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Sonata on Wheels
Seattle Chamber Music Society acquires a mobile concert hall.
You’ve heard of food trucks, but what about a concert truck? Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) just acquired The Concert Truck, a 16-foot box truck converted into a mobile concert hall. Complete with lights, sound system, and a grand piano, the rig has already made appearances around Seattle as part of SCMS’s annual summer residency…
Salmon Days Returns This Weekend
Issaquah’s annual festival honors the salmon’s journey home.
I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this unique local festival in Issaquah. This year marks the 56th annual Salmon Days, a celebration of the salmon returning home to spawn. The festival, which began in 1970, is a chance for the community to gather and enjoy parades, food, art, and of course, salmon viewing. One…
Mariners Back in the Playoffs
From Cal Raleigh’s record season to watch parties around town, here’s why it’s a big deal.
Dennis Berg has been going to Seattle Mariners games for as long as the team has been in Seattle. He’s attended every opening day since their inception in 1977, when the Mariners played in the Kingdome. His Major League Baseball obsession goes back to the short-lived Seattle Pilots, who played one season at the now-demolished…
The Pulse: Grounds for Change
Sue Bird on stage, Starbucks in retreat.
Fall is officially here, but are we feeling it yet? It’s certainly getting colder. Maybe you’re shutting the windows at night or noticing all the pumpkins at the grocery stores. Some of us are pulling out scarves, others are clinging to late-summer light. I guess the question is, are you Team Fall or Team Endless…
Howl About That
Woodland Park Zoo welcomes four Mexican gray wolf brothers.
The new arrivals at Woodland Park Zoo are, quite simply, incredibly handsome. Four Mexican gray wolf brothers, with coats streaked in buff, gray, rust, and black, just moved in from the California Wolf Center. At six years old, they’re still getting their bearings, which means they might be shy at first. “The zoo is a…
Shaping Our Future Together
Showing up for Seattle matters more than ever.
Seattle’s recovery looks promising, but progress is fragile. Sustaining and strengthening it will take commitment from leaders, businesses, and us: the people that call this region home. The more we show up now—supporting our neighborhoods, businesses, and the people who bring them to life—the more we’ll benefit from the thriving, beautiful city we call home. We…
Leveling the Field
Seattle’s Rough & Tumble redefined what a sports bar can be, and now it’s opening a second location.
Rough & Tumble, the Ballard bar built around women’s sports, is opening a second location next month in Columbia City. The new space takes over the longtime home of Columbia City Ale House, just minutes from the Reign’s training facility. When it opened in 2022, Rough & Tumble was the first bar in the world…
2025 Washington State Book Awards Winners Announced
Covering seven categories from fiction to poetry, the annual recognition highlights the region’s literary talents.
The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) has announced the winners of the 2025 Washington State Book Awards. Now in its 59th year, the program (formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards) celebrates writers of all stripes, and the winners were…
Help Build 100 Bikes for Seattle Kids
Volunteers are needed Sept. 23 at Stoup Brewing to build bikes that will be donated to first graders.
I won my first bike in a school contest selling candy bars. It was a game-changer. Living close enough to town, it felt like having my own car at eight years old. For many kids, that first bike is a small miracle—a way around the neighborhood, a chance to go farther and faster, and a…
First Thursdays Are Back in a Big Way
Art Walk is turning Pioneer Square into a lively gallery crawl and an impromptu runway.
For 60 years, the first Thursday of every month has pulled people into galleries across Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square has burned down, been rebuilt, and reinvented more than once. It’s sandwiched between buzzy downtown to the north and, to the south, the stadiums and a stretch of rail lines. In between are brick buildings,…
Hispanic Heritage Month in Seattle
Celebrate Hispanic history, art, culture, and food in the city this fall.
Seattle’s Hispanic roots are much older than many realize. Often overshadowed by the history of British exploration of the Pacific Northwest, Spanish exploration in and around Washington dates to the late 1700s. Think of places like the San Juan Islands and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where the evidence is in the names. From…
Finally, the Robot Chauffeurs Are Coming
Why Waymo’s autonomous rideshare could be a good thing for Seattle.
OK, before anyone assumes I am simply a technocrat espousing the virtues of automation at the expense of human connection, just hear me out on this one. Waymo’s imminent arrival in Seattle is a good thing, and frankly, I couldn’t be happier. The company announced it’s beginning driverless testing in Seattle this week, following earlier…
Travel, Design, and a New Season for Seattle Magazine
Our September/October issue is here, with big trips and a fall arts preview you don't want to miss.
Seattle magazine’s latest print issue just landed, and the timing of its arrival—as Seattle’s long summer days shift into the golden light of fall—feels very fitting. It’s a moment of change for the publication, marking the first issue under the direction of our new editor-in-chief, Rachel Gallaher, who joined midway through production. She’s already put…
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