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Stories from Seattle: How Baking Helps Kate McDermott Cope

Stories from Seattle: How Baking Helps Kate McDermott Cope

"As long as I can smell the yeast blooming, and the pie baking, I know that I’m OK."

Freshly baked apple pie.

How Did Fremont Become the Center of the Universe?

How Did Fremont Become the Center of the Universe?

It's not just about the Troll

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. In the 1990s, a small group of Fremont residents and business owners wanted to rebrand the neighborhood as the culturally rich area it once was, rather than the industrial eyesore it had become. Building on the success of the Fremont Solstice…

Stories from Seattle: Italian Dream Vacation Cut Short by Coronavirus

Stories from Seattle: Italian Dream Vacation Cut Short by Coronavirus

La dolce vita in the Umbrian hills, followed by self-quarantine in Seattle

Panorama of the Umbrian

Stories from Seattle: A Teen Photographer Finds Comfort Through Collaboration

Stories from Seattle: A Teen Photographer Finds Comfort Through Collaboration

A new Instagram space offers a refuge for young people navigating life in isolation

Photos by (and of) Sophia Chew

This Week Then: Washington's Swinging Jazz History

This Week Then: Washington’s Swinging Jazz History

Plus: fighting wildfires and promoting sustainable forestry

Early Seattle jazz hot spot Washington Hall, seen here in 1937

Portraits of Life Under Lockdown

Portraits of Life Under Lockdown

Wondering what the city looks like while everyone's staying home and healthy? We sent our photographers to the streets

On March 16, which feels like an actual lifetime ago, staff photographers Hayley Young and Alex Crook set out to capture Seattle standing still. We were just at the beginning of the advisory to stay home in order to #flattenthecurve and slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. What does the city look like without…

Stories from Seattle: For Freelancers, Quarantine Isn't Exactly New

Stories from Seattle: For Freelancers, Quarantine Isn’t Exactly New

"I feel helpless to do anything, except stay inside. Which is the same as it ever was."

Just a typical day in the office.

This Week Then: Seattle Sports of All Sorts

This Week Then: Seattle Sports of All Sorts

Plus: saying goodbye to a beloved colleague

The implosion of the Seattle Kingdome on March 26, 2000.

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."

This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…

Stories from Seattle: Letting Go of "Normal"

Stories from Seattle: Letting Go of “Normal”

The key to survival: Lower your expectations, or get rid of them all together

Isolation then: More drooling, less homeschooling.

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

Stories from Seattle: Dance Artist Kaitlin McCarthy on Coping with Coronavirus while Pregnant

"Dancing my way through the crowd, a spontaneous clapping and stomping erupted on the beat. One perfect moment of togetherness that, it turns out, may have been our last for a long while."

Kaitlin McCarthy dances with the audience of her show ‘Gender Reveal Party: a dance show,’ at Velocity Dance Center

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

This Week Then: Fighting Flu in 1918

Looking back at the Spanish Flu pandemic and its effects in Washington state

Courtesy HistoryLink

Murano Senior Living Focuses on Health and All its Facets For Their Residents
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Murano Senior Living Focuses on Health and All its Facets For Their Residents

PrimeFit is Murano's comprehensive senior health and wellness program exclusive to Leisure Care communities

Sponsored by Murano Senior Living Murano Senior Living Puts the Spotlight on Senior Health Murano, Seattle’s newest senior living community located in the heart of the First Hill neighborhood knows that healthy seniors are happy seniors. Offering a wide range of senior care services including independent living, assisted living, enhanced assisted living, and memory care,…

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