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Explainer

Everything You Need to Know About Owning a Dog in Seattle

There are more dogs than children here. And they might be more spoiled.

03/16/2026 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach Illustrations by Mike Holm

Climate Range

Washington’s Weirdest Weather

It's not always normal out there.

03/12/2026 By Justin Shaw

Game Time

Play Seattle, Sorted

The game with more connections than Seattle public transit.

03/12/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Finicky Forecasts

The Map of Microclimates

Is it possible we have every form of weather in one city?

02/25/2026 By Justin Shaw Illustrations by Kati Lacker

It’s Complicated

Why It’s So Difficult to Forecast Seattle Weather

Can somebody please tell us if it’s going to rain today?

02/24/2026 By Justin Shaw and Allison Williams

Cloudy with a Chance

What Is Seattle Weather, Anyway?

We’re the rainy city, except when we’re not. But we cling to the reputation anyway.

02/18/2026 By Allison Williams

Feature

The Battle for the Soul of the Churro

It’s a Spanish icon. A Mexican tradition. A uniquely American canvas. One Seattle-area company also wants you to remember where the churro came from.

01/22/2026 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Just for fun

The Seattle Dentist Who Doubles as the Tooth Fairy

Move over, Sasquatch—there’s been a confirmed sighting of Dr. Purva Merchant, who keeps the magic alive for gap-toothed grinners.

12/11/2025 By Haley Shapley

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2025

A highway tree sloth, Ken Jennings being a stickler, and a farewell to Lord Byron.

11/20/2025 By Eric Nusbaum and Seattle Met Staff

Photo Essay

The Women of Nomad Boxing Club Can Take a Punch

"The punching-each-other-in-the-head-to-best-friend pipeline is real."

11/18/2025 Photography by David Jaewon Oh By Alex Smith

Hardhat Days

My Life in the Shipyards

I didn’t expect to be a union ship scaler. But after graduating college in the 1970s, that’s exactly where I found myself.

11/10/2025 By Mike Nolan

Detained

Taken by ICE

More people than ever are being held in Tacoma’s ICE detention center. Fewer are leaving.

10/30/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

100 Years of Fortitude

The Very American History That Shaped Town & Country Markets

The family behind Town & Country Markets overcame the Great Depression, Japanese Incarceration with help from their Bainbridge Island community.

09/22/2025 By Naomi Tomky

True Detective

The True Tale of Seattle's Sherlock Holmes

Luke May was a one-man CSI unit who solved crimes in the city’s most tumultuous era. In 1923, one wild case would take him into a world of murder, astrology, and secret codes.

09/09/2025 By Allison Williams

Feature

The Tree of Life Is Falling Down

How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.

07/02/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Mac Holt

Feature

A Midsummer Nightmare

How the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire turned into a nightmare for its volunteer performers.

06/03/2025 By Nathalie Graham Photography by Jovelle Tamayo

Essay

What It’s Like to Date a Serial Cheater

Jake seemed too good to be true. He was.

12/17/2024 By Haley Shapley Illustrations by Peter Ryan

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2024

A Sue Bird Barbie, escaped zebras, and the end of both Bartell's and the Pac 12.

11/18/2024 By Eric Nusbaum and Seattle Met Staff

Profile

Lily Gladstone’s Next Act

The Oscar-nominated star is making movies that reflect her Native heritage—and the Seattle film scene that nurtured her.

09/03/2024 By Chase Hutchinson

Feature

Cody Chhun Defies the Odds

Can the local son of Cambodian refugees become a pro wrestling superstar?

05/15/2024 By Dae Shik Kim Photography by David Jaewon Oh

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Everything You Need to Know About Owning a Dog in Seattle

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The Map of Microclimates

Why It’s So Difficult to Forecast Seattle Weather

What Is Seattle Weather, Anyway?

The Battle for the Soul of the Churro

The Seattle Dentist Who Doubles as the Tooth Fairy

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2025

The Women of Nomad Boxing Club Can Take a Punch

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