This Mount Rainier Inn Makes for a Perfect Winter Weekend Getaway

The National Park Inn at Longmire makes for an excellent winter weekend getaway, planning not necessarily required

Even when the snow is high, the National Park Inn stays open

Diana Wurn

A Case for Electric Scooters in Seattle

Mayor Jenny Durkan says she considers electric scooters too dangerous for Seattle streets

Bike shares have found a welcome home in Seattle, but don’t expect to see another form of shared transportation– electric scooters–in Seattle any time soon. Mayor Jenny Durkan is on record saying she considers the zippy, candy-colored contraptions—which travel up to 15 miles an hour and are as ubiquitous in some US cities as bicycles…

Erica C. Barnett

Whistler for the Nonskier: Ziplines, Snowmobiling, Spas and Dining

It’s easy to fill your days with outdoor—and indoor—fun at this expansive mountain resort

ADVENTURE CENTRAL: Ziptrek Ecotours offer an adrenaline rush, no skis required

Leslie Kelly

Seattle Author Reveals What She Learned About President Trump in New YA Book

In ‘Unpresidented,’ Martha Brockenbrough documents Trump’s life, times and the current political era for young readers

This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Regarding Martha Brockenbrough’s latest young adult (YA) book, Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump (ages 12–18, Feiwel and Friends, $19.95), we asked the Seattle journalist and author, “What are the two most interesting things you discovered about the president?” “Trump’s love of crowds cheering…

Alanna Wight

Escape to Orcas Island During the Quiet Season

Clogged ferries and fully booked accommodations aren’t a problem when you visit Oprah’s newest hideaway in the quiet season

THE QUIET SEASON: Tourists are sparse during the winter season on Orcas where it’s easy to enjoy a spectacular water view from around the fire

Nicholas O'Connell

The Truth Is Out There at Two Sci-Fi-Themed Events This Month

Two sci-fi-related events that probe the void

Star Trek memorabilia in the Wing Luke’s new exhibitv

Gavin Borchert

Top Sunny Destinations in Southern California

Two Golden State getaways promise sun, surf and sips

SUN SOAKED: The beach is a short walk from Santa Barbara’s Hotel Californian

Carrie Bell

This Week Then: How 5 Nuns Established Health Care in the PNW

Plus: Looking back on the Seattle Sounders' first MLS Cup

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Provident Souls On December 8, 1856, the Sisters of Providence arrived at Fort Vancouver, where they quickly established a boarding school, an orphanage, and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Their mission was to build and operate schools and hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 1878 they opened their first hospital in Seattle,…

Alan Stein

Must List: Santa’s Lights Tour, May the Course Be with You 5K, Spectrum Dance

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST BUS Santa’s Lights Tour(12/8) MEHVA, the Metro Employees Historic Vehicle Association, hosts a handful of excursions each year using its fleet of historic trolleys and motorbuses. Only one trip, however, includes Santa Claus, who joins riders for a 3-hour tour of the city’s…

Beau Iverson & Gavin Borchert

Seattle, What Just Happened? Our 2018 Year in Review

Congratulations, you made it through another crazy year

QUICK QUESTIONS: After Amazon halts work on its construction projects in the city in response to the head tax, this light projection appears on Rainier Tower

Gwendolyn Elliott, Beau Iverson, Maggie Kerr, John Levesque, Chelsea Lin, Linda Morgan, Niki Stojnic and Alanna Wight

2018 Year in Review: The Best of Seattle

The best in public art, community gatherings, dining, sports and more

BUILDING A WALL…OF COLOR: Seattle artist Gabriel Marquez works on his mural between Holgate and Lander streets on the SoDo Track busway in July

Gwendolyn Elliott, Maggie Kerr, John Levesque, Chelsea Lin and Niki Stojnic

Top Doctors 2019: Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Part of the 19th annual list of the region's best physicians

This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D., minimally invasive cardiac surgery, vascular and thoracic aortic surgery, heart valve surgery; University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.3636; University of Washington Medical Center; Columbia University, Vagelos College…

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