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Tired of Closings? These Restaurants Are Here to Stay

Tired of Closings? These Restaurants Are Here to Stay

Join us in celebrating big anniversaries for these local favorites.

This kind of view never gets old.

Northwest Distillers Borrow European Traditions for Fall-Flavored Fruit Brandies

Northwest Distillers Borrow European Traditions for Fall-Flavored Fruit Brandies

Local distillers are taking advantage of our state’s bounty by producing an array of fruit brandies.

Washington distillers are using local fruit to craft brandies including: (left to right) It’s 5 Artisan Distillery’s Cherry Brandy, Sidetrack Distillery’s Strawberry Brandy, Orcas Island Distillery’s Pear Brandy and San Juan Island Distillery’s Apple Eau

Fight for Artistic Freedom Against Government Repression Takes Seattle Stage

Fight for Artistic Freedom Against Government Repression Takes Seattle Stage

The Belarus Free Theatre’s "Burning Doors" is a portal to a world where art is a crime.

Maryna Yurevich, Maria Alyokhina and Siarhei Kvachonak in “Burning Doors,” September 28–October 1 at On the Boards.

Make a Statement in Your Home With These Stylish, Washington Barnwood Doors

Make a Statement in Your Home With These Stylish, Washington Barnwood Doors

Barn doors come gliding in from Gig Harbor.

Don Rees is your sliding-door man. Founder of Real Carriage Door Company (Gig Harbor, 9803 44th Ave. NW; 253.853.3815), he’s been in the home-building business for more than 30 years and has a knack for constructing impressive entrances. In today’s door world, reclaimed barnwood is the new black; some doors even come with a certificate…

How to Make the Most of Your Trip to Banff & Lake Louise
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How to Make the Most of Your Trip to Banff & Lake Louise

With two major events happening this fall, there’s plenty to eat, see and do in this charming town north of the border.

Photos courtesy of Banff & Lake Louise Tourism

These Are the Best Views in Seattle, So of Course They're Stunning

These Are the Best Views in Seattle, So of Course They’re Stunning

Seattle looks even more beautiful from these incredible locations.

The sunset view from the Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center, the tallest building in Seattle.

How Top Seattle Chefs Survive the Notoriously Brutal Restaurant Industry

How Top Seattle Chefs Survive the Notoriously Brutal Restaurant Industry

Five chefs making creative contributions to the region's booming restaurant economy.

Shota Nakajima grew up in Seattle but moved to Osaka, Japan, at 18 to train under Yasuhiko Sakamoto. Nakajima appeared this season on Food Network’s Iron Chef Gauntlet, finishing fourth.

Thanks to a Direct Flight, This Breathtaking Wine Region is Within Easy Reach From Seattle

Thanks to a Direct Flight, This Breathtaking Wine Region is Within Easy Reach From Seattle

Make a quick getaway to surfing and wine paradise San Luis Obispo.

Wine country near San Luis Obispo brushes up against the central California Pacific coastline.

New to Seattle? Here's Everything You Need to Know

New to Seattle? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

For the city’s thousands of new residents, Knute Berger offers a few tips on how to better enjoy life here.

Get a good view of the city from one of our parks, including Gas Works Park on Lake Union.

The Breathtaking Scenery (and Exceptional Wine) of British Columbia

The Breathtaking Scenery (and Exceptional Wine) of British Columbia

Duffey Lake Road takes you from Whistler to the Okanagan Valley, with natural beauty along the way.

Get an eyeful of Matier Glacier from Joffre Lake.

Travel Around the World With This Heat-Beating Cocktail at Navy Strength

Travel Around the World With This Heat-Beating Cocktail at Navy Strength

Behold the power of the swizzle.

The Kokum and Cashew Swizzle from Anu and Chris Elford.

Video: Best New Restaurants on KING5

Video: Best New Restaurants on KING5

Chelsea Lin talked about a few of her favorite restaurants on KING5's Evening show.

Have you checked out our best restaurants issue yet? Last night, our food editor Chelsea Lin talked about a few of her favorite places (and how we go about working on these annual issues) on King 5’s Evening show. Watch it below! Check out the rest of our Best Restaurants package here.  

Seattle Leaders Explore City-level Health Services in the Age of Trump

Seattle Leaders Explore City-level Health Services in the Age of Trump

How Seattle could learn from San Francisco to provide health care to residents as the Trump Administration threatens the Affordable Care Act.

As the Trump Administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants and threatens to overturn the Affordable Care Act, pushing more than 20 million people off their health care plans, some Seattle leaders are looking for ways to ensure that people living in the city can access health care regardless of their income or immigration status. To…

Take a Northwest-Style Safari on the Olympic Peninsula

Take a Northwest-Style Safari on the Olympic Peninsula

Patience and luck can yield enviable big-animal encounters.

Get up close with sea creatures at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.

Now This is How You Do a Backyard in Seattle

Now This is How You Do a Backyard in Seattle

A remodel turns a backyard from lackluster into the life of the party.

Previously enclosed, the outside covered deck now blends seamlessly into the overall backyard design.

Road Songs: Soundtrack the Northwest's Quintessential Fall Road Trips With These Tunes

Road Songs: Soundtrack the Northwest’s Quintessential Fall Road Trips With These Tunes

A region as gorgeous as ours deserves a mood-setting playlist.

Jump in the car and crank up these playlists.

Seattle's Cook Shortage Could Affect Your Next Restaurant Tab

Seattle’s Cook Shortage Could Affect Your Next Restaurant Tab

Forget about $15 an hour or mandatory tipping. The real talk in Seattle’s restaurant kitchens is about the labor problem—and solving it may hit diners in more ways than one.

Who’s cooking? Seattle restaurants are having trouble finding enough kitchen help, an issue that may hit consumers in the pocketbook

10 Killer Seattle Cocktails Under $10

10 Killer Seattle Cocktails Under $10

A good drink doesn't have to break the bank.

Sip a solid sangria at Bar Abajo and discover other great drinks under $10.

These After-Party Heroes Deliver Cookies and Ice Cream Until 3 A.M.

These After-Party Heroes Deliver Cookies and Ice Cream Until 3 A.M.

A new late-night delivery service will curb the munchies.

Cookies and milk, now on call in parts of the city.

Can the Heart and Soul of the Central District Survive Redevelopment?

Can the Heart and Soul of the Central District Survive Redevelopment?

Gentrification threatens to erase the cultural underpinnings of Seattle’s once predominantly black neighborhood.

Fat’s Chicken and Waffles, which opened last year in the iconic Catfish Corner space at East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, is considered by some an example of “gentrification done right.”

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