City Life

Your Seattle-Specific Earthquake Kit: Bourbon, Chocolate and Other Necessities
Quick tips you might not have thought of for surviving the Pacific Northwest’s dreaded natural disaster
Pack It In: Peanut butter and dried foods are recommended by the experts, but don’t forget the bourbon and fancy candy bars in your quake kit

True or False: Do These Seattle Business Services Exist?
Are these for real? Or did we make them up? In everything-goes Seattle, deciding may be harder than you think
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It’s a great time to be a Seattleite: Pot is legal! You can get cookies delivered to your door! A stranger will scoop your dog’s poop out of the yard before another stranger mows the lawn! These days, there seems to be a product…

A 12th Man Guide To Tailgating
When your blood runs green and blue, here’s how to tailgate like a true 12
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Catching the game on TV garbed in team colors is fine, but during home games, the most dedicated Seahawks fans take it to the next level. Want to join them this year? You have options. Head to the fenced-off, pedestrian-based Hawk Alley Tailgate area…

The Insider’s Guide to the Seattle Pride Parade
The Seattle Pride Parade features everything from bedazzled floats to co-workers marching in solidarity
This article appears in print in the June 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade (June 24, 11 a.m.‒2 p.m.; starting downtown at the corner of Fourth and Union; seattlepride.org) is the biggest draw of the Seattle Pride Festival’s weekend of events. As part of one of the largest, longest-running festivals of its…

Take a Stroll Along the New Washington Park Arboretum Trail
"This is one of the biggest moves in the Arboretum since it was created."
This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The new 1.2-mile paved stretch of trail in the Washington Park Arboretum is still awaiting its grand opening — now set for April 8. But pedestrians and cyclists are already testing out the long-planned addition to the park, which has been underway for…

Sign of the Times: ‘Rage Room’ Is the New Place to Smash Away Your Stress
Plus: Our guide on where to go to deal with stress in the age of anxiety
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. When it comes to letting off steam these days, there is no better sign of the times than last April’s opening of the city’s first “rage room”—a place where you can literally, legally break stuff. But that frenzy of fury might not be…

These Seattle Sisters are Stars in the Science World
Two Queen Anne sisters are going to infinity and beyond (and from the White House to the stratosphere).
Sisters Kimberly (left) and Rebecca Yeung show off their weather apparatus (along with Lego R2-D2, and a picture of their cat Loki, on the Popsicle stick) in their garage in Queen Anne
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