Brandi Fullwood

If you wanna run this city, you have to show up to a backyard fish fry in Columbia City.

Where do you eat in the Seattle area for a special occasion? I mean, for a really nice milestone like an anniversary or a 40th birthday. Honestly, maybe you're just having a moment and you wanna splurge on a meal. I'm not judging you. Brady Ishiwata Williams is the chef and owner of Tomo in White Center. He’s been running, crafting, and creating at some of the best special occasion restaurants… including Canlis. Ishiwata Williams knows how to pull a special occasion meal together. But what’s his go-to spot for a big celebration and what makes the splurge worth it for him?

Walking into The Rebel on Wednesday night invites a lot of questions: Is it karaoke night? Is this still a dive bar? Should a cheesesteak really be $21? Ultimately, the answer is another question: Who cares?

What's your go-to spot in the Seattle area? The place you depend on for a reliable lunch or the cafe with a perfect birthday vibe or even that deep cut right off the light rail that just turns the day around. On this edition of The Seattle Eats Menu, Emily Kim, co-founder of the Pastry Project, takes us to her favorite joint, Masakan.

From now until Saturday, May 2, it’s Seattle Restaurant Week. Well, OK, it's two weeks. It’s time to put on some pants, hard or soft, and try something new.

What's your go-to spot in the Seattle area? The place you depend on for a reliable lunch or the cafe with a perfect birthday vibe or even that deep cut right off the light rail that just turns the day around. For Victor Steinbrueck, the chef and owner of Local Tide, that place is Honey Court Seafood Restaurant.

Seattleites are readers, and if you have one on your holiday shopping list, this is what other Seattle readers recommend.

Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers, packing some serious strength under all that fluff.

The story of the Lobby Whale at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Declining college enrollment is playing out on a national scale. Students everywhere are weighing the cost of a degree. But when Seattle Pacific University announced 40% cuts due to enrollment issues…faculty pointed out the several years of anti-LGBTQ+ controversy that may be hurting the university wallet. Seattle Times staff reporter Nina Shapiro has been keeping up with this story. She’ll fill us in higher education’s financial woes.

The city council narrowly rejected a proposal that would give the city attorney the power to prosecute public drug use and possession. The slim margin suggests there’s a lot of division in the city about how to approach the crisis. Publicola journalist and editor Erica C. Barnett will tell us how the vote went down and what happens next.

For years, businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District have been dealing with broken shop windows… and living with the plywood used to fill the gaps. But now, they’re getting some help.

In 2020, the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington took a look at misinformation being spread online about voting in person and by mail. They found a surprising number of social media posts in Vietnamese.

Microplastics seem to be in everything, everywhere, all at once. The tiny pieces of plastic are two tenths of an inch or smaller and have been found in the ocean and our bodies. That’s right, microplastics have been found in poop and even our blood. But how do we fix that?

In January, students at Olympia’s River Ridge High School came together for a week-long protest. The high school’s Black Student Union, joined by allies, called for district administrators to address racial and sexual violence on campus. Now, the Black Student Union is considering filing a class act…

City and county leaders alike say focusing on chronic homelessness is a key part of addressing the region’s homelessness issues. That focus includes pairing housing with services.

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Movie villains are packing up their cloaks and picking up their sweatshirts.

Not your spouse, but a close friend or another couple. That’s one way Washington residents want to navigate the state’s housing market.

What happens when the library gets shut down? For one thing, the need for a library does not go away.