10 Years That Changed a City

2006: Ehren Watada Fights Deployment

Plus the Seahawks' first Super Bowl appearance and the deadly Hanukkah Eve Wind Storm.

03/04/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

10 Years That Changed a City

2007: Kindle Takes Books Digital

It hit the market in November 2007 and sold out in five hours. And why on earth wouldn’t it?

03/04/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

10 Years That Changed A City

2008: Washington Mutual Bank Collapses

It was the biggest bank failure in history, involving seven times the assets of the previous record setter.

03/04/2016 Photography by Eric Scigliano

10 Years That Changed a City

2009: Sound Transit Connects Downtown to Sea-Tac

Seattle hasn’t only outgrown its 1970s parochialism—it’s also outgrown its city limits and evolved into a bona fide metropolitan region.

03/04/2016 By Josh Feit

10 Years That Changed A City

2010: Seattle Veers Hard Left

Seattle has always been left of center, even an exemplar left coast city. But it wasn’t until recently that the fierce left was a legit force to be reckoned with.

03/04/2016 By Josh Feit

10 Years That Changed a City

2011: The Dams Come Down

Plus: Boeing debuts the 787 Dreamliner, seismic activity is registered at CenturyLink field, and liquor stores become privatized.

03/04/2016 By Allison Williams

10 Years That Changed A City

2012: The DOJ Steps in to Right Seattle Police Wrongs

Plus: legal recreational marijuana, gay marriage, and a Great Wheel on the waterfront.

03/04/2016 By James Ross Gardner

10 Years That Changed A City

2013: Macklemore, and Seattle Hip-Hop, Go Mainstream

There’s a palpable civic pride—and renewed engagement—in the very idea of local music because our guy made it big.

03/04/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

10 Years That Changed A City

2014: The Seahawks Win the Super Bowl

For Seattle, the game offered a chance at redemption—not just for the franchise that had lost its only other Super Bowl, but also for the sports community.

03/04/2016 By Matthew Halverson

10 Years That Changed A City

2015: Real Estate Loses Its Mind

This was the year that the housing affordability gap yawned wide like an angry fault line between socioeconomic strata.

03/10/2016 By Matthew Halverson

The Decade In Dining

The Rise of the Restaurant Empire

Tom Douglas, Ethan Stowell, Matt Dillon—they all have one. What the emergence of the chef-driven restaurant group says about Seattle's restaurant culture.

03/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

10 Years That Changed a City

Making the Magazine

Former Seattle Met staffers share their favorite behind-the-scenes stories.

03/04/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

The Decade in Fashion

Seattle Style Is Global

The decade has seen a spike in opportunities and a citywide brain trust—extending from tech to food and aerospace to sustainability—draw newcomers with good outfits and great bank accounts.

03/04/2016 By Laura Cassidy

2006 – 2016

A Decade of Covers

Since March 2006, Seattle Met has appeared on newsstands—and in subscriber mailboxes—all over the city and the region. Here, to commemorate the magazine’s 10-year anniversary, are all 124 covers.

02/22/2016 By Seattle Met Staff