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What’s the Deal with Tolo Dances?

And why are we the only region with this particular school dance tradition?

09/16/2024 By Bess Lovejoy

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Why Is Seattle’s Best Public Pool So Hard to Find?

Colman Pool is full of salt water—and hidden-away history.

06/17/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

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Are Houses on Candy Cane Lane Required to Put Up Lights?

Seattle's favorite neighborhood Christmas destination got its start after a newspaper contest in the 1950s.

11/27/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

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Why Is There a Dick's Burgers in Spokane?

The similarities are eerie, but there's no relation between our own Dick's Drive-In and Spokane's Dick's Hamburgers.

10/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

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Which Towns Are Officially Part of the Eastside?

The colloquial term for our eastern suburbs is less a formal definition, more a state of mind.

10/02/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

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Whatever Happened to Capitol Hill's Mystery Coke Machine?

For 75 cents, you could buy a moment of irreverent wonder.

08/28/2023 By Allison Williams

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Where Did the Term "Seattle Freeze" Come From?

A conversation with the person who coined the term in the first place.

08/14/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

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Why Does Alki Beach Have a Tiny Statue of Liberty?

She's been there for more than 70 years—and still, she surprises people.

07/31/2023 By Seattle Met Staff