Getty Images We’ve closed up shop for the time being Dear reader, We’re writing with some news: We’ve closed up shop at Curbed Seattle, at least for the time being. We’re leaving our home page curated with our best and most resourceful stories and maps. Want to know what’s happening outside of Seattle? We’re the local authorities on eight other American cities, the nation’s favorite regions, and the most interesting international design capitals. You can also follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—where we also host groups for fans of Midcentury Modern Houses and Interiors and Cam ..read more

NE 55th Street and 30th Avenue NE. | Sarah Galvin A small row of businesses is a time capsule tucked inside a changing city Just north of University Village on NE 55th Street, a charming cluster of small businesses overlooks Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Tanya Carver had dreamed of opening a vintage and handmade clothing boutique for years before finding this idyllic corner of the city, known as the Bryant neighborhood, which she knew immediately was the perfect home for her business. While the city has shifted dramatically around it, this corner appears frozen in time. From this little row ..read more

EQ Roy/Shutterstock Our guide on how to eat, navigate, and relax Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, or Sea-Tac, is a local behemoth—an airport in an aviation town. Originally built during World War II to free up Boeing Field and McChord Field for the military, it's grown into the ninth-busiest airport in the country. While the airport’s big in terms of traffic, it’s actually relatively small in terms of size: The whole airport only covers about four square miles. It’s the only major commercial airport serving the entire Seattle and Tacoma metro area right now, so chances are if you’re r ..read more

The oldest building still in use by the district is also perhaps the most colorful The Horace Mann Building—currently home to Nova High School—has been a lot of things. But it started out as the Walla Walla School. In 1902, what we now know as the Central District was growing rapidly, with plats being filled and homes constructed at a rapid pace. The neighborhood, known then as the Walla Walla Addition, got two brand-new elementary schools to meet its new surging population: The 20th Street School at 301 21st Avenue East, which would be later renamed Longfellow and then Edmond S. Meany Middle ..read more

Via Craigslist A little bit of everything Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can rent for a certain dollar amount in Seattle. We found five listings within $100 of today’s price: $1,690. Via Craigslist Interbay On the border of Queen Anne and Interbay—less than a block from Interbay Athletic Complex—this spacious (715 square feet) one-bedroom with a fireplace and a balcony is renting for $1,725 a month. It has both a dishwasher and in-unit laundry, a semi-open kitchen, and hardwood-like floors. Pets are welcome with no breed restrictions (sometimes a rar ..read more

Chona Kasinger A law requiring landlords to accept the first qualified candidate is the latest Seattle housing law to get the green light Three years after its initial passage, Seattle’s “first-in-time” law, which requires a landlord to accept the first qualified applicant to live in a rental property, has been upheld by the Washington State Supreme Court. The law had been overturned in late March by a lower court and was subsequently appealed by the city. “My office’s mantra has been to correct mistaken case law and give our elected policy makers the tools they need to govern a modern Amer ..read more

Matthew Gallant/Clarity Northwest Photography This modern home builds on a midcentury ethos for a timeless design It’s not uncommon to see midcentury design hallmarks in the 1970s, but it can look a little off—a busy detail upsets the sleek lines or a newer amenity sits awkwardly out of place. But this home by legendary Northwest Modern architect Gene Zema scales up the warm, sleek midcentury design that defined the Boeing Boom into something not only ready for the next decade, but timeless enough for at least five more. Classic geometry like a gently-sloping, exposed-wood ceiling and a min ..read more

Courtesy of Propeller Airports Our guide to the Puget Sound’s newest commercial airport The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ninth-busiest airport in the country, used to be the only major commercial airport serving the entire metro, but that just changed. Paine Field, which has been an industrial and military airport since it was first constructed in the 1930s, is finally hosting passenger flights. It’s not as big as Sea-Tac—Paine, airport code PAE, handles 24 flights a day compared to Sea-Tac’s 600—but it’s set to be a busy airport in its own right, with both Alaska and United opera ..read more

Courtesy of Historic Seattle Seattle Theatre Group has joined up with Historic Seattle—and submitted an offer last month Seattle Theatre Group (STG), which operates historic Seattle venues like the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune theaters, has joined up with Historic Seattle to submit an offer to purchase the Showbox. While the Showbox has been at the center of a bevy of historic preservation efforts since news broke of a development planned for the site last year, a change in ownership has been considered the least complicated way forward for both preservationists and the current owners of t ..read more

Richard Wood/Courtesy of Seattle Afloat It’s like an itty-bitty water lodge Docked off Westlake Avenue near the crux of Queen Anne and Fremont, this home on the water takes an airy, lodge-like loft design and shrinks it down into a houseboat-sized package. But while 583 square feet is on the small side for a house, it’s big enough on a houseboat curve to keep from compromising too much for space—and a generous wraparound deck adds plenty of extra wiggle room. The main gathering space sits under a cathedral ceiling, behind a tall wall of windows that’d be at home looking over a bluff or moun ..read more