Your Land, Your Legacy: A New Way to Build at Suncadia
For those who believe that where you live should reflect how you live and how you’ll be remembered Suncadia invites a deeper kind of ownership. It’s an opportunity to create a home that is entirely your own, on some of the most desirable homesites in the Cascades, while benefiting from the ease, support, and long-term…
Industry Entrées
Seattle’s newest spots to eat, drink, and gather with friends.
Mr. Maqluba Greenwood | instagram.com/mr.maqluba/ Since opening in the former Olive and Grape space in January, Mr. Maqluba has been bringing some delicious hope to Seattle’s formerly Palestinian-food-free landscape. The restaurant’s “authentic maqluba, made the traditional way,” according to its social media, is a heavenly pot of seasoned rice that’s loaded with roasted chicken, crisped…
Studio Sessions: Cristina Martinez
On the cusp of a new group show, Northwest artist Cristina Martinez reflects on storytelling, motherhood, and personal success.
Artistically inclined from a young age, Cristina Martinez was attending fashion school when she had a realization: Her passion wasn’t necessarily sparked by the clothes she was sketching, but by the stories behind her work. Drawing from her Black and Mexican roots, and from the lives, histories, and cultures of the community around her, Martinez…
Your Guide to Plant-Based Game Day Food Around Seattle
Vegan and vegetarian dishes to nosh on all baseball season long.
With baseball season starting today and the Mariners back on the field, bars around the city are gearing up for several months of game day gatherings. Whether you’re pregaming at a neighborhood bar or chowing down at the stadium, food is part of the ritual. Sports food culture often defaults to meaty wings and sliders,…
Urban Grit Meets Wild Beauty: Inside Seattle Art Museum’s Beyond Mysticism
Seattle’s history is rooted in its fascinating juxtaposition of industry and nature, inspired by the region’s dramatic landscapes and rapidly changing cityscape. Seattle Art Museum’s current exhibition, Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest, invites you to meet the artists who captured that tension and transformed it into a bold new vision of Modernism. Modernism, Made in…
No Longer a Last Resort
The new wave of luxury-forward Mexico all-inclusives delivers cultural immersion and culinary delights.
Thanks to years of party-goers etting south in the winter, the mention of a Mexico all-inclusive resort tends to conjure a specific image: wristband-wearing revelers in a crowded pool, dancing the Macarena to booming music, and the relentless buzz of the frozen margarita blender. Luring guests with all-you-can-drink packages and stocked buffets, these hotels left…
Staying in the Pocket with True Loves
The Seattle funk powerhouse heads to Jazz Alley for five soulful nights.
If you were to pull aside any casual music fan and ask them to cite quintessential Seattle music, you’d get a lot of grunge, the indie-rock explosion and folk revival of the ‘00s and ‘10s, and maybe some of the hip-hop that came bursting from the underground in the last 15 years. Your average person…
A Letter to the Community
For more than a decade, our competitor Seattle Met has been a meaningful and vibrant voice in our city’s media landscape. Its journalists, editors, and contributors have told important stories, celebrated our culture here, and helped define what it means to live in Seattle during a period of extraordinary growth and change. News that folks…
Where to Get Vietnamese Coffee in Seattle
Eight spots we love across the city.
Vietnamese coffee has long been part of Seattle’s Vietnamese restaurant scene, and a new wave of cafés is now building on that foundation with fresh takes and flavors. Here are eight places to try. 1. Aroom Coffee Aroom Coffee serves classic Vietnamese coffee drinks, including egg coffee, coconut coffee, and cà phê đen (traditional phin-brewed…
Rearview Mirror: Cool Jewels, a Record Store Relocation, and the Book the Internet Can’t Stop Talk About
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
Book Buzz If you’re in certain circles of the internet—or frankly, a follower of the New York Times—you’ve probably stumbled upon the recent discourse surrounding Lindy West’s new book, Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane. I read and enjoyed her 2016 memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, which essentially cemented her place in the pantheon…
Restaurant Roundup: James Beard Finalists and Speedy Steak
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Drumroll please… The finalists for the James Beard Awards were announced this week, and two Seattle chefs made the cut for the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category — Atoma’s Johnny Courtney and Surrell’s Aaron Tekulve. For them, culinary glory remains on the table, but we’re still planning on giving the other restaurants and bars…
More Than a Watch Party
At the Museum of Flight, Seattle celebrated Artemis II with real ties to the mission.
