Best Exurbs Around Seattle: Why Some Locals Are Heading Way, Way Out of Town

In search of affordable housing, some are trading a longer commute time for a quality of life that’s worth the drive.

Port Orchard’s waterfront is part of the town’s appeal

Sheila Mickool

These Seattle Suburbs Have the Most Walkable Downtowns

For those seeking an urban lifestyle, suburban cities with compact and walkable downtowns offer appealing amenities, such as local shops and restaurants, and small-town civic pride

Walkable downtown Kirkland encourages window shopping and people watching

Sheila Mickool

The Best Seattle Suburbs for a Quick Commute

Transit ridership is growing faster in the Puget Sound region than anywhere else in the country. Here are the suburbs where commutes are quick and easy

Kent residents board the Sounder Train at the downtown Kent station; the train ride to Seattle’s King Street Station is just 30 minutes

Niki Stojnic

Best Seattle Suburbs for Affordable Homes

With the median price of homes in Seattle topping $690,000, it’s no wonder many people are willing to trade a little extra commuting time for a reasonably priced place to live.

You can find historic homes in Everett and also new homes that mimic the Craftsman style, complete with porches

Sheila Mickool

The Best Seattle Suburbs For Nature Lovers

It’s no secret that our local environment—from our shorelines to mountaintops and city parks to urban trails—is a major draw and can be an important consideration for home buyers in deciding where to live

The hike to the top of Poo Poo Point near Issaquah offers a stunning payoff.

Sheila Mickool

Spotlight on Bellevue: The Suburb That’s a City

The one-time bedroom community has put the ‘urban’ in ‘suburban’

The Bellevue Collection, along Bellevue Way and NE Eight Street, with shopping, entertainment and restaurant options, has helped fill downtown Bellevue sidewalks with pedestrians

Julie Arnan

The Fastest-Growing Suburbs in the Seattle Area

Buyers and renters seeking to escape Seattle’s frenzied market are heading to rapidly expanding towns south and east of the city

From left to right; Bakery Nouveau recently opened a location in Burien, joining a row of shops along bustling 152nd Street; Some of Kirkland’s 87,000 residents enjoy a summer event at Marina Park; Nearby, apartments and condos stretching out over Lake

Niki Stojnic

Seattleite: Brittany Nicole Cox Is One Of The Only Antique Clock Restorers in the Nation

Repairing antique watchworks and vintage mechanical objects, Brittany Nicole Cox keeps in time with the past

Antiquarian horologist Brittany Nicole Cox, pictured in her Columbia City studio

Caroline Craighead

5 Best New Ramen Restaurants in Seattle

Seattle’s newest ramen places dial into Japan’s regional varieties

Counter seating takes up most of Betsutenjin's small Capitol Hill dining room, making it feel like you're in Japan

Chelsea Lin

These Colorful Pop-Up Shop Doughnuts Are a Food We Love

Pastry chef Mi Kim's Raised Doughnuts is finding legions of sweet-toothed fans

This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Pastry chef Mi Kim has tapped into the pleasure center of our collective psyche with her take on a basic breakfast sweet: the humble doughnut. Although in her hands, these raised rings are anything but humble. Kim launched her Raised Doughnuts pop-up shop…

Chelsea Lin

Seattle Is Turning Pockets of Unused Pavement Into Parks

A city initiative turns little-used streets and dangerous intersections into urban oases

Pavement to Parks opened the Pine Street Plaza concrete park in November

Danny Sullivan

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…

Megan Toal