The expanding orbit of Seattle science fiction writer Octavia Butler
Years after her death in Seattle, Hollywood is catching up with author Octavia Butler, whose pioneering, prescient science fiction was first published in the 1970s.
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A Seattle artist's inspired guide to our majestic 'Trees of the West'
Seattle artist Molly Hashimoto’s new book, “Trees of the West,” artfully explores species found in our northern coastal and Cascade forests. Here's an excerpt.
11 things our restaurant critic thinks you should go try immediately
Absolutely overjoyed to be back inside restaurants this year, Bethany Jean Clement shares the most marvelous things she ate in Seattle and beyond.
Meet 3 women who are guiding the future of Washington's wine industry
In Washington, the nation's 2nd-largest wine-producing state, more women are entering — and succeeding in — the historically male-dominated world of wine production.
How Seattle Aquarium’s new pavilion will transform the waterfront
Projected for completion in 2024, the Ocean Pavilion is Seattle Aquarium's most ambitious and costly undertaking yet, but critics argue it's the wrong approach.
Stunning Seattle-area fireplace designs to stoke the embers of inspiration
Our pull toward flame is as much a part of our basic human nature as a fireplace is a central hub of our modern lives...
One WA man has logged 180,000 UFO sightings
In Lincoln County, the man who runs the National UFO Reporting Center estimates he’s logged 180,000 reports of sightings since 1994; here are some standouts.
Discovery Park holds a past of complexity — and an uncertain future
Today the land we call Discovery Park is a generally placid spread of forests and meadows where people stroll and picnic, but fighting over its...
Seattle loves the Mariners, but our container ship trade goes mostly unnoticed
If you want to appreciate the volume and velocity of containers moving through Seattle, a visit to Terminal 18 Park on Harbor Island can be...
How Northwest tribes are leading the push to restore eel-like lampreys VIEW
The fish, which look like eels, once spawned in droves in the Columbia River and coastal rivers. But a century of dam-building and development ravaged...