Child’s Play

25 Things to Do with Kids in 2025

The best places to climb, ride, laze, fly, and have fun in Seattle right now.

04/09/2025 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by James Clapham

Roll Up

Trailhead Direct Restarts Bus Service to Hiking Trails

Forget parking. The peaks just off I-90 become much more accessible with seasonal public transit back for summer 2024—including the return of a second route.

05/23/2024 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach and Seattle Met Staff

Not Carding

A Fare-Free Weekend Ushers in a New ORCA Card System

Riding public transit in Seattle is more enticing on Saturday and Sunday.

05/13/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

News Wire

Crew Shortages Rock Washington State Ferries

A new schedule that debuts Saturday will cut back on the number of boats servicing the Puget Sound region.

10/15/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Free Wheeling

How to Get Around Seattle without a Car

Options range from high-end car services to that scooter you saw tossed in the bushes down the street.

09/22/2021 By Allison Williams

2020 Capsules

Bus Drivers Had to Follow Some Wrenching Directions in 2020

Operators like Nathan Vass have navigated the intersection of safety and kindness.

12/21/2020 By Nicole Martinson

LET US PROPOSE A TOAST

November's Perfect Party: A Skydiving Centenarian and Public Transit Warrior

Plus, the pro baller, history-making politician, and viral songwriter who round out the month’s most distinguished locals and visitors.

10/22/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

One-Sentence Stories

Sweet Sun, Global Ichiro Fandom, and Busmageddon

Your weekly dose of city news in short.

03/22/2019 By Haley Gray

Last Week in Politics

PubliCalendar: The Supreme Court and the State of Civil Liberties

Today's picks for civic nerds

06/15/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

Transit Movie Night and Build a Better Block

Today's picks for civic nerds

06/10/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Learn About the Opera

Today's picks for civic nerds

01/08/2015 By Darren Davis

The C Is for Crank

Imagine If...

The Seahawks parade as an argument for preserving public transit.

02/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett