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Local Businesses Step Up Against Rising Hunger
As food insecurity grows, Seattle organizations respond with coordinated meal distributions and support.
Food bank visits are up 70% since 2019, and even with SNAP benefits reinstated, many families still struggle to keep food on the table. Costs continue to rise, donations have dipped as everyday expenses increase, and the loss of federal support has left a system that was already stretched pushed even further. “Right now, we’re…
Totes Secondhand
Evergreen Goodwill teams up with Seattle artist Stevie Shao for a post-Thanksgiving push toward sustainable shopping.
Have you heard of Secondhand Sunday? It launched in 2022 as the calmer follow-up to Black Friday—a day built for browsing at secondhand stores instead of racing for deals at the mall. It also happens to land right when thrift stores are at their best. Racks are full of cold-weather staples and holiday decorations, and…
A New Place to Ice Skate by the Water
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington’s dockside rink offers lake views and eco-friendly synthetic ice.
Skating season has officially arrived. There’s a particular joy in gliding—or trying to—on cold days. I always go for the outdoor rinks, especially the ones strung with twinkling lights. It can be so romantic. And this year, there’s a new place to lace up. A 71-foot by 38-foot covered Glice rink is up and running…
Innovative Energy
Pioneer Square’s neglected metropole building gets a second life—and a sustainable upgrade—as a nonprofit hub.
After more than a decade lying vacant and in ruins, the Metropole, as its name implies, is once again a vibrant center of culture, industry, and influence. Located in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, the Metropole building was constructed in 1892 as the first major commercial project of Henry Yesler, the city’s wealthiest resident during…
Seattle’s Best of the Best
Everyone loves a winner. And this issue is full of them.
The new issue of Seattle magazine is out—our Best of the Best edition, celebrating the city’s favorite places, spaces, and bites. Each year, Seattle magazine takes it to the people, inviting our readers to vote on their preferred picks. This time around, we did things a little differently, turning to our staff to determine, via…
2025 Readers’ Choice Results
You’ve read about our favorites, now here are the winners chosen by you, the loyal readers of Seattle magazine. See how they compare to our picks. Best New Restaurant Hawks Peak at Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel Best Outdoor Dining Dock & Drink at Hyatt Regency Lake Washington Best Pizza Pagliacci Pizza Best Burger Joint Dick’s…
Fresh Catch
With more than 30 years of marine-protection advocacy under her belt, Seattle Aquarium’s new CEO wants to spark a greater interest in conservation.
Peggy Sloan has long felt a draw to the Pacific Northwest. In the early ’90s, while working as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries observer (a specialist who spends time on commercial fishing vessels to collect data), Sloan counted Seattle as her home base. So, when the opportunity arose more than 30 years later…
Getting to Know Katie Wilson
The Seattle organizer opens up about her path, her people, and the city she calls home.
Katie Wilson has spent much of her adult life organizing in Seattle, co-founding the Transit Riders Union and playing an instrumental role in designing and passing the JumpStart Seattle Payroll Expense Tax on large corporations. This week, however, with elections just around the corner, we’re focusing on the person behind the work. Wilson is running…
A Shot in the Arm for Data Delivery
Bellevue-based Edifecs streamlines healthcare information sharing, protecting patients and promoting a holistic approach to wellness.
Your healthcare data is about personal as it gets, and Edifecs wants to offer you peace of mind while it’s in motion. With legal mandates such as HIPAA governing the handling of healthcare information, exchanging this data can be a complex process. Bellevue-based Edifecs focuses on healthcare data interoperability—the ability for multiple systems to share…
The Secret Lives of Spiders
A new Pacific Science Center exhibit asks visitors to trade fear for fascination.
Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny fraction of the 17.9 million deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. Yet spiders might still be the creatures we fear most. Pacific Science Center’s new exhibition, Spiders: From Fear to Fascination, aims to change that. Created by the…
Malala Yousafzai Returns to Herself
The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner reflects on college, identity, and what it means to reclaim her story in her new memoir.
Malala Yousafzai’s life was upended at the age of 15 in Pakistan when she was shot on a school bus by the Taliban for speaking out about girls’ education. She was treated for life-threatening injuries and recovered in the United Kingdom, where her family permanently relocated. Catapulted into the public spotlight at a tender age,…
Carrying the Legacy Forward
Shannon Lee is recognized at the Very Asian Foundation's gala in Bellevue for her work in preserving her father Bruce Lee’s cultural impact.
For film and martial arts icon Bruce Lee, before there was Fist of Fury or Enter the Dragon, there was The Big Boss. The film marked Lee’s 1971 big-screen breakout role. He would tragically die two years later in May of 1973 from a cerebral edema. Now, 52 years later, Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee, is…
Hiding in the Shadows
A tech veteran’s guide to protecting your company from network attacks.
What is Shadow IT? When you first hear the term Shadow IT, it might sound vaguely ominous or even downright dangerous. And it can be. In simple terms, Shadow IT describes when an employee—or even an entire department within an organization—circumvents the IT team’s best practices and safety protocols to implement a change such as…
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