Opinion Year of the Seattle urbanist? Not quite yet As the pundits have been proclaiming winners and losers from this year’s City Council elections, one consistent claim has caught my attention: “The urbanists won.” But is that true? Well, first you... by Michael McGinn / December 7, 2015
Culture Best of 2018: Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / December 31, 2018
Culture In Seattle, a one-of-a-kind hospital for broken vacuums With faith and good works, Georgetown's Vac Shop helps a community get clean in more ways than one. by Mike Seely / November 26, 2018
Culture This Elks Lodge is a throwback to South Seattle before gentrification One of the city's last majority African-American fraternal organizations, Cascade Lodge No. 1416, fights for survival. by Mike Seely / February 25, 2019
Opinion Seattle gets an F on snow shoveling It's time for city government and the able-bodied among us to shoulder a bigger load in making our city accessible to all. by Michael McGinn / February 15, 2019
Culture So Seattle: The military surplus store that’s a mainstay in Belltown The Federal Army & Navy Surplus store, with its MREs and Ghillie Suits, has been in business since the 1950s. by Mike Seely / April 25, 2018
Culture Hey MSN, this is what a real Seattle dive bar looks like Seattle’s dive bar expert refutes the idea that King’s Hardware is the best Washington state has to offer. by Mike Seely / November 1, 2018
Culture The century-old butcher shop that has become a Seattle staple A Rainier Avenue butcher shop offers an eye into Columbia City's roots. by Mike Seely / August 14, 2018
Culture Seattle’s oldest country bar keeps two-stepping How The Little Red Hen has survived for 50 years in Green Lake. by Mike Seely / June 18, 2018
Opinion McGinn: Seattle can improve traffic, livability by closing this street by Michael McGinn / March 22, 2016