Explore B.C.’s Sunshine Coast by tour boat, kayak, or on foot
Just east of Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast stretches about 100 miles, with fjords and inlets piercing the land from almost every angle, making room...
Christy Karras
When the ocean mood strikes, hit these accessible Washington coast trails
If you’re a weekend hiker, Washington offers an embarrassment of riches, from the mountains to the coast. Not in a mountain mood? Here are some local...
Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera
Seattle Opera is working to make black people feel more welcome in an art form with a history of excluding people of color. The ways...
Head to Victoria, B.C., for a weekend of outdoor fun
"Water, wheels and walks" is the theme of this weekend itinerary for paddlers, bikers and hikers on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.
Stravinsky’s ‘Persephone’ at Seattle Symphony goes big with puppets, dancers, singers and full orchestra WATCH
“Persephone” is just one example of the inventive ways Seattle Symphony and other orchestras are presenting some of their concerts these days.
7 spring hikes near Hood Canal: Waterfalls, streams and more
In springtime, mountain snow melts into rumbling rapids and swollen waterfalls along the Olympic Peninsula’s eastern edge.
Seattle Opera has big plans for its new headquarters at Seattle Center
Seattle Opera’s glass-clad, $60 million headquarters at Seattle Center, which the company plans to move into this fall, is representative of how it hopes to...
Ski and shoot: Biathlon gaining followers in the West
Olympic Games put winter’s mystery sport in the spotlight. In Washington, there are two places to try it.
Exploring by snowshoe near Stevens Pass
Snowshoeing while snow is falling is every bit as fun as hiking in the rain is not.
Welcome 2018 with polar-bear plunges and other Northwest outdoor adventures
The outdoors can focus our minds at any time of year, and it seems especially effective on a day when our thoughts turn to goals...