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
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 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
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 Farewell Two Bells and your Tavern Burger. You'll be missed In one of the cruelest double-whammy disappearances in Seattle history, Belltown’s Two Bells will serve its last burger on a baguette on Dec. 31, swift on the heels of Pioneer Square’s Bakeman’s... by Mike Seely / December 24, 2017
Culture Changes go way beyond the seasonal at the Bellevue Botanical Garden Rich heritage meets big remake. What's the result? by Jackie Hiltz / June 18, 2014
Culture Cherry blossom time Early blooming Higan cherries (Prunus x subhirtella), Seward Park. by Jackie Hiltz / March 31, 2013