Know Your Place

You Can Trace a Century of Seattle History Through the Henry Art Gallery

A railroad tycoon with a fondness for landscape paintings built Washington’s first public art museum in 1927.

05/13/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Branching Out

Our Favorite Libraries In and Around Seattle

Books, get your books here.

03/20/2025 By Seattle Met Staff

Hanami How-To

A Viewing Guide for the UW Cherry Blossoms

Sakura season is nearly here. Get thee to the quad.

03/12/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

On Montlake

UW Legend Nate Robinson Needed a Kidney. This Fan Knew He Could Help.

The story of a beloved player in need, a fan's act of kindness, and an unlikely bond.

02/11/2025 By Christian Caple

Molecule School

Nobel Prize Winner David Baker Is Using AI for Good at UW

Building proteins takes a groundbreaking computer program and a lot of free bagels.

10/09/2024 By Allison Williams

Asked/Answered

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

Obsession

UW President Ana Mari Cauce Shares Her Favorite Seattle Spots

The sausage and sweet potato fries at Shultzy’s, the majesty of Snoqualmie Falls, and the magic of Suzzallo Library.

06/13/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Bow Down

The Washington Huskies Are Playing for Immortality

UW's win over Texas sets up one of the biggest games in Seattle sports history.

01/04/2024 By Christopher Crawford

Adaptations

The Boys in the Boat Reminds Us How Much Seattle Has Changed

And how much we’ve stayed the same.

12/15/2023 By Eric Olson

Diamond Dawgs

You Should Be Watching the Washington Softball Team

The Huskies pulled off one of the sport’s biggest comebacks on Sunday.

05/25/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Spare Change

What Happened to Defunding the Seattle Police Department?

The conversation has shifted since protesters took to the streets in 2020.

03/21/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy

Seattle Dining Guide

Where to Eat in the University District

Chase those cherry blossoms with lunch in one of the city's most lively food neighborhoods.

03/09/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Endurance Trials of Rosalie Fish

A painted face and fleet feet made the runner a precocious advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women. But even as her public activism has gained traction, she confronts new tests of her resilience.

01/18/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Lindsey Wasson

Money Money Money

Seattle’s Cost of Living Is More Complicated than You Think

A University of Washington researcher created an alternative to the official poverty line nearly three decades ago. What does its adoption—or lack thereof—reveal about what we need?

01/13/2023 By Angela Cabotaje