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Jet Ready

Where to Watch the Blue Angels at Seafair This Year

A guide to the aerobatic team's flights over Seattle.

07/26/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

asked/answered

Where Do All Those Exits in the SR-99 Tunnel Lead?

Those giant green stick figures have to be sprinting somewhere.

07/17/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

National Pastimes

Who Were Seattle’s All-Star Festivities Really For?

On the ground in and around T-Mobile Park for baseball’s biggest party.

07/13/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

JU-LI-O

Julio Rodríguez Adds to His Legend at the Home Run Derby

What could be more Seattle than a spectacular performance ending in a mere moral victory? 

07/11/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

CrawsOver

Hoops Legend Jamal Crawford Shares His Seattle Favorites

Dick’s burgers, Quincy Jones, and the basketball courts at Green Lake Park.

07/10/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Uniformity

The Unlikely Rise and Even Unlikelier Durability of Ebbets Field Flannels

How a mom-and-pop company devoted to retro athletic apparel turned into a fashion staple and local fixture.

07/06/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Hey Now

Your Guide to MLB All-Star Week Festivities in Seattle

The All-Star game is back for the first time since 2001. Here's a rundown of what to do and where to eat.

07/05/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Baseball

How Mariners Pitcher Tayler Saucedo Found His Way Back Home

After struggling with his mental health, the Seattle-area local has found his voice, and found his place in the Mariners bullpen.

07/03/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Feature

The Tree of Life Is Falling Down

How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.

06/28/2023 By Allison Williams Photography by Mac Holt

Coffee Culture

How a Capitol Hill Starbucks Barista Became a Union Organizer

"They actually don’t do anything supporting queer workers, but they say they do. They’ll put up a flag and call it a day."

06/27/2023 By Allison Williams Photography by Mike Kane

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CROWD IN

Love Letters: Seattle's Best Beaches Are for Everyone All at Once

No room to spread out? No problem.

06/27/2023 By Zoe Sayler

Lights, Camera, Tax Breaks

Can the Seattle Film Industry Solve Its Vancouver Problem?

Hollywood has shunned shooting in Seattle since its ’90s film heyday. A new studio and tax incentive aims to help our city recapture the spotlight.

06/22/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy

Electric slide

Love Letters: I’m Obsessed with Seattle’s Shareable Scooters but Hope They Don’t Kill Me

I didn't want to love these ugly hunks of metal, but they're just so dang convenient.

06/13/2023 By Allison Williams

Victory lap

Seattle Met Takes Home General Excellence Prize

It was a good week for Seattle Met at the City Regional Magazine Association awards.

06/12/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Schism at Seattle Pacific University

How an anti-LGBTQ+ policy led to an existential dispute at a small Christian college, pitting students and faculty against the board—and placing the institution in peril.

06/08/2023 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Daniel Berman

Mehriners

The Mariners Are Okay. So Why Are They So Stressful?

Great pitching. A predictably frustrating offense.

06/05/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Up and Down Aurora

How an Immigrant Craftsman Gave Us the Aurora Elephant

We have a centuries-old artisan tradition to thank for one of Seattle's beloved roadside landmarks.

05/31/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Feature

Up and Down Aurora Avenue

The highs, lows, and possibilities of Seattle’s thorniest thoroughfare.

05/31/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Chona Kasinger

Up and Down Aurora

Photo Essay: Aurora Across the Decades

From Canlis to car culture—to Colonel Sanders's brief tenure flipping burgers.

05/31/2023 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Allecia Vermillion Research by Jane Sherman

Up and Down Aurora

Can We Finally Fix 99's Problems?

Here's how Seattle's deadliest corridor could really, truly, actually, maybe get better.

05/31/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

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