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

Interstate Love Song

Best Pit Stops on I-5 from Seattle to Portland

Don't get mad at the backups or boring stretches. Just stop a lot.

10/07/2025 By Allison Williams

Park Thyself

Stop Leaving Seattle on Friday Afternoons

Don't get stuck in traffic; try enjoying the city instead.

06/28/2024 By Allison Williams

Map Quest

The Marvels of an I-5 Road Trip

The interstate hides more cuisine, culture, and calming nature than you’d think. Take the off-ramp already.

11/10/2023 By Allison Williams

Southbound and down

How to Travel Between Seattle and Portland

Planes, trains, and all those automobiles stuck in I-5 traffic.

04/11/2022 By Allison Williams

2022 Legislative Session

A Missing Indigenous People Alert Is Coming to a Highway, or Phone, Near You

Somehow, this did not exist yet.

04/04/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Feature

A Highway, Divided: What Drives Opposition to I-5’s Uncle Sam Sign?

How the Hamilton Sign's provocative messages drove one newcomer to wage his own battle for free speech.

03/01/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Exit Strategies

It's Easier Than Ever to Get the Heck Out of Seattle

We've got a new airport, better roads, and greener ferries on the way.

12/23/2019 By Allison Williams

Snap Judgment

Urban Planners Want to Lid I-5

Recent proposals for lidding the downtown portion of I-5 and expanding the Washington State Convention Center have some dreaming of a more spacious city center. Pour that concrete or let the sun shine in?

01/25/2016 By Joanna Sappenfield

Morning Fizz

The Case for Lidding I-5

McDermott votes to oppose visa restrictions, Seattlish annotates Seattle Weekly, and Northwest Urbanist makes a compelling case for a central park.

12/10/2015 By Josh Feit

Post

Day Trips 2013: I Spy on I-5

Your Interstate Bingo Card

10/01/2013 By Allison Williams

Day Trips

Destinations by Distance from Seattle

From 10 miles to 83 miles—pick a place by how much gas is in your tank.

10/01/2013 By Allison Williams

Opinion

Isn't it Weird That...

A weird thing we noticed about the Washington State Republicans' take on the I-5 bridge collapse.

05/24/2013 By Josh Feit