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Victoria, B.C.: A European-Inspired Getaway in Seattle’s Backyard

Victoria, B.C.: A European-Inspired Getaway in Seattle’s Backyard

With gas prices soaring and flights canceled, a little Old World charm is just a boat ride away.

Skip the airport chaos and discover Victoria, B.C., a European-inspired getaway right in Seattle’s backyard. Explore castles, historic pubs, and high tea.

Kick Off Your Summer With a Copy of the July/August Issue, Out Now

Kick Off Your Summer With a Copy of the July/August Issue, Out Now

The annual Top Docs list is in, along with a look at today’s most popular health and beauty trends, travel for wellness, a summer books package, and more. 

Every year, Seattle magazine publishes the Top Docs list—a comprehensive, peer-nominated catalog of the best regional doctors in every field, from Allergy & Immunology to Sports Medicine. It’s a helpful resource beyond recommendations from family and friends that highlights exceptional practitioners in the area who are trusted by their industry colleagues. To supplement the list,…

A New Craft Camp for Grown-Ups Puts Creativity Back in Your Hands

A New Craft Camp for Grown-Ups Puts Creativity Back in Your Hands

Mischief & Makers Camp brings guided workshops, chef-prepared meals, and a weekend of artful play to Vashon Island.  

It’s not uncommon to open social media and see videos about crafting, which could be anything from junk journaling to knitting. While it’s easy to find this content, it’s also easy to be pulled away by your day-to-day responsibilities. But what if you could have uninterrupted creative time in the company of others and instructors…

Restaurant Roundup: Seattle Dog and Gas Station Vindaloo

Restaurant Roundup: Seattle Dog and Gas Station Vindaloo

Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.

Discover Seattle’s latest food news: from the NYT-winning Seattle dog and hidden gas station Indian food to Ben Gibbard’s favorite local restaurants.

Seattle Center Classical Keeps It Casual

Seattle Center Classical Keeps It Casual

Hear world-class music outside, for free, in one of Seattle’s best summer spots.

Enjoy free outdoor classical music at Seattle Center Classical on Sunday, July 5. Relax on the lawn with world-class performances and family activities.

A New Sake Jazz Bar Brings a Slice of Japan to Hillman City

A New Sake Jazz Bar Brings a Slice of Japan to Hillman City

At Sake Noire, thoughtful pours meet Japanese-Italian plates in a cozy spot inspired by classic jazz kissas.

If you wander through the alleys of a Japanese city, you might be so lucky as to stumble upon a jazz kissa, a café-bar where patrons savor records as intentionally as one would a fine, stiff drink. Now, Seattle’s Hillman City gets its own take on the tradition with Sake Noire—a sleek sake and jazz…

How Seattle’s World Cup Is Centering Coast Salish Culture

How Seattle’s World Cup Is Centering Coast Salish Culture

As Seattle hosts six matches, the Puyallup Tribe is bringing Lushootseed language and Coast Salish culture to soccer’s global stage.

World Cup 26 has brought Seattle plenty of noise: marches to the stadium, packed watch parties, and fans from Australia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across the United States. Amid the flags and football frenzy, another kind of welcome is taking shape, a consistent thread honoring the Indigenous heritage of this city and state. During…

The Power of Three

The Power of Three

Graphic designer Kelly Goto honors her father’s creative legacy with an award-winning anthology of his popular hand-drawn comics.

Discover “Seattle Samurai,” Kelly Goto’s award-winning anthology honoring her father Sam Goto’s comic strip and the Pacific Northwest Japanese American experience.

World Cup 26 Is Keeping the Region Busy. So Are Its Recycling Bins.

World Cup 26 Is Keeping the Region Busy. So Are Its Recycling Bins.

A local expert explains what actually happens after a plastic bottle leaves the bin.

Seattle is buzzing right now. In the first 11 days of World Cup 26, Waterfront Park recorded more than 451,000 visits, including nearly 85,000 on June 19 alone. SEA Airport has also seen some of its busiest travel days ever, with match-day crowds and summer travelers moving through the city. That is a lot of…

Restaurant Roundup: Covert Cocktails and Lavender Last Call

Restaurant Roundup: Covert Cocktails and Lavender Last Call

Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.

While the gray skies and cooler temps may be back for a few days, this week’s heat was just a taste of the summer sizzle to come. One of our favorite ways to chill out is with an icy drink or dessert, and there are plenty of options to do so, from Mia & More’s…

Eat the World in Seattle Southside

Eat the World in Seattle Southside

World Cup visitors don’t have to go far from the airport to find one of the region’s most global dining corridors.

With World Cup 26 underway, Seattle is full of visitors looking for the obvious things: the stadium, a jersey or scarf, a good pint (or three), and a great place to eat. But some of the region’s most interesting food is waiting a few miles south of the downtown crowds, in Seattle Southside, near Seattle-Tacoma…

Washington’s Wildest Summer Festivals

Washington’s Wildest Summer Festivals

From pirate invasions and slug races to geoduck shucking, Bigfoot lore, and Renaissance revelry, these festivals prove the state knows how to keep things strange. 

We all know how wonderfully weird Washington can be—and perhaps some of the best evidence of this lies in its colorful, eclectic, and sometimes downright bizarre festivals happening throughout the year.  While some of the state’s quirkiest festivals have already happened, like Poulsbo’s Viking Fest (third weekend in May) and Rhubarb Days in Sumner (mid-to-late…

So Long Havana Social Club

So Long Havana Social Club

The Capitol Hill nightlife staple will close with one final Pride weekend.  

A little over 20 years ago, Quentin Ertel walked into the space that would become his bar, Havana Social Club. It was near Tenth and Pike, a former auto showroom that had been taken over by REI, before REI moved out of Capitol Hill. “Part of it was falling down,” Ertel remembers, but there were…

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