Seattle Metropolitan
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Seattle Metropolitan, or Seattle Met, is a monthly, local magazine for Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. Its first issue was published in March 2006 and features reporting and feature articles on Seattle events, people, dining and restaurants, popular places and attractions.

Staff

Editor-in-chief Katherine Koberg is a former editor of the weekly newspaper, Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly is a freely distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as The Weekly...

, and worked for Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

 in book merchandising.

News editor, Eric Scigliano, has a background as an experienced free-lance journalist, and also worked for Seattle Weekly.

Managing editor, Ariana Dawes, previously worked for New York-based Metropolis magazine.

Publisher history

The publisher, SagaCity Media, started in 2003 with the magazine Portland Monthly
Portland Monthly
Portland Monthly is a monthly news and general interest magazine which covers events and culture in Portland, Oregon. The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings Nicole and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for Cendant Corporation and Time Warner, and Scott had been a journalist at The...

. In 2006, Seattle Metropolitan was started. At the beginning of 2010, the publisher bought magazines from several other cities including Vail-Beaver Creek, Aspen Sojourner and Park City.

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