A moon mission lifted off in Florida on Wednesday, but one of the most interesting places to see it was Seattle. On April 1, the Museum of Flight hosted a free public watch party for Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. The event included a live broadcast,…
Here’s Your Earth Month To-Do List
Local cleanups, trail work, and ways to get outside this April.
In the Pacific Northwest, a region deeply connected to water, forests, and ecosystems, the climate conversation has never been theoretical. It shows up as shrinking snowpack, severe flooding, and warming streams. If the planet’s future—and that of our own backyard—can feel overwhelming, this year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” puts the action back…
Woven Wonders
Coast Salish weaving, past and present, on view at the Burke Museum.
On display now at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving examines the traditional art form and its importance to Coast Salish communities. “This exhibition broadens the definition of American art by incorporating Indigenous voices and artistic practices historically marginalized due to biases…
Lifting the Fog
Beyond Mysticism at Seattle Art Museum broadens the old story of Northwest art.
For a long time, Northwest Modernism got boxed into one idea: mysticism—a way of describing the region’s art as inward-looking, spiritual, and closely tied to nature. That goes back to a 1953 Life magazine story about Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Guy Anderson, and Morris Graves, the four artists most associated with the Northwest School. Beyond…
Born to (Run) Ski
Pro runner and University of Washington alum Anna Gibson took up ski mountaineering only eight months ago. In February, she represented Team USA in the endurance sport’s Olympic debut.
Anna Gibson is always beaming. Not a phony only-for-the-socials kind of smile, but an open-mouthed grin of exaltation that seems to radiate from her very core. Maybe it’s the lack of oxygen above 6,000 feet near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Gibson trains in the Tetons. Maybe it’s because she just really, really loves running. But…
Dog of the Month
Meet Charlie
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Renew Yourself in Bellingham, Washington
Images courtesy of Visit Bellingham Unwind and reset in 2026 with a trip to peaceful Bellingham, Washington. Located between the stunning Cascade Mountains and the tranquil Salish Sea, there’s no better place for a trip packed with quiet moments in nature combined with the amenities of a culturally rich college town. Bellingham is known for…
Henry Mansfield Wins a Spot at Northwest Tune-Up
A new contest for Washington musicians wrapped earlier this month in Bellingham. Nearly 200 artists entered, and it came down to five finalists.
Earlier this month, Seattle-based queer indie artist Henry Mansfield won the final round of Doc Swinson’s Opening Act Contest at Wild Buffalo House of Music, earning a slot on the Northwest Tune-Up Festival main stage this July. Mansfield makes loud, anthemic pop rooted in storytelling, with songs that move between grief and joy and pull…
Rearview Mirror: Cherries, Darts, and What’s Next at Seattle Rep
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
The Cherry Story This week, I talked with author Livia Blackburne and Seattle-based illustrator Julia Kuo about their beautiful new picture book, Bing’s Cherries. The story traces the origins of the Bing cherry through a young girl imagining the life of Ah Bing, the Chinese immigrant who cultivated the fruit. It moves between fact and…
Settling In, Not Just Moving In: How Seattle Newcomers Find Their Footing
Photos courtesy of Royalty Moving & Storage Seattle. Explore: Seattle Relocation Resources Moving to Seattle is rarely just about transporting belongings from one address to another. For many newcomers, it marks the beginning of learning a city that operates on its own terms, shaped by distinct neighborhoods, changing weather, and an unspoken culture that locals…
Fave Five: Early Signs of Spring
Where to go when everything starts waking up.
March and April always blend together in my head. Around here, there’s still plenty of rain, but it feels a little more manageable as the green sprawls and the crocuses unfurl right before our eyes. This is the time when things respond to moisture and attention, and when getting back into it feels better than…
Queen of the Hill
A 1918 landmark reworked with design cues drawn from early industry.
Seattle’s historic MarQueen Hotel has unveiled an extensive renovation that blends contemporary comforts with vintage glamour. Originally built in 1918 as the Seattle Engineering School, the brick building at the bottom of Queen Anne Avenue provided housing for students developing the Ford Model T. The refreshed design, by Cusack + Co. Interiors, features historic wood…
Like Nowhere Else
Muckleshoot Casino Resort. The biggest and best in the northwest.
