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Gabe Guarente

Senior City Editor

Gabe is based in Seattle (originally from New Jersey), and has previously been a food writer at Eater, a sports reporter, and a YA graphic novelist. You’ll probably find him scouting out the latest restaurant in town on the weekends, or strolling around the streets of White Center with his feisty pup, Armando.

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A home on Lake Sammamish that shows a lake and mountains at sunset from the view of a lavish dining room
Real Estate
Hot Homes: 6 pads with breathtaking mountain views
This is local real estate at its peak.
December 12, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
UW Huskies players celebrate the 2023 Pac-12 Championship win by hoisting a trophy and being showered with confetti
Culture
UW in the Sugar Bowl: Talking trash with our Texas counterparts
What should we send the ATXtoday folks if we lose?
December 12, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
AXTtoday - Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium via UT
Sports
Tale of the tape: why Austin is the sweetest city
Texas will face off against the Washington Huskies at the 2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl and we’re willing to bet — literally — that the Longhorns win.
December 12, 2023
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Laura Figi
A photo estimated between 1910-1920 of what Seattle's Pioneer Square used to look like.
City
Seattle Decades: the 1910s
Let’s take a look back at what the city looked like over a century ago.
December 8, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The outside of the Northwest African American Museum on a sunny day.
City
King County’s new sales tax to raise millions for cultural groups
“Doors Open” recently passed the county’s council.
December 6, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
Seattle rapper Fantasy A points a finger at the camera in front of an industrial background.
Culture
Local film ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ is 2023’s sleeper hit
A local rapper stars alongside the city’s under-appreciated landmarks.
December 4, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A sign that says "Season's Greetings from Candy Cane Lane" lit by Christmas lights.
Culture
Candy Cane Lane lights up Seattle’s holidays
The annual tradition goes back more than 70 years.
December 4, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A gingerbread house that shows local Seattle landmarks and an "S" cookie with Seattle written on it
Food
Tell us your favorite holiday sweets from Seattle makers
We’re building a local advent calendar.
November 30, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
Cars parked along a street next to a paid parking meter in downtown Seattle
City
How to park in downtown Seattle without pulling your hair out
There are free spaces — you just need to know where and when to look.
November 30, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A woman dressed in bright red holding a striped umbrella joins Bellevue's holiday parade with snow falling all around.
Play
Winter events happening in and around Seattle
Plan ahead for the holiday season. ❄️
November 29, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
A rendering that shows pedestrian paths and landscaping in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA
City
SDOT reveals early designs for ‘Missing Link’ alternative route
The department hopes to get plans 30% completed by the end of 2023.
November 28, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A European-style home in the north Capitol Hill area of Seattle, WA with a turret and lush landscaping
Real Estate
Hot Homes: Historic storybook abode near Roanoke Park
The garden is perfect for dishing tea party gossip about your suitors.
November 28, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The beach at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, WA at sunset
City
New guide helps you navigate dozens of Seattle Olmsted parks
Traverse the route from Ballard to Rainier Beach.
November 24, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood next to a paint store and with fall leaves in the background
Music
Seattle’s Music Mount Rushmore Closeup: Jimi Hendrix
We celebrate the guitar icon’s local roots.
November 24, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A shop vendor at Seattle Christmas Market displays crowded shelves filled with Santas, snowmen, and other holiday decorations + ornaments.
Culture
Seattle Christmas Market rings its jingle bells for the first time
The revelry starts Friday, Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 24.
November 20, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The UW Huskies hoist the Apple Cup Trophy in 2017
Sports
Fruitful rivals: History of UW and WSU’s Apple Cup
The tradition goes back more than a century.
November 20, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The front of Chief Sealth high school in Seattle, WA with the school's color and logo on the facade.
City
Seattle superintendent opts against closing schools — for now
Seattle Public Schools will find other ways to close its deficit in the 2024-25 academic year.
November 16, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A rendering that shows a pavilion in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum
City
Two big projects planned for Washington Park Arboretum
The Japanese Garden and the Woodland Meadow are getting upgrades.
November 14, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
WherestheParty_SEA
Culture
Huge new bird sculpture hovers over Highland Park
‘Where’s the Party: Elevating Nature and Resilience’ depicts a Steller’s jay.
November 10, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
Two dishes of food: green vegetables mixed with seafood on the left and meat drizzled in a sauce on the right
Food
Highly anticipated restaurant Atoma now open in Wallingford
Canlis alum Johnny Courtney and his wife Sarah bring a date night spot to the former Tilth space.
November 10, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
SlackKey_SEA
Culture
Slack Key Festival strums its way to Town Hall Seattle
The Hawaiian form of guitar music will take center stage.
November 8, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
StationSpaceFloorPlan_SEA
City
Nonprofit hub Station Space opening at King Street Station
Five youth-focused arts + culture organizations will take up residence.
November 8, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
SD Mount Rushmore of SD Celebs
Culture
Who would go on Boston’s Mt. Rushmore: Literature edition
If we made a Mount Rushmore for Boston writers and literary figures, whose face would you add?
November 7, 2023
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Brianna Williams
A view of the newly built Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge that connects First Avenue to the elevated portion of the Colman Dock ferry terminal in Seattle
City
Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge opens soon
The bridge connects First Avenue to the newly renovated Colman Dock ferry terminal.
November 6, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A large wooden welcome figure stands outside the Seattle Convention Center's Summit building.
Culture
Meet the Native carver behind the Summit’s welcome figures
Groundbreaking artist Andrea Wilbur-Sigo carved the Mowitch Man and the Creator.
November 2, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A women-led mariachi band dressed in Dia de los Muertos makeup performs on stage at the Seattle Catrinas Festival
Culture
Where to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Seattle
Festivals include music, food, and colorful community altars.
October 31, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A group of writers sit at their laptops at the Seattle Athenaeum, a private library at Pike Place Market.
Culture
Seattle is the write city for National Novel Writing Month
There are several places where you can compose your Great American Novel.
October 31, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A white mobile truck outside a Seattle high school displays the logo for Bloodworks Northwest
City
Where to donate blood in Seattle
Donating blood is an effective way to give back to the community.
October 27, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A rendering of the outside of Heartwood, an affordable mass-timber apartment building in Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Real Estate
The state’s tallest mass timber project is opening soon in Seattle
Heartwood is an affordable housing project in Capitol Hill.
October 27, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A hand holds a bowl of stir fried chicken and rice noodles at Yaowarat.
Play
Meet your new favorite Portland restaurant
Dining in Portland is always a fresh experience with new restaurants popping up all the time — and more on the way.
October 24, 2023
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Ben McBee
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