Seattle Metropolitan

{{Short description|US monthly magazine}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Seattle Met | image_size = 200px | image_file = Seattle Met.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Seattle Met cover, October 2006 | editor_title = Editor-in-chief | editor = Eric Nusbaum | previous_editor = Angela Cabotaje | category = Local interest | frequency = monthly | circulation = 58,900 | publisher = Nicole Vogel | founded = 2006 | firstdate = {{Start date |2006|03|01}} | company = Hour Media | country = USA | based = Seattle, Washington | language = English | website = [https://www.seattlemet.com/ www.seattlemet.com] | issn = 1931-2792 }} '''''Seattle Metropolitan''''' or '''''Seattle Met'',''' is a monthly city magazine covering Seattle, Washington. Its first issue was published in March 2006, and features reporting and feature articles on Seattle events, politics, people, dining and restaurants, popular places, and attractions.

==Publisher history==

SagaCity Media began publishing the magazine ''Portland Monthly'' in 2003. It expanded to the Seattle market with the March 2006 debut of ''Seattle Metropolitan''. At the beginning of 2010, the publisher bought magazines from several Colorado cities including ''Vail-Beaver Creek'', ''Aspen Sojourner'', and ''Park City''.<ref name="portland-monthly" /> Among its major competitors is ''Seattle Magazine'', which serves a similar market niche.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacitis |first=Erik |date=February 19, 2012 |title=Publishers' emails: What 2 city magazines say about each other |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/publishers-emails-what-2-city-magazines-say-about-each-other/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> SagaCity sold its magazines to Hour Media in March 2026 after a spell in court receivership.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Angela |date=April 4, 2026 |title=Seattle Met magazine gets new owner |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/seattle-met-magazine-gets-new-owner/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=April 5, 2026}}</ref>

==See also== * Portland Monthly

==References== {{Reflist |refs= <ref name="portland-monthly"> {{cite news | title = Portland Monthly buys Colorado magazines | author = | authorlink = | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/01/11/daily16.html | newspaper = Portland Business Journal | publisher = Business Journal Publications | location = Portland, Oregon | issn = | oclc = 60759203 | date = January 12, 2010 | page = | accessdate = January 13, 2011 | archiveurl = | archivedate = }} </ref>

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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.seattlemet.com/ }} *[http://www.seattlemet.com/pages/about/ Masthead] with up-to-date staff listing

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seattle Metropolitan}} Category:2006 establishments in Washington (state) Category:City guides Category:Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Category:Local interest magazines published in the United States Category:Magazines established in 2006 Category:Magazines published in Seattle