# Seattle Metropolitan

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{{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](/source/Nicole_Vogel)
| founded = 2006
| firstdate = {{Start date |2006|03|01}}
| company = [Hour Media](/source/Hour_Media)
| country = USA
| based = [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington)
| language = [English](/source/English_language)
| website = [https://www.seattlemet.com/ www.seattlemet.com]
| issn = 1931-2792
}}
'''''Seattle Metropolitan''''' or '''''Seattle Met'',''' is a monthly city magazine covering [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_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](/source/SagaCity_Media) began publishing the magazine ''[Portland Monthly](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Seattle_Times) |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> SagaCity sold its magazines to [Hour Media](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Portland_Business_Journal)
 | publisher = Business Journal Publications
 | location = [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)
 | issn = 
 | oclc = 60759203
 | date = January 12, 2010
| page = 
 | accessdate = January 13, 2011
| archiveurl = 
 | archivedate = 
}}
</ref>

}}

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

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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

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