Photos courtesy of Muckleshoot Casino Resort. Located south of Seattle, Muckleshoot Casino Resort offers a truly unforgettable escape—one with indulgence, relaxation, and exhilaration, all right at your fingertips. Whether you’re planning a thrilling night out, a spontaneous staycation or a memorable weekend away, this is the experience you’ve been looking for. Our luxurious hotel has…
Restaurant Roundup: Concourse C and Easter Brunch
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Do you notice an extra spring in your step? It couldn’t be that ferry boat full of crab nachos—or the cauliflower wings—as you watch the Mariners play baseball for the first time since October, could it? Perhaps you have a light rail adventure to the Eastside planned? Whatever it is, here are some more things…
Right on the Mark
Flight Club brings high-tech darts and a little London energy to South Lake Union.
When was the last time you played darts? For me, it was in a friend’s garage. Most of the darts were missing and the rest were bent. There was no real scoring system, but no one was keeping track anyway. That’s the game many of us know. This is not that. Flight Club opens March…
A Clear Vision for Growth
Local optometry clinic Eye Eye celebrates a decade in business and prepares to debut its first line of frames.
In Leschi Park, overlooking Lake Washington, towers one of Seattle’s many historic trees, a giant sequoia planted sometime in the early 20th century. Just down the street on Lakeside Avenue is the second location of eye clinic and shop Eye Eye, where Dr. Will Pentecost seems to be borrowing some of the leafy specimen’s energy….
Palace Kitchen Celebrates 30 Years
The Belltown staple still feeds the city after 10 p.m.
After the last tickets come off the rail, floor mats are hauled out to be hosed down, oven hoods are scrubbed, aprons come untied, and someone counts the drawer. It’s a familiar ritual in restaurant cities everywhere. When the shift ends, cooks and servers go looking for a drink and something to eat. For three…
Restaurant Roundup: Icelandic Food Fest and Hot Chicken
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Excitement is building for this summer’s World Cup, and while the beautiful game is important, the event’s organizers are also preparing to spotlight Seattle’s status as a food city for the thousands of fans visiting from around the world. They won’t have to look very far, as SeaTac’s World Table District and its 30+ restaurants,…
Restaurant Roundup: Smoked Brisket and Baseball Bites
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
The Emerald City does St. Patrick’s Day well. Between the brews and hearty meat stews, there are plenty of ways to revel with Irish cuisine while learning about the country’s culture (like how the holiday started with more of a somber tone). Of course, Kells’ festival is already in full swing and you can bring…
5 Dishes to Try in March
Worker-owned restaurants and community-driven kitchens shaping Seattle’s food scene.
Those in the restaurant industry have always faced unspoken challenges. Their stories are often kept behind the fold. Today, we’re hearing more personal accounts of wage theft, abuse, harassment, and a mountain of trauma in an industry built to nourish, celebrate, and commemorate. How does one server, one restaurant take on changing the industry when…
Restaurant Roundup: Nordic Cuisine and a Brazilian Brick-and-Mortar
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Monday nights are worth celebrating—you made it through the first day of the week, so why not treat yourself to a delicious meal? Unfortunately, but understandably, plenty of restaurants are closed. But at these spots, not only are the kitchens still serving, the quality doesn’t drop off post-weekend, providing a perfect opportunity for a surprise…
An Ear For Good Design
Integrated design firm Mithun creates impactful spaces through a culture of listening.
At design firm Mithun, communication plays an indispensable role in the workplace culture. It doesn’t have a single discipline—the practice encompasses architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban design. It doesn’t have a single specialty, with projects spanning educational, cultural, civic, and business sectors. And it doesn’t have visual trademarks: each project is hyper-tailored to…
Best Places to Live: Bellevue
A growing tech hub across the lake.
Long known as a quiet, bedroom community to Seattle, Bellevue has emerged as one of the region’s social and economic power hubs. Boasting a diverse population and some of the state’s top-ranked schools, this Eastside city has experienced continued growth in recent years, with families and young professionals topping out its ranks of new residents….
Best Places to Live: Gig Harbor
For a quiet retirement—or just a slower pace.
In the south sound, gig harbor lures people with the promise of tranquility, space, and some of the most striking views in the region. The city’s picturesque history stretches back to the 1840s—it was named after the small captain’s gig in which the Wilkes Expedition first arrived—and it has evolved into a scenic community known…
Best Places to Live: Normandy Park
A place apart —but still close to everything.
