Opening Dispatch

Eric Donnelly's Bar Sur Mer Opens in July

Small seafood plates, Spanish influences, and a briny bar program define the compact bar behind FlintCreek Cattle Co. in Greenwood.

06/29/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Island Time

How to Get to Victoria, BC, by Boat or Plane

Journey to a land of afternoon tea and poutine for dinner.

06/28/2022 By Allison Williams

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Burgers in Seattle

Hold the gimmicks.

06/28/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

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Baron's Sino Kitchen & Bar Melds Contemporary Chinese Cuisine and the Finest Ingredients in Downtown Bellevue

A talented team melds the finest ingredients with traditional techniques

06/28/2022

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5 Ways Homebuyers Can Save When Mortgage Rates Are Rising

Prevu brings you 5 tips for attaining homeownership in a quickly changing market.

06/28/2022

Home Economics

Is the Suburban Boom Bad for the Environment?

More Seattle renters sought space in the burbs. What did that do for their emissions?

06/28/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

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Chef-Driven Restaurants Bring International Flavors

Come visit the Dining District at The Bellevue Collection.

06/27/2022

Feature

Under the Heat Dome

How Seattle sweltered—and survived—during three blistering days.

06/27/2022 By Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by Matthew Billington

Somali Independence Day

Mama Sahra Isn't Going Anywhere

A housing boom has increasingly displaced Seattle’s Somali community. One holdout still helps them find refuge in a gentrifying city.

06/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Wet N Wild

A Guide to Seattle's Spray Parks and Wading Pools

Behold our comprehensive list of watery havens around town.

06/24/2022 By Ann Karneus

News Wire

Washington Reacts to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Our national partisan divide is apparent at the state level, too.

06/24/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Bookworm

Blue Kettle Books Brings the Indie Bookstore to New Terrain

Monica LeMoine has long been a teacher—now she can add business owner and bus driver to her resume too.

06/24/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

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Seattle Pendleton: Celebrating Northwest Style

Pendleton style endures because Pendleton products endure.

06/24/2022

flaked out

Snow Blocks Many Trails as Summer Hiking Season Begins

Do you want to build a snowman...or take a hike?

06/23/2022 By Allison Williams

Sauce Talk

The Origin Story of KariKari, Seattle's Ultimate Chili Crisp

Chunks of garlic. Peanuts aplenty. This is the origin story of a legendary sauce, narrated by the spoonful.

06/23/2022 By Ann Karneus

Summer Book Report

Pacific Northwest Beach Reads

School is out and self-motivated erudition is in. If a Seattle summer ever materializes, these are the local authors you should bring to the beach.

06/22/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Forest Life

Property Watch: Midcentury Design Meets Nature in Olympia

This lofted home by Robert M. Jones is surrounded by almost seven acres of natural resources—and both are lovingly preserved.

06/22/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Coronavirus Chronicles

Relief at Last: First Kids Under 5 Get Their Covid Shots

The first children in the youngest age group received their Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at Seattle Children's this afternoon.

06/21/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Brew News

Métier Brewing Opens New Central District Taproom

Cofounder Rodney Hines hopes the location becomes a neighborhood destination in more ways than one.

06/21/2022 By Ann Karneus

CONSIGN OF THE TIMES

We Co-Sign These Consignment Shops

They're kind of a big deal.

06/21/2022 By Zoe Sayler