Alina Hunter-Grah headshot

Alina Hunter-Grah

Senior City Editor, SEAtoday

Alina is based in Seattle, WA, but grew up in Clarksville, TN. She has 5+ years of professional journalism experience, but also spent a stint working for public transit in Nashville, TN. You’re likely to find her cruising local beaches for rocks or sailing her 1970s laser when the weather is warm.

FAP Update (1).png
City
City of Seattle introduces updated Food Action Plan
The modified Food Action Plan is intended to help alleviate food insecurity, high prices, negative environmental impacts, and food waste.
September 6, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
SeaTacAirportView_SEA
Travel and Outdoors
Seattle named top Labor Day weekend destination by AAA
If you’re planning on traveling into or out of Seattle during Labor Day weekend, prepare for a lot of road and airport traffic — especially with Sea-Tac airport’s web systems still down.
August 29, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Lynnwood_Link_Testing-PB-2.jpg
City
Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail Lynnwood extension opens
The new Sound Transit Link Light Rail Lynnwood extension includes four new stops north of Northgate — and the whole area is celebrating.
August 29, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
San Antonio City Hall
Government
How to register to vote in San Antonio
Where and when you need to register by to participate in the November General Election
August 27, 2024
 · 
Adriana Christian
023-09-01_WaterfrontBlockParty_AdamLu-47-scaled.jpg
City
Revisiting progress on Seattle’s Downtown Activation Plan
August marks one year since the City of Seattle and Mayor Bruce Harrell rolled out their Downtown Activation Plan, and they say they’ve been able to achieve 93% of their goals already. Let’s take a look.
August 23, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
311478833_137555242108948_3279364640908667366_n.jpg
Live
Seattle’s fall 2024 weather forecast
Prepare for fall weather in Seattle with these seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks.
August 23, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
abbccc77-3fe1-471e-bf52-0f1a75d92d6c_1920x1080.jpg
Culture
SEAtoday Editors Alina and Madeline make their KING 5 debut
Alina and Madeline sat down with New Day Northwest host Amity to chat about all things canned cocktails, pork rinds, and the meaning behind “very mindful, very demure.”
August 21, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
The four members of the Beatles are pictured leaning out of a window at the Edgewater hotel in order to fish in Elliott Bay.
Culture
Reliving Seattle’s bout of Beatlemania
The world’s most famous rock band The Beatles visited Seattle for the first time in 1964 and it rocked the city. Here’s what happened.
August 21, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Seattle Skyline
Culture
Pick two: Create your dream life in Seattle
Life in Seattle is already great, but a few tweaks could really make it a paradise. What does your dream life look like in the Emerald City?
August 19, 2024
 · 
Connor Jacobson
Two salads from Homegrown Seattle sit on a black table
Play
Where to find lunch for $15 or less in Seattle
Ready for your lunch break? Check out these 25+ lunches, from enticing sandwiches and salads to comforting noodle dishes.
August 15, 2024
 · 
Laura Hackett
A view of Seattle's waterfront from across the bay.
Business
Here are Seattle’s fastest-growing companies named on Inc. 5000
These Seattle-based companies made the Inc. 5000 list for their outstanding percentage revenue growth over the last three years.
August 13, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
DennyBlainePark.jpg
Culture
A bare look at nudist history in Seattle
Between the Fremont Solstice Parade, Naked Gardening Day, the Tiger Mountain Nudist Park, and Denny Blaine Park, Seattle has had quite the extensive background with nudism.
August 13, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
apple.jpeg
Travel and Outdoors
Where to pick juicy apples this fall near Seattle
These orchards and farms are go-to destinations near Seattle for apple picking and harvest season hauls.
August 12, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
IMG_4581 (1).jpg
Culture
First-ever Belltown Mural Festival begins this week
Attendees can check out live mural paintings, live music, walking tours, film screenings and more at the Belltown mural festival.
August 9, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
SEA_link light rail
University Street Link light rail station gets a new name
Sound Transit is renaming the Link light rail’s University Street Station to avoid causing confusion between it and the University of Washington and U District stations.
August 7, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
A ballot box in King County with instructions in various languages
City
Your Guide to the 2024 Primary Election in Seattle
