Worst places to park in Seattle
Those San Franciscans sure have it tough. First there’s the problem of people pooping on their mass transit, then there are complaints about parking – lack of it, existential need for it, inability of...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Lightning over Seattle results in stunning photos
Saturday morning’s rumbling light show over Western Washington treated those awake to a rare lightning show that seemed to tickle the undersides of clouds with electricity and illuminate them from...
View ArticleStudy: Seattle drivers among worst in U.S.
Seattle has a rep for being full of bad drivers, from left-lane campers to passive-aggressive ragers. Are we really that awful? Tuesday’s annual study by insurance company Allstate has some pretty...
View ArticleSeattle no longer among most popular for Labor Day tourists
For years, Seattle has been among the country’s top 10 cities for Labor Day travelers, according to Priceline’s hotel bookings. Seattle even snagged Priceline’s No. 2 spot for most-visited city for the...
View ArticleNirvana fans go under the needle to celebrate album reissue
Hannah Evans was about 4 years old when Nirvana’s album “In Utero” was released. Now 24, she distinctly remembers her mom, Amy Palmer, jamming to the sounds of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave...
View ArticleThe Rainier Beer ‘R’ and other Seattle neon we love and miss
If you like neon and Seattle’s cultural icons – and want to see cool old pictures of dancing Rainier Beers – this slideshow will fulfill that need. If you’re old enough to remember the Rainier Beer...
View ArticleDid Amazon rip off ‘The Office’s’ Rainn Wilson?
It’s an all-Seattle spat, as local actor Rainn Wilson accuses Amazon of stealing his idea. First, here’s the accusation: Congrats @Amazon & @AmazonKindle 4 totally ripping off @SoulPancake in their...
View ArticleDick Spady, co-founder of Dick’s Drive-In, celebrates 90th birthday
When Carl and Nadine Lind first met in the parking lot of the Wallingford Dick’s Drive-In, the restaurant’s co-founder Dick Spady was in his early 30s. On Tuesday the couple, now married 56 years, were...
View ArticleSeattle accents: Unsexy and unremarkable?
A recent survey found that a West Coast accent isn’t as “attractive” as a Southern drawl or New York speech, and that West Coasters speak with an unremarkable, “generic” accent. Are we really that...
View ArticleSeattle: The Year in Photos
There seems to be two times when photographs are the most valuable. The first is immediately after an image was captured. In this age of instant publishing, the expectation is that imagery will be...
View ArticleTime-lapse video captures Seattle like dramatic, moving postcard
“Seattle Dream Pt. II,” a time-lapse film created by James Whelan and Jake Magraw of F-Stop Seattle Photography is like a beautiful, animated postcard. Their portrait of our city uses more than 50,000...
View ArticleA Seattle bucket list for kids
What should be on a Seattle bucket list for kids before they grow up? Before running in the Seattle Center fountain feels too young and Seafair pirates become too dorky (maybe never)? Here’s our list,...
View ArticleSeattle’s best hidden hangouts
Seattle is full of cool, quirky places off the beaten path – if you know where to look. (And no, we’re not talking about speakeasy hipster bars with nameless storefronts). These hidden gems are a...
View ArticleSeattle drivers among worst in U.S., study says
How bad are Seattle drivers? So bad that Seattle ranks in the top third of the most dangerous cities for driving in America, says insurer Allstate. In its annual study released Tuesday, Allstate found...
View ArticleSeattle’s ugliest buildings, grimmest places
Seattle is a gorgeous city. But every city has its share of hideousness, so we ripped off the beauty crown and asked seattlepi.com readers to nominate Seattle’s ugliest buildings. We added a few of our...
View ArticleBeacon Food Forest offers foraging, free garden produce during harvest
The Beacon Food Forest is a labor of love. Volunteers have carved the public garden from two acres of Seattle Public Utilities-owned property adjacent to Jefferson Park, with plans in the future to add...
View ArticleFaces & Figures | Doormen of Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Faces & Figures is a regular feature of seattlepi.com’s Big Blog that aims to explore the culture of Western Washington through photos accompanied with a thought, musing or quote from the people we...
View ArticleTime Lapse shows final journey of ferry Kalakala
Photographers at the Tacoma News Tribune were on scene early Thursday morning as the historic art deco ferry Kalakala completed its final voyage to the scrap yard. Decades of failed efforts to restore...
View ArticleQuestions people ask when they learn you’re from Seattle
All of us who are native to Pugetopolis field the same original questions from outsiders that reflect stereotypes about Seattle. And we’ve all had to give geography lessons to people about where the...
View ArticleMaroon 5 performs secret, private show at Gas Works Park
You probably knew that there was a big-time band performing in Seattle on Wednesday night. One Direction brought tens of thousands of fans to CenturyLink Field. While that show was rocking Sodo,...
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