this year, June brings a wave of soccer events alongside the typical month of Pride fests and general outdoor merriment. As we enter another PNW summer, Washington's nature-minded activities shine ...

As the World Cup arrives in Seattle this summer, it’ll be part of a groundbreaking version of the event, the first to be stretched across three countries—Mexico, the US, and Canada. We join 15 other ...

At first glance, the highway coffee shops of Gig Harbor don’t suggest fertile ground for fantasy. Too many chain stores, lots of minivans and soccer cleats. But for the past six years, this humble, ...

Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this month—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.

Seattle has lost several architecturally and culturally significant churches in recent years. Cherry Hill Baptist Church, a 118-year-old building that served as a hub for Seattle’s Black community, ...

When Angie Mentink stepped into the broadcast booth for Opening Day, it was a major win for her. Just a few weeks ago, her presence at T-Mobile Park was a long shot. As Mariners players toiled through ...

The Washington Middle School cafeteria, circa 1997, served the best french fries in the world. I’ve been chasing that exact medium-thin, fresh-from-the-fryer, extra-salty high for almost three decades ...

Hear that sound? The British Columbia town of Whistler was named in 1965 for the whistling call made by marmots, but these days the resort town itself makes a bigger ruckus. There's the whir of ...

Steven Ramirez-Araujo’s club-worthy patterned shirt is stylistically at odds with his hairnet. He’s presiding over the Rheon KN551, the automated assembly line that powers his family’s churro business ...

Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.

There is a 12-foot chain-link fence separating the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma from the world outside. But you barely notice the fence. The facility, which opened in 2004 and is operated ...

Here’s some fighting words: We need to give the Enchantments a break. I don't think you should head to Colchuck Lake and the Enchantments—a section of Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness beloved to ...