Opening Dispatch

Popular Overnight Food Cart Mama Sambusa Goes Brick-and-Mortar

The Rainier Valley favorite spotlights Somali cuisine in a new space.

11/22/2022 By Sophia Struna

Map Quest

A Road Trip Through the Columbia River Gorge

When winter descends, the north side of the Oregon border sets a not-so-snowy route to Eastern Washington.

11/22/2022 By Allison Williams

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11/21/2022

Bookkeeper

Bill Gates Shares His Holiday Book List for 2022

And a literary scavenger hunt awaits.

11/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Ticket Alert

Canlis's New Year's Eve Party Is Back—and It's a Space Prom

It's nice to know there's fun out there in the world once again. Especially when it involves lasers, a popup Pizza Planet and...UV reactants?

11/21/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

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Decades Old Tradition Shines After 2 Year Hiatus

Seattleites flock to the brightest and most beautiful holiday lights festivities in the Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston area.

11/21/2022

Enclaves

Old Seattle Lives at the Georgetown Trailer Park Mall

Vintage Airstreams in a dusty parking lot bottle the city's creative eccentricities.

11/21/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Another Round

This Year Brought Us a Lot of Great Bars

From revamped classics to "Spanish in spirit," even the occasional imaginary intergalactic universe—suddenly cool new hangouts are everywhere.

11/21/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

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A New Direction for Pacific Northwest Living

The storied Ritz-Carlton brand invests in an ultra-premium entrée into Portland’s residential market.

11/18/2022

RETAIL NEWS

Uniqlo Opens in Downtown Seattle's Former Macy's Building

300 Pine is a shopping mecca once more.

11/18/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Noooooooo

The London Plane Will Close in December

Seattle's loss is both culinary and civic.

11/18/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

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11/18/2022

Snow Business

Volunteers Patrol the Slopes at Washington Ski Mountains

The crucial duties of ski patrol, from emergency care to chairlift rescues, are mostly done by unpaid workers at local mountains—even at for-profit resorts.

11/18/2022 By Allison Williams

LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE

Seattle Restaurants (and Bars) with Covered, Heated, and Tented Patios

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to weatherproof outdoor dining, from Ballard to Bellevue.

11/17/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

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Eleven Acres of Unlikely Abundance

How Rachael Taylor-Tuller turned a dusty patch of land outside of Olympia into an award-winning goat dairy.

11/17/2022

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Enjoy wineries, restaurants, breweries, and more in SODO

Whether you're looking for gameday excitement, a quiet place to enjoy a meal with friends, new wines to try, you'll find it all in SODO.

11/16/2022

From the Forest

Property Watch: A Japanese-Inspired Home in Broadview

This three-bedroom home in North Seattle blends perfectly with the natural world around it—and has a unique, tranquil suite at the top.

11/16/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Pride City

LGBTQ Health and Wellness Resources in Seattle

From trans, gender-affirming care to queer-focused clinics, these local organizations cut through the stigma.

11/16/2022 By Sophia Urabe and Seattle Met Staff

Best New Restaurants

This Long-Awaited Bar in Greenwood Lives Up to Expectations

Bar Sur Mer is Eric Donnelly’s version of keeping it simple.

11/16/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Feature

The Ancient Spirit That Settled in Small-Town Washington

An hour south of Seattle, JZ Knight channels a god-like warrior named Ramtha. To outsiders it can look like a cult, a religion, a 40-year-long fake. Clearly, something otherworldly has come to a sleepy corner of Thurston County.

11/15/2022 By Allison Williams Illustrations by Jonathan Bartlett