Seattle Mag
September Hike of the Month: Heather Lake
This all levels hike has endless photo ops
It’s September and time for a spectacular early fall hike. Look no further than Heather Lake, an all-levels trail on the road to Mt. Pilchuck, for the best bang for your buck. It’s a hike that has it all: a wealth of varied terrain and a smorgasbord of Pacific Northwest trees and vegetation, all wrapped…
AIA Home of Distinction: Seattle Couple Doubles Size of Small Floating Home for a Modern Upgrade
Seattle professionals live the good life in their floating dream home on Lake Union
FLOAT ON :Gone is the original 679-square-foot, turn-of-the-century cottage that sat on this Lake Union raft—in its place, a 1,500-square-foot modern home that checks all the boxes on the owners’ wish list
Olympia’s New Brewery Wants to Restore the Region’s Beer History
Years after the Olympia Brewing Company was sold, a new brewery in the state capital looks to the same artesian spring for inspiration
BREW BUDS: Paul Knight (sitting) retired as Olympia Brewing’s brewmaster in 1997, but Well 80 head brewer Paul Pearson recruited Knight to collaborate on a number of beers for the new brewpub
Helping Washington Teens Get the Mental Health Treatment They Need
Sponsored by Newport Academy Ask any parent of a teenager if their child is often moody and irritable and you are bound to receive a resounding, “Yes!” While many teenagers feel unhappy at times, others are struggling with adolescent depression, which is increasing at an alarming rate. The rate of teen depression is rising across…
Must List: Bumbershoot, Blackberry Festival, The Great Victorian Radicals Bake Off
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST HEART THE ARTS Bumbershoot (8/30-9/1) Year after year, fans of music and art flock to Seattle Center for the annual Labor Day festival and this year is definitely one for the books. Attendees can look forward to a full lineup, spanning all genres: Rezz,…
This Urban Tree House Is Upping Seattle’s Apartment Game
The first community tree house opens its doors to residents at South Lake Union's Sitka Apartments
This article appears in print in the September 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Picture your childhood tree house. Now, scratch the rope ladder and add a fireplace, kitchenette and living roof. Perched 20 feet above street level in South Lake Union, the Island Treehouse is a grown-up version of that childhood hideout: a unique 235-square-foot communal space…
This Week Then: Four King County Cities Celebrate Birthdays
Plus: The start of the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Cities Start to Grow Four King County cities share a birthday this week on August 31. On that day in 1995 Shoreline incorporated. Homesteaded in the 1890s, the community grew slowly over the years until the completion of Interstate 5. The resulting growth led its…
Mountain Goat Relocation Project Aims to Protect the Olympics Ecosystem
This summer, mountain goats are on the move once again as an ambitious relocation project attempts to transfer them from one mountain range to another
MOVING ON. Mountain goats like these in the Olympic Mountains are being moved to locations in the Cascades. Around 100 were relocated last summer; more have been moved this summer