We’ve compiled all you need to know — from where to find ballot boxes to how register to vote — with a round up of what is featured on the ballot.
August 5, 2024
 · 
Gabe Guarente
CommUNITYfund1.jpg
Travel and Outdoors
Seattle Parks and Rec opens community voting for the Park CommUNITY Fund
After receiving 240 project proposals, Seattle Parks and Recreation needs your help in deciding which of the final 27 projects will receive funding from the Park CommUNITY fund.
August 1, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Curious_female_School_Shark_investigates_research_equipment.jpg
Two new shark species found in South Puget Sound waters
Soupfin and broadnose sevengill sharks typically swim in other parts of the Puget Sound and Salish Sea, but fisherman are starting to find a fair amount of both in the Southern Puget Sound.
August 1, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
A still from the claymation film "A Pancake Moon" show a clay egg speaking with a rather skinny looking bipedal wolf.
Culture
Otherworldly sculpture + soundscape exhibit opens at National Nordic Museum in Seattle
“A Place of Oppportunity and Transformation” explores human fantasies, fears, secrets, and truths through music and clay figurines of plants, moons, and eggs.
July 30, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
118988587_338127870874593_2230730533887134897_n.jpg
Culture
Adult birthday party ideas that take the cake in Seattle
Don’t let the kids have all of the fun — plan a birthday party for the adult in your life that will make their inner child jump with glee.
July 30, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
A man works to place a solar panel on a shingled roof.
Real Estate
Decode the code: Residential solar panels
Learn more about the benefits, regulations, and steps for installing solar panels in Seattle, Wa.
July 29, 2024
 · 
Kate Mazade
Four Blue Angels aircraft fly by the Space Needle on a clear, summer day.
City
A guide to Seafair Weekend Festival in Seattle
Performances and shows take to the sea, earth, and sky for Seafair Weekend Festival.
July 26, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
IMG_7262.jpg
Food
The history of the Last Word: a world-famous cocktail reborn in Seattle
Resurfaced by Murray Stenson from an old cocktail book, the Last Word put Seattle on the map and helped to reinvigorate the world’s interest in cocktails.
July 24, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Plastic dividers contain a variety of colored pens and finetip markers including greens, blues, oranges, pinks, and grays.
City
Help local teachers stock their classrooms with school supplies
Teachers are the unsung heroes of our community. Show your support by sharing a local teacher’s supplies wishlist ahead of the 2024-2025 school year.
July 24, 2024
 · 
Nicholas Caballero
A view of attendees looking at a Seattle Art Fair gallery
Culture
What to look for at the 2024 Seattle Art Fair
Check out local artists’ new works, network with other creatives, and celebrate art works with the annual Seattle Art Fair.
July 22, 2024
 · 
Gabe Guarente
Two hands hold up drinks, one with a creamy orange cocktail and the other with a clear green drink. Various shades of green squiggles and lines surround the hands.
Food
Toast of the town: Drink Up Week has arrived
This week — Monday, July 22-Friday, July 26, 2024 — we’re shining a spotlight on the vibrant drink scene in Seattle.
July 19, 2024
 · 
Staff
Someone holds a platter of two fish wraps out in front of a sign advertising Anthony's. From the looks of it, the wrap includes purple cabbage, pico de gallo, and grilled fish.
Food
Dig in: previewing the Bite of Seattle food festival
Expect to leave Bite of Seattle full after perusing the annual festival’s anticipated 150+ food vendors.
July 18, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Left to right, Madeline and Alina stand arm-in-arm by the waters of Green Lake. The sun is setting in the background, casting a hazy glow across the water's surface. A floating dock in the lake sports high and low diving board.
City
Meet the editors behind SEAtoday
We’re introducing the brains behind SEAtoday’s newsletter, articles, and social media.
July 17, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Untitled design (10).png
Travel and Outdoors
Hoa Mai Park opens in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood
To celebrate Hoa Mai Park’s opening, Seattle Parks and Recreation will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony with music, food, children’s activities, and a Lion dance performance by Mak Fai Kung Fu on Saturday, July 27.
July 16, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
A view of Paris, France decked out with Paris 2024 Olympics signs and banners.
Sports
Dreaming of gold: Olympians with ties to Seattle competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Emerald City is well represented on the world stage at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics — here are some Seattleites to watch.
July 16, 2024
 · 
Alina Hunter-Grah
Load More