May 2017

This Prefab Kitsap County Home Went From Sterile to Stylish

This Prefab Kitsap County Home Went From Sterile to Stylish

The Emerald Studio warms up one family’s formerly austere home.

Pops of blue link the rooms of the house, creating cohesion and transforming the aesthetic.

Nia Martin

Don't Call It a Deli. Mean Sandwich is a Lunchtime Revelation.

Don’t Call It a Deli. Mean Sandwich is a Lunchtime Revelation.

Vets from NYC’s Momofuku move west for a new life built around sandwiches.

Mean Sandwich owners Alex and Kevin Pemoulie and their daughter, Vivian.

Chelsea Lin

Urban Sweat Lodge Trend Spreads in Seattle

Urban Sweat Lodge Trend Spreads in Seattle

The latest path to Zen works up a sweat.

City Sweats: first perspire, then glow.

Nia Martin

Local Lit: Lessons From a 'Disastrous Pirate Slut' and a Bird Rescuer

Local Lit: Lessons From a ‘Disastrous Pirate Slut’ and a Bird Rescuer

Two leading Seattle-area authors reveal different truths with their new books.

Standout local authors Claire Dederer (left) and Lyanda Lynn Haupt get personal with their new books.

Elaina Friedman & Callie Little

This Delicious Northwest Berry is Finally Getting Love From Local Chefs

This Delicious Northwest Berry is Finally Getting Love From Local Chefs

The sweet and nutty saskatoon is having something of a moment.

Look for saskatoon berries on bush-like trees often found on the edges of orchards

Seattle Mag

Seattle Nearly Lost One of Its Biggest Music Boosters. Instead, She's Doubling Down With Upstream.

Seattle Nearly Lost One of Its Biggest Music Boosters. Instead, She’s Doubling Down With Upstream.

Los Angeles was beckoning music biz maven Melissa Darby. Fortunately for us, Paul Allen's new fest kept her in Seattle.

Melissa Darby in Pioneer Square before Upstream crowds arrive: After 24 years at the heart of Seattle’s music scene, she’s come of age for the biggest job of her life.

Tim Appelo

Seattle's Top Shops Showcase Our Favorite Home Design Trends

Seattle’s Top Shops Showcase Our Favorite Home Design Trends

Your guide to the hottest pieces from the best local shops.

Seattle is a hub of design and innovation, and that creativity also applies to the spaces we call home. From unique materials to imaginative forms, our city’s interior design shops have no shortage of distinctive decor to transform the rooms we inhabit. Taking a cue from our four favorite design trends (including the enduring Northwest…

Nia Martin, Kate Calamusa

Can Washington's Solar Boom Survive the Legislative Stalemate?

Can Washington’s Solar Boom Survive the Legislative Stalemate?

Financial incentives are driving locals to install rooftop solar. But an expiring state tax break could halt the growth.

Ikea’s new solar installation, which will produce enough energy to power 131 homes, is evidence that solar is viable in Seattle

Maria Dolan

UW Students Pack New Presidential Power Course in Trump Era

UW Students Pack New Presidential Power Course in Trump Era

President Trump's executive orders sparked a wildly popular University of Washington class.

UW Law School Professor Kathryn A. Watts (left) and Associate Dean Sanne H. Knudsen weren’t too surprised by the interest in their new class on presidential power. More and more, presidents have used the executive order to sidestep congressional gridlock

Ambreen Ali

How Seattle's activist past shaped the future of transportation in the region

How Seattle’s activist past shaped the future of transportation in the region

Gray Matters: History, says Knute Berger, shows us that activism can make a positive difference in local projects.

Some Seattleites want to save the “ramps to nowhere” as a monument to citizen activism

Knute Berger

This stunning Decatur Island cabin is the next best thing to owning a private island

This stunning Decatur Island cabin is the next best thing to owning a private island

AIA Seattle Home of Distinction: Queen Anne couple finds the perfect retreat from their urban lifestyle.

The landscape largely dictated the footprint of the cabin, which left the surrounding madrona trees in place.

Nia Martin

Tunnel Vision: A 360 Look at Bertha Underground

Tunnel Vision: A 360 Look at Bertha Underground

Above ground, the journey of Bertha’s dig under downtown has been one of the most talked about news stories of recent years. As Bertha begins to emerge on the other side, we go underground for an exclusive look

Workers are dwarfed by the mammoth scale of the tunnel, shown here in March 2016. The curved concrete segments are made by the EnCon plant in Pierce County. The upper and lower roads are still to come

Elaine Porterfield