Zoe Sayler

Nov 26, 2024 | seattlemet.com | Zoe Sayler

When it comes to new housing, Seattle is not beating the function-over-form allegations. Here, as in many other major US cities faced with a housing crisis, the admirable goal of creating more places to live has led to some ironically lifeless buildings. Some of the blame lies with the city’s stifling design review process, and some with developers’ more-or-less inevitable desire to scale up while keeping construction costs down.

Nov 22, 2024 | seattlemet.com | Noe Alvarez |Zoe Sayler

Seattle's best new restaurants, including our restaurant of the year. Plus: Kenny G's new memoir, a guide to the Eastside, exploring Hood Canal, and what to expect from La Niña. ICYMISue Bird’s Barbie doll, a little cutie far from home, and the latest on the city’s OG skyscraper. 11/18/2024BySeattle Met StaffGlitter Kingdoms Bouncing between the extremes of labor and luxury. 11/07/2024ByNoé ÁlvarezNot Available OnlineWhat makes stores special can’t be expressed in html.

Nov 19, 2024 | seattlemet.com | Zoe Sayler

Let’s address the white elephant in the room: When it comes to holiday gifting, the internet has it all. But if Pike Place seafood could be ordered only from a website, we’d never see a salmon fly. And if we only ever bought presents online—even if we shopped all our favorite entrepreneurs’ e-commerce storefronts—we’d miss opportunities to see local businesses at their best.

Nov 12, 2024 | seattlemet.com | Zoe Sayler

The Seattle-area waterfront homes we typically feature tend toward the spectacular—think soaring walls of windows and heated, wrap-around porches on every story,  each purpose-built to catch the sun setting behind the Olympics. As if sipping coffee while a sailboat glides by wasn't glamorous enough on its own. This quaint Camano Island home might not feel quite so opulent as some of its beachfront neighbors.

Oct 29, 2024 | seattlemet.com | Zoe Sayler

Dick’s Drive-In inspires insane amounts of loyalty from Seattleites—in part because it transports us to an era when a meal could be purchased for pocket change, fast-food employees wore fun paper hats, and hamburger stands opened up shop on the cutting edge of architecture. It's so Seattle, we ranked every single Dick's to find the best one. Believe it or not, this has something to do with real estate. Seattle architect Raymond H.