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On April fifteenth, at 8:42 p.m., I had a drink. Not on Zoom. Not alone on my couch. Not outside, under a heat lamp. Nope. Inside, on a stool, at the actual, physical bar. For the first time in more than a year. To sit shoulder to shoulder with friends again, chatting with the bartender about esoteric spirits, hearing the laughter of strangers—it felt new and raw. Even with the masked staff and social distancing, the experience was unexpectedly life-affirming. All of a sudden, I felt like m...

Retail often treats plus-size clothing as an afterthought, but some locals are making it big. By Zoe Sayler 10/27/2020 at 10:00am Published in the Winter 2020 issue of Seattle Met Lisa Michaud, owner of plus-size consignment store Two Big Blondes. Photograph by Chona Kasinger.  Purchase a strappy bodysuit or pair of pastel boyshorts from Tacoma lingerie company Bawdy Love and you may do a double take: The website doesn’t list a single size option. But this is no one-size-fits-whom-it...

Seattle police funding debate turns to flawed officer behavior system As the city council considers more police budget cuts, it must weigh the future of an embattled system intended to anticipate bad behavior. by Protesters face off with Seattle police in Seattles Capitol Hill neighborhood, July 25, 2020. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut) In 2018, officials of the Seattle Police Department acknowledged that one of their key reforms, a tool that was intended to predict bad behavior among police offi...

Residential Real Estate Reset: Spire in Seattle Relaunches with New Pricing Share Article Limited-Time Price Reductions Lure Condo Buyers Back to Downtown City Living, 10 Residences Sold Last Month Spire is a 41-story luxury condominium tower in the heart of Downtown Seattle and is the closest high-rise building to the iconic Space Needle. It’s our hope that this repositioning in the market will provide a finite opportunity for buyers to get a once-in-a-lifetime deal on one of the most intell...

Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. The prototype is ready for initial testing to help commercial delivery drivers find open spaces without expending fuel and losing time. The webapp combines curbside maps w...

Date Time From Curb to Doorstep: Driving Efficiencies for Delivering Goods Ten blocks of the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle house an eclectic mix of retail stores, apartments, and restaurants that require daily deliveries of goods-from fresh seafood for the evening’s dinner special to the latest gadget from Amazon Prime. In this bustling and often congested urban area, trucks fully packed with goods are on tight delivery schedules. However, circling the blocks to find an open parki...

Grab a friend and enjoy Cascade Bicycle Clubs urban bike ride, a PNW microbrew lovers adventure The first time I pulled up to Chef Michael Pooles Hot Chocolat, I expected a boutique chocolaterie with dainty truffles displayed in neat tiers behind a glass window. The reality was something different. Parked in a cramped lot across from the YMCA on SW Snoqualmie St, I learn that the squat structure in front of me is, in fact, a commissary kitchen, which Poole explains after I call ...

As experts track the official metrics, we pause to consider the personal ones. By Seattle Met Staff 5/6/2021 at 9:30am Our dogs will be awfully lonely when remote workers head back out into the world. Photograph by Chona Kasinger Washingtons spike of infections and hospitalizations just as all the states adults finally become vaccine eligible is just the latest point of proof: Our fight against coronavirus isn’t exactly straightforward. Amid all the data dashboards and vaccine stats, most...

Cue the housemade tortillas and salted margarita rims, we're celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Seattle. And right off the bat we will clear the misconception that the day commemorates Mexico's independence — that would be in September. Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, is an annual celebration observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862. The victory of the smaller Mexican force...

King County businesses brace for COVID-19 rollback Deborah Horne King County leaders are almost certain the county will have to rollback to phase 2 of Washington’s reopening plan on Tuesday. It’s due to the steep rise in cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19. This news is being greeted with groans from businesses already hard hit by the coronavirus. They say business was just beginning to pick up, including at Pike Brewing Company. “We’re both a brewery and a brew pub...