Allison Williams

1 month ago | seattlemet.com | Allison Williams

I’m not a movie buff, but I play one at Scarecrow Video. I walk through the doors of the University District shop and nod in recognition at a cardboard cutout from 1988’s The Great Outdoors—underrated John Candy classic—and spot Danny DeVito’s face on the cover of Steven Spielberg’s near-forgotten series Amazing Stories. I count the options behind the shelf tag for Tajikistan (it’s four).

1 month ago | seattlemet.com | Allison Williams

Just try visiting the San Juan Islands without provoking daydreams of running away to live among the orcas and farmstands. More than 170 islands make up the Salish Sea archipelago, but visitors flock to San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez: the three with hotels, restaurants, and, most crucially, regular ferry service. Between the bucolic farmland, scenic coastline, and independent businesses run by locals, the San Juans are the kind of fantasy that demands a return visit.

1 month ago | seattlemet.com | Allison Williams

They’re baaaaack. Who? The birds, of course. Spring marks an avian rush to the Pacific Northwest as dozens of species return, with the rush at peak for about six weeks. The skies get a little more crowded—and sound a lot better. Don’t Call It a Comeback Birds Connect Seattle executive director Claire Catania shared some of her favorite returning species. Selasphorus rufusThough tiny, this aggressive traveler makes one of the longest journeys in the bird world relative to its size.

1 month ago | seattlemet.com | Allison Williams

The dream of the ’90s is very much alive for the Seattle Mariners, and it’s not just throwback gear and Sir Mix-a-Lot tunes. Last August, Mariners ownership fired its long-tenured manager Scott Servais and hired Dan Wilson, who played catcher with the team from 1994 to 2005, in his place.

2 months ago | seattlemet.com | Allison Williams

There's a towel over my eyes, and I'm lying motionless on a stiff table. I'm surrounded, I know, by only curtains, and I can hear faint noises beyond them. A halo of water sprays down first on the top of my head, then the temples, then over the face towel. This is not waterboarding—this is a head spa. Addressing the head—the scalp, really—is a spa practice with Asian roots, but it has reached peak American popularity in only the last few years.