February 2021
Restaurant Roundup: Praise-Worthy Pizza and Aperitivo Hour
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Triple D is back in the Emerald City. That’s right, celebrity chef Guy Fieri and his long-running Food Network hit “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” were seen bouncing around Ballard earlier this week, filming at Local Tide, a Northwest seafood joint known for its delicious shrimp toast, salmon sandos, and fried oysters. The show’s iconic red…
Washington to Offer First-Ever Toll Discount for Lower-Income Motorists
It will launch in December on stretches of two expressways in the Puget Sound region and could eventually be expanded.
Drivers with low incomes will soon be able to pay less to travel on two of Washington’s newest tolled roadways. After months of conversation, the Washington State Transportation Commission approved a new program last week offering a 50% discount on tolls on the state route 509 and 167 expressways in the Puget Sound region. People…
Meet the Next Generation of Great Seattle Coffee Shops
These six cafés serve creative drinks, global flavors, and plenty of matcha.
Seattle is justifiably famous for its coffee, but that fame is bundled up with a specific era of coffee. When people think of Seattle coffee they think Starbucks and Espresso Vivace popularizing espresso, they think dark roasts, coffee shops with “java” in the name, Frasier Crane hanging out at the fictional Café Nervosa. In other…
The Bark Benefit is changing lives, one rescue at a time
Every rescue dog has a story.
Tickets for The Bark Benefit are available now. September 19, 2026 | Meydenbauer Center Some animals arrive with broken bones or other medical needs. Others carry wounds that can’t be seen: fear, neglect, or trauma in need of healing. And then there are the dogs who have simply found themselves without a home because life…
PlantCon Is Coming for Seattle’s Windowsills
The nation’s largest gathering for houseplant lovers makes its Pacific Northwest debut this August with 200 booths, hands-on workshops, and a DJ.
My house is full of plants, enough that I’ve lost count. Houseplants have the same suspicious math as tattoos: One is rarely the final number. I propagate cuttings in jars of water, regularly rearrange corners of the house in pursuit of better light, and like to imagine the entire collection is improving the air. That…
Seabrook Is a Little Coastal Utopia
This walkable beach town gives families room to roam, relax, and leave the car parked.
There’s nothing quite like finding an edible mushroom in the forest with a five-year-old. The excitement and pride my son displayed when we found chicken of the woods were contagious, and after battering and frying the mushrooms, our wonderful day got even better. The dark, wet forests in which our mushrooms grew are part of…
Five Easy Summer Outings That Don’t Require a Big Plan
August is wonderful, but it can get a little feral when the kids are roaming free and school still feels far away. Consider this your low-effort rescue plan.
There’s a point in summer when the family starts to fray a little. Camps have come and gone, and the novelty of popsicles for lunch has worn off. Everyone wants something fun to do, but nobody needs a major production that involves sand all over the car or a ferry reservation. These five outings are…
Who Let the Dogs In? The Mariners’ Bark at the Park Is Seattle at Its Best
Baseball is better with a few hundred dogs in the stands.
Every so often, a city reveals its personality in the smallest and most delightful of ways. In Seattle, that might just be a baseball game … with dogs! The Seattle Mariners host “Bark at the Park” several times each season at T-Mobile Park, and if you haven’t been, you’re missing out on a high dose…
Rearview Mirror: Jimothy Fever, a Fresh Art Fair, and Goodies in Woodinville
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
Unofficial mascot mug Really, is there anything else worth talking about right now? Jimothy has been in the collective consciousness for a little more than two weeks now, and I—along with most everyone I know, the entire city, half of the country, and a slice of the world—am obsessed with him. I don’t know if…
Restaurant Roundup: Supporting the Hospitality Community After Tragedy
Here are ways to help those affected by the Bite of Seattle shooting and keep showing up for the people and businesses at the heart of the city’s food scene.
You shouldn’t have to fear for your life when you go to a food festival. It’s something that shouldn’t even have to be said, but I’m writing it now with a pit in my stomach. Following the shooting at last weekend’s Bite of Seattle, where three people were killed and four more were injured, it’s…
Earth, Wind & Fire Keeps the Groove Going
Ahead of the band’s Seattle return with Lionel Richie, Grammy Award-winning drummer, percussionist, singer, and songwriter Ralph Johnson talks performing, enduring songs, and his new memoir.
Through the years, Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Ralph Johnson has stepped onstage in Seattle more times than he can count, but it was far from love at first sight. “I was born and raised in Los Angeles, so we had nothing but sunshine and 70-degree weather,” Johnson says. “When I went to Seattle for the…
Mailbox: Your questions on hope, betrayal and losing your temper
In this special episode, Mónica and producer Jessica Jones explore questions from curious listeners about fear, family conflict, patriotism when we’re so at odds, and the unforeseeable ways we come to believe what we believe. Also on deck: Advice to a mom caught in a political rift between father and son, what happens when Moni…