Normandy Park is a place people choose deliberately. First laid out in 1929 as a suburb, the area grew after the city incorporated in 1953, but it was still home to fewer than 2,000 residents. Much of the land had previously been logged or farmed, and even as Seattle expanded nearby, Normandy Park took shape…
Popular Stories
Resistance Turned to Resilience
The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority is celebrating 50 years of lifting up a neighborhood besieged by challenges from all sides.
On November 2, 1972—after a steady overnight rain cleared to leave a construction site near the King Street Station thick with mud—about 200 people gathered for the official groundbreaking of the Kingdome. A project that had seen its funding rejected several times by voters, the Kingdome was finally on its way, with the hopes that…
Barnes & Noble Is Coming Back to Downtown Seattle
The bookseller will open a new flagship at 520 Pike, marking the largest retail lease in downtown Seattle since 2020.
Barnes & Noble is returning to downtown Seattle for the first time since early 2020. The national bookseller has signed a 10-year lease for a new flagship at 520 Pike Street, a 29-story tower, taking over 17,538 square feet on the corner of Pike and 6th Avenue. The store is expected to open in the…
Lessons from the Land
At the Organic Farm School on Whidbey Island, the ground-to-table mindset is rooted in good intentions.
For some, it’s tough to choose between a perfectly sun-ripened summer tomato and a juicy strawberry—but not for my three-year-old. Tomatoes, always tomatoes. Especially one that he has picked directly off the vine, on a working farm filled with fresh produce, chickens, and pigs. As the juice dribbles down his chin, and the sound of…
I’ve Completely Slept on Shibuya HiFi
The Japanese-style listening bar is an absolute must-visit for music lovers.
Every once in a while, I stumble upon something in Seattle that I either didn’t know about or knew about but didn’t experience for months (or years), and become completely, can’t-stop-telling-people obsessed with it. Some examples include the Lonely Siren bar, Kraken games, and Lagree Pilates. My latest discovery is Shibuya HiFi, the Japanese-style listening bar…
Restaurant Roundup: Soy Sauce Tastings and Roman Pizza
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
“There’s never been more to SEA.” That’s the slogan for Visit Seattle’s new campaign designed to encourage people to get reacquainted with all downtown has to offer. With the Perks Pass (free to download straight to your phone), you can enjoy 40+ special offers not only at bars and restaurants but also at hotels, arts…
Sun Break
A spring trip to Southern California that ends under the desert sky.
The moment my family of four arrived at our Italian-inspired villa at The Resort at Pelican Hill along the coast in Newport Beach, California, it was clear: The pace of life is slower here. It was obvious from the outset that we wouldn’t have to lift a finger and that whatever we needed was within…
When it Comes to Ski Resorts, Sometimes Smaller is Better
Finding great snow—and an old-school sense of community—on a trip to Eastern Idaho.
Last month, at the end of a particularly cold midweek afternoon—with visibility declining and snowfall increasing—I hopped off the Triple 88 chairlift, one of two main lifts at the Pomerelle Mountain Resort in Albion, Idaho, and immediately headed to the left, where a series of long blue runs leads back down the mountain through an…
The Quiet Alchemy of Whidbey Island
Where to stay, eat, shop, and explore on Washington’s largest island.
Whidbey Island feels like a secret you’re allowed to keep. Celebratory and comforting at once, an instant restorative—salt air and cedar working their quiet alchemy—while still carrying the promise of surprise around every bend. In a state renowned for its islands, it is the largest: 51 miles of farmland, forest, and tide-washed shoreline suspended between…
Grange Estate Brings Modern Luxury to Dundee Hills
Foley Wines created a hidden-gem hospitality experience in Oregon’s popular vineyard region.
I have a confession. Although I have long loved Pinot Noir, it wasn’t until January of this year that I visited Oregon’s Dundee Hills, a 12,500-acre American Viticultural Area about 30 miles southwest of Portland. I’ve spent time in the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, the Columbia Gorge, and even Portland proper, but for some reason had…
Curmudgeonly Hope
The UK punk heroes Mclusky have returned, loud and pointed as ever.
When you listen to the sardonic, whip-smart, and perennially ornery UK band Mclusky, you get a certain impression of the type of person that must be behind it all. Frontman and founder Andrew Falkous was just home from having seen his daughter perform at a choir recital when he got on the phone, and he…
Artist Dylan Neuwirth Explores His Past in a New Short Novel
Known best for his neon and sculpture work, the Tacoma-based creative has released his rawest work to date—in written-word form.
