hand-carved diamond ice cubes.

09/21/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Stateside's New Sibling Cocktail Bar Is a Dark Den of Marvelous

Foreign National brings clever cocktails and subtropical bar snacks to Pike/Pine.

09/21/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Ticket Alert

Willows Inn Joins Another Worldwide Mystery Chef Swap

Once again Lummi Island will play host to a top-secret (yet pretty big deal) chef from elsewhere in the world. Tickets go on sale today.

09/21/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Morning Fizz

SDOT, Mayor Murray, Mike O'Brien, and Kshama Sawant Don't Get It

Capitol Hill Housing proposal gets cold shoulder from City Hall.

09/21/2016 By Josh Feit

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: September 21–27

The week in which: Ernest Loves Agnes loves birthdays, Bottlehouse wraps up rosé season, and Cambodian cuisine pops up in Pioneer Square.

09/21/2016 By Rosin Saez

How I Got Here

How a Former Recording Studio Tech Shifted Gears to Design the Perfect Seattle Bike

"It's important to downplay the preciousness of a handmade product."

09/21/2016 By Darren Davis

Explainer

Should You Go to GeekGirlCon?

A helpful flowchart for the event that runs October 8 & 9.

09/21/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Questions Answered

Natasha Marin Is a Hope-Touting Troll Slayer

And her site, Reparations.me, is connecting those in need with those who need to help.

09/21/2016 By Jessica Voelker

Sound Off

Hey, Let’s Stop Rooting for the Thunder to Fail

It's not a good look.

09/21/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Unabashed Gluttony

Slide Show: Feast 2016, A Photo Recap

A look at the chefs, the festivities, and the many many bites of food at Portland's massive festival.

09/21/2016 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Sara Marie D'Eugenio

Washington Wine 2016

The Wild West

It’s an era of major exploration in both variety and place. Here are some of the latest standouts from the winemaking frontier.

09/21/2016 By Sean P. Sullivan

United Way King County

Slide Show: Day of Caring

Last month, 550 volunteers met for one huge happy hour at Seattle Center.

09/21/2016

Afternoon Opinion

City Budget Should Advance Racial Equity by Investing in Communities Experiencing Displacement

The city needs to live up to its stated 20-year goals with specific investments.

09/20/2016 By Ubax Gardheere

(Formerly) Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Comedian Quincy Jones

The Seattle native hasn't let a terminal cancer diagnosis stifle the laughs or stop him having a career year.

09/20/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Open Letter

An Open Letter to Washington's Attorney General, Who Is Suing Comcast

We live to underserve you.

09/20/2016

The Royale at at the ACT Theatre runs through October 9

The Royale is is inspired by the story of the 1st African American heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. From the writer of Orange is the New Black & Sons of Anarchy, the play follows 1908’s most notorious man at the height of the Jim Crow era.

09/20/2016

Treat Yourself

Seattle Beauty Fanatics, Meet Beauty Beyond Borders

Get ready to find everything covetable, unique and cool in skincare at Beauty Beyond Borders' (3B) new online shop.

09/20/2016 By Colleen Williams