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Go Out and Play: Kid-Friendly Activities in Seattle
We’re highlighting the best kid-friendly activities that Seattle has to offer — complete with art classes, animal encounters, and outdoor fun.
May 29, 2025 07:28 PM
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Dylan Aycock
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Travel and Outdoors
Tune in to your inner gatherer: 5 spring plants to forage in the Pacific Northwest
Here’s when, where, and what to look for when you go foraging in the spring — plus, some recipes for when you get back home.
March 21, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
Discovery Park in Seattle with a lighthouse and the water in the background
Travel and Outdoors
A look at the history behind Seattle’s 37 Olmsted parks
37 of our local parks were designed by the same landscaping design firm that created New York City’s Central Park.
March 15, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
An aerial view of the circular labyrinth at the National Nordic Museum
Culture
Leave the cash at home and enjoy these free things to do in Seattle
When the budget’s low but the FOMO’s high, we’ve got your back: Try these free activities around town.
March 5, 2024
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Brianna Williams
A beekeeper wearing a white bee suit observes one of their hives in a woodland area.
City
Here’s the buzz on becoming a local beekeeper
Check out the rules and guidance for maintaining your own little hive of busy bees.
March 4, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
More than a dozen razor clams laid out on a beach as someone displays two in their hands next to a shovel
Travel and Outdoors
What to know about razor clam digging in Western Washington
Clam guns are a-blazin’ now.
February 22, 2024
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Gabe Guarente
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Culture
Where to make friends in Seattle
Break the Seattle Freeze’s ice with classes, meetup groups, and hobbies.
February 13, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
Pedestrians walk around the street near Pike Place Market with the famous red sign in the background
Culture
Walking trends in Seattle
Average daily walking trips dropped by 36% in the US between 2019 and 2022 — see how Seattle compares.
February 9, 2024
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Emily Shea-Owen
A grassy playfield sits in the middle of an urban area in the Central District, Seattle with residences and other fields around it.
City
Why the Garfield Super Block project means thinking big
The Central District’s community gathering space could be a model for the rest of Seattle.
February 6, 2024
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Gabe Guarente
Mt. Rainier stands tall in the distance, while the edge of a pond and evergreen trees paint a summery picture in the foreground.
City
New King Conservation District board election
The King Conservation District works to help give locals the tools and education to take good care of our natural world.
January 30, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
Two women (both in gray wool hats and work clothes) dig into a blue bucket of dirt with their hands.
City
How Seattleites can train to be a Master Composter
We’ve got all the dirt.
January 25, 2024
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Gabe Guarente
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A pumpkin with a creepy smiling face sits on a rock outside.
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What to do with fallen leaves and rotting Halloween pumpkins
Here are a few creative ways to get rid of your Halloween pumpkins and fallen leaves instead of tossing them in the garbage can.
October 28, 2024
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A vintage, metal aerobics bike is stationed in the dirt on top of Kite Hill. The structure of Gas Works Park is in the background, plus the waters of Lake Union and distant views of downtown Seattle high rises and the Space Needle.
Culture
Gas Works Park’s mysterious aerobics bike + secret photo booth
A mysterious aerobics bike at Gas Works Park converted into a secret photo booth — it doesn’t get more Seattle than that.
October 25, 2024
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Madeline Ewing
Dunlap School in Rainier Beach is partially obscured by surrounding trees in the foreground, whose branches cover up the top half of the building. The building, composed of white stone and red brick, features a columned entry and a wide, green grass lawn.
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Seattle Public Schools announces four schools set for closure in 2025-26 school year
After a few different plans to fix a $91.5 million budget gap, Seattle Public Schools has announced the four schools it officially intends to close in the 2025-26 school year.
October 24, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Guide to Seattle Restaurant Week, Fall 2024
Give Seattle’s vast culinary options a taste test with specially crafted menus at 200+ local restaurants.
October 24, 2024
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A large, red brick home has a sun deck with a giant Halloween skeleton posed on top.
Culture
4 Seattle neighborhoods that put the “treat” in trick-or-treating
Grab your biggest buckets — these Seattle neighborhoods offer the best treats, no tricks needed.
October 23, 2024
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Madeline Ewing