Fancy Manse

Property Watch: Old Money and New Whimsy in a Former Boarding House

This high-luxury home, built by the most prominent architecture duo of its time, has hosted a lot of people in 115-plus years. Now, it forges a new identity.

09/29/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Coming Soon

Bizarre Brewing Is Packed with Seattle Beer Talent

The incoming Magnolia brewery is all about low-alcohol beer. The kind you can drink on repeat with a group of friends.

09/29/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Road Enraged

Vision Zero or Zero Vision?

Traffic deaths have gone in the wrong direction since Seattle unveiled a goal to end them by 2030. Many observers are blaming the streets themselves.

09/29/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Shuck This

Best Corn Mazes Near Seattle

Get lost and have a good time doing it.

09/28/2022 By Sophia Struna

$2M TUSSLE

Price Point: Suburban Expanse or Midcentury Swank?

Two Eastside homes, one $2 million budget.

09/28/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Explainer

Historic Times at Garfield High

The first 100 years of the Central District school produced some of our city’s finest figures—and highlighted some of our worst divides.

09/27/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Sportsball

Seattle's Celebrating a Championship Today—in Cricket

A parade at Marymoor Park caps a storybook year for the Thunderbolts.

09/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Bogged Down

Can Annie Proulx’s New Book Meet Climate Crisis Urgency?

The former local’s book on environmental history—Fen, Bog and Swamp—aims to revitalize our views of wetlands.

09/27/2022 By Stefan Milne

Home Economics

Just How Much Has Seattle's Housing Market Cooled?

Inflation, mortgage rates, and a whole lot of economic anxiety spell trouble for the end of our local real estate boom.

09/26/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Visit the Walla Walla Valley for Fall Release Weekend & Holiday Barrel Weekend

Usher in the holidays and barrel tasting weekend with a festive way to enjoy and experience wine in a rare form: directly from the barrel.

09/26/2022

Put Your Best Foot Forward This Fall

Stay in the game with preventive fitness practices and premier orthopedics on your side.

09/26/2022

What the Flu

Is This Year's Flu Season Going to Suck?

A Virginia Mason doctor says all signs point to yes.

09/26/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Data Dive

You Can Expect to Live Longer in Washington

New CDC figures show that life expectancy dipped across the U.S. as Covid began to spread. But our longevity number remains resiliently high.

09/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Parental Controls

What Banned Books Week, 40 Years After Its Founding, Means for Seattle Readers

Our liberal bubble doesn’t shield us from a rising tide of book bans nationwide, nor should it foreclose critical engagement with controversial titles.

09/23/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Field Notes

Your First West Seattle Bridge Crossing Should Involve This Pizza

An underappreciated tavern pie steals the show at West Seattle’s new deep-dish emporium.

09/23/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Climate Change

A Lifeline for Coping with the Smoke

In At Home on an Unruly Planet, Madeline Ostrander lays out models of resilience for reckoning with the climate crisis.

09/22/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

SEATTLE STYLE

25 Essential Seattle Shops

From midcentury furniture to made-in-the-rain coats, these are the local shops everyone should know about.

09/22/2022 By Seattle Met Staff and Zoe Sayler

Two States of Washington

Braver Angels Aims to Mend Our Polarized Relationships

A nonprofit championed by local author Mónica Guzmán says curiosity can help bridge political divides.

09/22/2022 By Marcus Harrison Green

Extremely online

How the Department of Natural Resources Won Social Media

A Washington state agency's Twitter and Instagram are going viral with wholesome memes.

09/21/2022 By Allison Williams

Bainbridge Bliss

Property Watch: A Peaceful Retreat on Bainbridge Island

Designed by a former UW architecture professor, this property boasts two serene homes with well-preserved midcentury modern details.

09/21/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd