Critic's Notebook

10 Reasons Plate of Nations is Seattle’s Coolest Restaurant Promo

And why this is your year to participate.

03/31/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 31–April 3

Blue Man Group brings its colorful show to town, Taste Washington wines and dines like no other, and Ahamefule J. Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine' finds its biggest stage yet.

03/31/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Opinion

Approving and Improving Sound Transit Three

Ten recommendations for making ST3 even better.

03/31/2016 By Rob Johnson and Joe McDermott

Lip Service

Say Hello to the Smiley

The septum piercing is out and the frenulum is in.

03/30/2016 By Colleen Williams

On a Boat

Washington's Ferries Are Getting a Food Makeover

With lots of local ingredients.

03/30/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Morning Fizz

Legislators Reach Budget Deal, and Disappointment in Olympia

Democrats vote no on final budget.

03/30/2016 By Josh Feit

Handoffs

Tray Kitchen to Become Tarsan i Jane

Farewell Northwest dim sum. Hello, Spain.

03/30/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: March 30–April 5

The week in which: there's a coffee tasting in Pioneer Square, Tacocat hosts an ice cream social and album release party, plus Rodeo Donut celebrates a year of brioche-based doughnuts.

03/30/2016 By Rosin Saez

Theater Review

'Assassins' Takes Aim at ACT Theatre

Stephen Sondheim's dark musical hits its target more often than it misses.

03/29/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Oeno Files

7 Tips and Tricks for Taste Washington

Plus, 43 standout wines to try.

03/29/2016 By Sean P. Sullivan

Morning Matters

Can We Have More Breakfast Tacos in Seattle, Please?

Sunrise Tacos brings a bit of Austin's coffee shop taco culture to Seattle.

03/29/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Morning Fizz

After Caucus Results, Patty Murray, Jay Inslee Stand by Clinton

U.S. senator wants to "break this glass ceiling" and SDOT chief of staff goes on sabbatical.

03/29/2016 By Josh Feit

Review

Mollusk Is Bigger and Bolder, But Is It Better?

How the grown-up Gastropod checks out.

03/29/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Opinion

Light Rail Revelations

Light rail has been an option for seven years, but now it's a choice.

03/28/2016 By Josh Feit

Industry Profile

The Beach-Inspired Designs of Jeweler Cat McCadden

Why the Vashon Islander behind Grace Gow left the corporate world to make jewelry informed by the natural world.

03/28/2016 By Kyle Kuhn

Quote Unquote

Danni Askini Is About to Mix It Up in Olympia

The head of Seattle’s Gender Justice League is having a Harvey Milk moment.

03/28/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Snap Judgment

How Could Free Rent Help You Reach Your 10-Year Goals?

This April a group of Seattle landlords will choose the winner of an essay contest asking that question. The prize: a year of free rent. Publicity stunt or public good?

03/28/2016 By Scott Johnson

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: March 28–April 3

It's a week of thrifty celebration for Tacocat, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Sub Pop, and Pratt Fine Arts Center.

03/28/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Sales and Events

Wear What When: March 28–April 3

Sales at Ketch, Pipe and Row, and Sell Your Sole's Annual Spring Preview

03/28/2016 By Kyle Kuhn

Gone With The Wings

The Gypsy Moth Is Taking Over Capitol Hill

The WA Department of Agriculture is waging all-out war on the hungry little caterpillar this month. The gypsy moth—whose voracious larvae have defoliated whole forests in the Northeast—is gaining a foothold in Capitol Hill. Here’s what they’re up against.

03/28/2016 By Matthew Halverson