Dylan Neuwirth approaches life with the intensity of someone who seems to think they are always on the verge of losing it all. Whether making music, cycling hundreds of miles without stopping, or bending large-format neon pieces—all of which he’s done—there’s an all-in attitude that borders on obsession. Luckily for Neuwirth, he possesses the talent,…
Taste of Iceland Returns to Seattle
The three-day festival brings Icelandic food, music, art, and culture to venues across the city.
I have always been mesmerized by Iceland. It probably started in high school, when I was listening to Icelandic musician Björk. In the video for “Jóga,” she sings about her home country with such intensity while sweeping cliffs, mossy rocks, and jagged coastlines move across the screen. I remember thinking: what an incredible place. And then…
Studio Sessions: Tininha Silva
Brazilian-born fiber artist Tininha Silva talks about building a life in the Pacific Northwest and the coastal landscape that influences her work.
Along the shores of the Salish Sea, textures are everywhere—seaweed tangled in the tide, stones worn smooth by water, the strange geometry of coral and barnacles. Those details are finding their way into the work of artist Tininha Silva. Silva grew up in Brazil’s rugged Pernambuco region before moving to Seattle in 1999 after earning…
Andrew Yang: The AI Plot Twist, Politics, & What’s Next
Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins Seattle magazine publisher Jonathan Sposato to talk about AI and the economic shifts it’s driving. Yang reflects on the ideas behind his 2020 campaign, how automation is changing jobs, and what those shifts could mean for politics. He also talks about the Forward Party and whether another…
Bruce Harrell: The Man Behind The Mayor
In this special episode, we sit down with Bruce Harrell, the 57th and current Mayor of Seattle. Beyond the office, who is the man leading our city? Join us as we pull back the curtain to learn more about his story, his motivations, and what truly makes him tick. This is Bruce Harrell: the person, not just the politician. Tune in, get inspired, and discover a new perspective on Seattle’s leader.
Javier Saade: Serial Investor Betting on Seattle
In this episode Jonathan Sposato sits down with Javier Saade; Saade is a recent Seattle transplant and a seasoned leader committed to making a meaningful impact on the city’s economic and entrepreneurial landscape. From founding companies to shaping innovation policy in the Obama administration, Javier has built a career guiding impact-driven ventures while serving on…
The Truth About College Admissions With Adam Miller
Adam Miller, vice president for admissions and financial aid at Whitman College, is pulling back the curtain to give us an exclusive look at how college admissions really work. In this episode, he brings fresh insight and energy to the conversation, sharing how parents can best support their child’s college journey, what makes a standout…
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Urban Grit Meets Wild Beauty: Inside Seattle Art Museum’s Beyond Mysticism
Seattle’s history is rooted in its fascinating juxtaposition of industry and nature, inspired by the region’s dramatic landscapes and rapidly changing cityscape. Seattle Art Museum’s current exhibition, Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest, invites you to meet the artists who captured that tension and transformed it into a bold new vision of Modernism. Modernism, Made in…
Your Land, Your Legacy: A New Way to Build at Suncadia
For those who believe that where you live should reflect how you live and how you’ll be remembered Suncadia invites a deeper kind of ownership. It’s an opportunity to create a home that is entirely your own, on some of the most desirable homesites in the Cascades, while benefiting from the ease, support, and long-term…
Like Nowhere Else
Muckleshoot Casino Resort. The biggest and best in the northwest.
Photos courtesy of Muckleshoot Casino Resort. Located south of Seattle, Muckleshoot Casino Resort offers a truly unforgettable escape—one with indulgence, relaxation, and exhilaration, all right at your fingertips. Whether you’re planning a thrilling night out, a spontaneous staycation or a memorable weekend away, this is the experience you’ve been looking for. Our luxurious hotel has…
Settling In, Not Just Moving In: How Seattle Newcomers Find Their Footing
Photos courtesy of Royalty Moving & Storage Seattle. Explore: Seattle Relocation Resources Moving to Seattle is rarely just about transporting belongings from one address to another. For many newcomers, it marks the beginning of learning a city that operates on its own terms, shaped by distinct neighborhoods, changing weather, and an unspoken culture that locals…