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SEAtoday’s 2025 holiday gift guide: 90+ finds for everyone you love
Including gifts for significant others, retirees, holiday parties, young people, and gifts that ship fast.
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6 board game cafes around Seattle
Places to yell at your friends in public.
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Crowdfunding campaign saves Couth Buzzard Books from April closure
The owner is working out how to stay open long-term.
April 12, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Finance
How to keep your car costs down in Seattle
Average yearly car costs hit a new high in 2022 — here’s how to invest smartly.
March 27, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Play
The best spots for your best friend — our favorite dog-friendly places in Seattle
Explore these dog-friendly places in Seattle that span from places to eat, drink, shop, exercise, swim, and stay the night.
March 7, 2023
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Culture
Activities to help you stay warm in Seattle
It may be March, but it’s still chilly out there.
March 2, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Culture
New American Girl dolls are from 90s-era Seattle
Twins Isabel and Nicki are part of the brand’s ‘historical collection’
February 23, 2023
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Development
Woodinville’s Harvest hub reveals retail details
The development slated for open by the end of 2024.
February 16, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Real Estate
Northwest Flower & Garden Festival blooms again
It’s a Seattle plant lover’s dream.
February 15, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Food
Seattle pizza poll results are in
It’s a saucy.
February 13, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Food
Wine Walk Row gets a brand new tenant
Oregon’s Landlines and Montinore Estates team up on a tasting room.
February 9, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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