A Buyer's Guide to the Suburbs

White Center's Nightlife Is Quietly Growing

Gay bars, roller rink rock shows—the southerly suburb is suddenly a good place to go out.

03/08/2021 By Stefan Milne

Prayer Times

How Seattle Copes: Fuad Mohamed Holds His Muslim Congregation Together

The White Center imam comforts his followers and looks toward Ramadan.

04/08/2020 By Sam Luikens

PLAYING CHICKEN

Fried Chicken at a Donut Shop: The Perfect Casual Valentine’s Date

Cookie’s Country Chicken is popping up at Good Day Donuts, and it’s the ideal outing for every totally-not-couple looking to keep the holiday low-key.

02/10/2020 By Zoe Sayler

Dispatches from the Fryer

Good Day Donuts Is Open in White Center

Former Vendemmia chef, Erik Jackson, and his wife Alison Odowski are now slinging fresh doughnuts in White Center.

08/23/2018 By Rosin Saez

Coming Soon

Vendemmia Chef Is Opening a Doughnut Shop in White Center

Erik Jackson will depart the Madrona restaurant at the end of the month to bring his crullers and sourdough-yeasted doughnuts to a longtime neighborhood bakery.

06/13/2018 By Rosin Saez

Barstool Dispatch

Can Bar Will Bring Booze—and Decidedly Nautical Themes—to White Center

(Yes, the word "can" references both the beer vessel and the buoy.)

05/24/2018 By Rosin Saez

Beer Buzz

Unified Brewing Company Takes Over the Big Al Brewing Space

A crew with a ton of beer cred—Elysian, the Pine Box, Baron Brewing to name a few—is bringing back beer to White Center come 2018.

06/13/2017 By Rosin Saez

Brew News

A Beer Star Is Born

Put on your most comfortable drinking pants, the titular beer hall opens today.

05/26/2017 By Rosin Saez

Opening Dispatch

Bok a Bok Fried Chicken Opens June 1 in White Center

Korean fried chicken and splits of Champagne, what could be better?

05/26/2016 By Emma Engelfried

Going Big

Brian O'Connor Brings Noodles and Korean Fried Chicken and Biscuits to White Center

The former Skillet chef is opening two new restaurants.

04/01/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Super Bowl 2015

Unconventional Places to Watch the Super Bowl

Ditch the sports bar and watch Sunday's game at a casino, a food court, or maybe over some artisanal pizza rolls.

01/30/2015 By Darren Davis

Revamps

Meander's Kitchen Goes Big in White Center

The constantly crowded diner is now serving up its waffles, gravy, and other breakfast divinities in a space that's twice as big.

11/14/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

White Center’s Annexation Fight

November’s vote on annexing White Center to Burien has blown up into angry battle pitting neighborhood against neighborhood—and neighbor against neighbor.

10/09/2012 By Matthew Halverson

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups

This week: the third Thai Curry Simple opens, Beecher’s is expanding to Sea-Tac, Where Ya At Matt finds a home in Fremont, and more.

03/09/2012 By Anne Larkin

News

McGinn's Supposed SPD Protest Special Review

McGinn backpedals on promise for "review" of police actions at protest, woman slashed in attempted carjacking, man pepper sprayed in Queen Anne home invasion, armed man wants crack at Georgetown motel

11/16/2011 By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

News