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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.
October 21, 2025 11:17 AM
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Gift giving made easy for mom
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Rows of wooden bookshelves fill the lower floor of Elliott Bay Book Company, with large skylights letting in sunlight and worn wooden floor boards across the space.
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Independent Bookstore Day arrives in Seattle
Find some good book deals, win discounts at your favorite spots, and celebrate Seattle’s independent bookstores.
April 27, 2024
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Guide to Seattle Restaurant Week, Spring 2024
Give Seattle’s vast culinary options a taste test with specially crafted menus at 200+ local restaurants.
April 11, 2024
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Two rows of bright yellow daffodils line one of the rooftop's above Pike Place Market and lead directly to the market's iconic red sign.
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Pike Place Public Market approves new Master Plan
The master plan includes suggestions for managing traffic along its interior street, supporting its farmers, and attracting locals.
April 1, 2024
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Food
Vote in SEAtoday’s coffee shop bracket
We want to know: Where is the best coffee in Seattle? Vote for your favorite to help determine a champion.
March 26, 2024
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Food
Cheers at these 6 Irish pubs around Seattle
Check out these pubs for Guinness, shepherd’s pie, and fish n’ chips galore.
March 14, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Business
Choose violets: 7 elegant Seattle florists and flower shops
Where to find bouquets and floral arrangements for any occasion.
February 7, 2024
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Business
Waste not, want not: 6 sustainable and refill shops in Seattle
Ideas for those looking to shop in a more eco-friendly way.
February 5, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Food
Ezell’s Famous Chicken celebrates its 40th anniversary
The restaurant is giving to charity and bringing back retro unis to mark the occasion.
February 2, 2024
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New and coming-soon businesses to Seattle
As Seattle continues to grow, we’re keeping an eye on upcoming developments and recently opened businesses.
January 29, 2024
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Independent theater Grand Illusion Cinema looking for community help to move
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