Erik Lacitis

Family farms are disappearing, and with them go their barns. But, old barns speak to our roots and the landscape, and you can tour many of them in Western Washington.

A remarkable feat by this Seattle-area artist: His urban sketchers group went from 17 members in 2009 to 299,000 worldwide, in 514 cities and more than 70 countries.

The work is famous; the Seattle artist not so much

Some of what is on social media about Seattle is amplified beyond recognition. We talked with locals and experts to try to give visitors a true sense of our city.

Miro Jugum was a Seattle musician who played more that 700 open-mic performances without repeating a song. He also documented the more than 1,000 shows he attended. Jugum, 67, died on June 16.

It’s summertime, and you’re hosting visitors. They have questions.On June 12, on Tripadvisor, was this query from someone whose parents were planning a visit here: “Advice pls: Situation in Seattle right now? Is the riot bad?” What? Our Seattle?...

They’ve got day jobs (or school), but playing music is their real passion. Here's a look at musicians from 10 to 70 who just want to rock.

‘Rollercoaster’ forecast peaks at 86 degrees this week in Seattle

23 arrests at heated protest in Seattle

Some people, when they retire, put away the tools with which they worked for all those decades. Not Alan Berner, who was a Seattle Times photographer for 41 years.