These Are the Best Views in Seattle, So of Course They’re Stunning

Seattle looks even more beautiful from these incredible locations.

The sunset view from the Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center, the tallest building in Seattle.

Rebecca Ratterman

How Top Seattle Chefs Survive the Notoriously Brutal Restaurant Industry

Five chefs making creative contributions to the region's booming restaurant economy.

Shota Nakajima grew up in Seattle but moved to Osaka, Japan, at 18 to train under Yasuhiko Sakamoto. Nakajima appeared this season on Food Network’s Iron Chef Gauntlet, finishing fourth.

John Levesque

Thanks to a Direct Flight, This Breathtaking Wine Region is Within Easy Reach From Seattle

Make a quick getaway to surfing and wine paradise San Luis Obispo.

Wine country near San Luis Obispo brushes up against the central California Pacific coastline.

Jessica Yadegaran

New to Seattle? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

For the city’s thousands of new residents, Knute Berger offers a few tips on how to better enjoy life here.

Get a good view of the city from one of our parks, including Gas Works Park on Lake Union.

Knute Berger

The Breathtaking Scenery (and Exceptional Wine) of British Columbia

Duffey Lake Road takes you from Whistler to the Okanagan Valley, with natural beauty along the way.

Get an eyeful of Matier Glacier from Joffre Lake.

Jess Thomson

Travel Around the World With This Heat-Beating Cocktail at Navy Strength

Behold the power of the swizzle.

The Kokum and Cashew Swizzle from Anu and Chris Elford.

A.J. Rathbun

Video: Best New Restaurants on KING5

Chelsea Lin talked about a few of her favorite restaurants on KING5's Evening show.

Have you checked out our best restaurants issue yet? Last night, our food editor Chelsea Lin talked about a few of her favorite places (and how we go about working on these annual issues) on King 5’s Evening show. Watch it below! Check out the rest of our Best Restaurants package here.

Dan Shafer

Seattle Leaders Explore City-level Health Services in the Age of Trump

How Seattle could learn from San Francisco to provide health care to residents as the Trump Administration threatens the Affordable Care Act.

As the Trump Administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants and threatens to overturn the Affordable Care Act, pushing more than 20 million people off their health care plans, some Seattle leaders are looking for ways to ensure that people living in the city can access health care regardless of their income or immigration status. To…

Erica C. Barnett

Take a Northwest-Style Safari on the Olympic Peninsula

Patience and luck can yield enviable big-animal encounters.

Get up close with sea creatures at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.

Roddy Scheer

Now This is How You Do a Backyard in Seattle

A remodel turns a backyard from lackluster into the life of the party.

Previously enclosed, the outside covered deck now blends seamlessly into the overall backyard design.

Sheila Cain

Road Songs: Soundtrack the Northwest’s Quintessential Fall Road Trips With These Tunes

A region as gorgeous as ours deserves a mood-setting playlist.

Jump in the car and crank up these playlists.

Seattle Magazine Staff

Seattle’s Cook Shortage Could Affect Your Next Restaurant Tab

Forget about $15 an hour or mandatory tipping. The real talk in Seattle’s restaurant kitchens is about the labor problem—and solving it may hit diners in more ways than one.

Who’s cooking? Seattle restaurants are having trouble finding enough kitchen help, an issue that may hit consumers in the pocketbook

Chelsea Lin

Seattle Mag