News & City Life

Bah Humbug

Why the Elf on the Shelf Is Not Welcome in My Home

The holidays are hard enough without inviting this creepy interloper into our lives.

12/06/2023 By Angela Cabotaje

Essay

The Quiet Part Loud

The toll of my husband's hearing loss can be invisible—even to me. But a new wave of tech could change everything

12/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Lincoln Agnew

Throne of Lies

Are Malls Dead? Maybe, but Mall Santa Isn’t

Eighty years after a Seattle photographer snapped the first Santa picture, the tradition still feels like magic.

12/04/2023 By Zoe Sayler

Asked/Answered

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

Fix You

How to Fix Sea-Tac Airport

Pickeball courts, cookies, and perks for taking transit: 10 ways we think our local travel experience could be improved.

11/20/2023 By Allison Williams

Asked/Answered

Can You Drive Between the Monorail Columns on Fifth Avenue?

We're not asking if you do it, we're asking if it's legal.

11/13/2023 By Allison Williams

Love Letters

Loak Toung Is the Perfect Neighborhood Restaurant

This mom-and-pop Thai joint in a Tacoma strip mall is everything you could ask for.

11/06/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Nouhou Mania

This Sounders Team Is Special

With exciting young players, deep local ties, and a cult hero at left back, this year’s Seattle squad is poised to make a run. 

11/03/2023 By Jeremiah Oshan

Seattle Weather Blog

Despite El Niño, We Could Still Get Big Snow This Winter

Two of Seattle's snowiest winters ever came during El Niño seasons.

11/01/2023 By Justin Shaw

Beep Boop

The Hospital Robots among Us

Are delivery droids the solution to staff shortages in health care? Some local hospitals are trying to find out.

10/30/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Asked/Answered

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

Red Zone

Jake Bobo Is a Seahawks Throwback

The rookie receiver is old and slow—and he's also a perfect fit.

10/27/2023 By Conor Kelley

Haunted History

The Toxic Legacy of Seattle’s Lost Cemetery

In 1912, gravediggers unearthed 3,000 bodies along the Duwamish River. What happened next speaks to its status today.

10/26/2023 By Ashli Blow

Book Lust

Nancy Pearl Shares Her Favorite Seattle Spots

Our superstar librarian dishes on the joy of the Lake City Fred Meyer, the evolution of the Burke-Gilman Trail, and her favorite place to read.

10/25/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Faking Left

Shaun Scott Chronicles Seattle’s Civic Shortcomings through Sports

Heartbreak City details progressive failures, and resilience, by focusing on the city’s relationship to its teams and athletes.

10/23/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy

Love Letters

Ballard's Creepiest Curiosity Shop Reminds Us to Be Weird

Fancy stuffed roadkill, glowing uranium dinner plates, and a real human skeleton? This is the place.

10/23/2023 By Allison Williams

Owl Prowl

How (and Why) to Start Bird-Watching in Seattle

Birding is gaining popularity in Seattle as a way to connect with nature—and with fellow humans.

10/19/2023 By Olivia Rosane

Asked/Answered

Why Don't the Kraken Have a Captain?

Everything you ever needed to know about hockey captaincies, with a stick tap to Kraken analyst Alison Lukan.

10/16/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Dress to Impress

Funny Halloween Costume Ideas for Topical Seattleites

Some people aren't cut out to be ghosts and goblins; they'd rather be Green Jacket Lady.

10/13/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Ice Bold

Matty Beniers: Kraken Superstar and Budding Restaurant Critic

Last season’s NHL rookie of the year has confidence in a Seattle team he thinks can go all the way.

10/10/2023 By Allison Williams