This Urban Farmhouse in the Central District Comes With Spectacular Views

A couple rebuilds a 1940s house into an easy-to-live-in urban farmhouse.

An extensive backyard garden is part of Leslie (left) and Jessica Bower’s new house which was built on the foundation of the original 1949 structure.

Niki Stojnic

There’s a Reason This Japanese Comfort Food Joint is Always Packed for Lunch

Home-style Japanese food has proved popular in a neighborhood full of lunch options.

Salmon teriyaki bowl from Moon’s Kitchen in Belltown.

Chelsea Lin

One of Seattle’s Most Popular Breweries Throws a Birthday Bash This Weekend

Must List: Your guide to Seattle's hottest events.

Cloudburst Brewing owner Steve Luke celebrates his brewery’s second anniversary Friday.

Sarah Edwards and Seattle Magazine Staff

Too Many Great Seattle Restaurants Closed at the End of 2017

A year of exceptional openings ended with some old standbys shuttering.

Queen Anne’s underrated LloydMartin closed after New Year’s Eve.

Chris Nishiwaki

How to Shuck Oysters: Tips From a Taylor Shellfish Pro

Learn to prepare a classic Pacific Northwest food without butchering it—or yourself.

Taylor Shellfish’s Michaela Martin-McSweeney with the tools of her trade.

Danny Sullivan

If You’re Totally Over Poke, This New Fremont Restaurant is Your Raw Fish Savior

Five things you need to eat and drink in January.

Try the chirashi at Fremont Bowl (top left).

Chelsea Lin

These Companies Help Employees Find the Perfect Work-Life Balance

Whether it's through company culture or leadership, these local employers are getting it right.

Limeade defines employee well-being in a holistic way.

Sheila Mickool With Megan Lamb

Work-Life Balance? Now, It’s All About Work-Life Integration

Some experts say it's the real key to happy, healthy and committed employees.

It’s midweek on a glorious day in Michigan, and Joe Decker, a strategic account executive for Bellevue-based Limeade, an employee engagement company, has just finished a client meeting. Despite a full calendar and imminent deadlines, Decker decides to take time to visit his grandparents, who live in Michigan, instead of hopping on the first plane…

Sheila Mickool

Seattle Companies Are Seeing the Benefit of Primo Parental Leave Policies

Staying home with baby—and getting paid—isn’t an anomaly anymore.

The Gates Foundation’s generous paid leave benefit, open to men and women, allowed Chelsea Minkler to stay home for a year after her baby, Nora, was born. Better yet, Minkler was promoted while on leave.

Sheila Mickool with Megan Lamb

Has Seattle Gone Too Far With Dogs in the Office?

Not surprisingly, one dog-loving expert says no.

In some offices, every day is bring your doggy to work day.

Sheila Mickool

These Local Companies Offer Seriously Cool Employee Perks

Free coffee and soda pop? A basketball hoop in the parking lot? Those were yesterday’s office perks. Today’s employers are finding other creative ways to stand out.

Art immersion Sasha Barr paints a mural at Seattle’s Facebook headquarters; the artist-in-residence program gives employees a window into the creative process.

Sheila Mickool with Megan Lamb

Seattle’s Co-Working Spaces Increasingly Cater to Different Crowds

Local co-working outfits are specializing to bring together people and ideas.

A quiet corner for contemplation and connection at female-focused the Riveter.

Megan Lamb

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