Year in Review
Seattle Met’s Most-Read Longform Stories of 2024
These are the features our readers loved this year.
Image: Richarrd A. Chance
Who Is the City For?
Eric Nusbaum
Elijah L. Lewis spent his life trying to build a better Seattle. Then a stranger shot him and his nephew in broad daylight.
Image: Sarah Flotard and Suzy Bichl
We Should All Respect the Geoduck
Allison Williams
Wait, stop laughing. This behemoth of a clam is serious business.
Image: Grant Hindsley and Seattle Met Composite
The Treasure Hunters
Benjamin Cassidy
Can a mission that began with two adventurous teenagers in the 1980s end with the discovery of a sunken gold rush fortune off the Washington coast?
Image: David Jaewon Oh
Cody Chhun Defies the Odds
Dae Shik Kim
Can the local son of Cambodian refugees become a pro wrestling superstar?
Image: Jonny Ruzzo
Renee Erickson's Accidental Empire
Allecia Vermillion
The unusual dynamic between the chef and her partners has given Seattle some of its most essential restaurants—and a lot of surprises along the way.
Image: Pete Ryan
What It's Like to Date a Serial Cheater
Haley Shapley
Jake seemed too good to be true. He was.
