Shake It Up

Natalia Ruppert Will Report an Earthquake in Seconds

The head of a national seismology program thinks she can catch the big one right as it starts.

05/29/2026 By Allison Williams Photography by Grant Hindsley

Lettuce Rejoice

A New Generation Blossoms at MacPherson’s and Rising Sun Produce Markets

Despite retirement, fire, and rising costs, things are just peachy at these storied corner shops.

10/02/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Stalled Out

A Completely Subjective Ranking of the 5 Worst Grocery Store Parking Lots in Seattle

Are supermarket developers secretly trying to push people toward public transit?

09/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Cart Blanche

Seattle’s Best Independent Grocery Stores

If they don’t have it, you don’t need it.

09/18/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Magic Ate Ball

AI Will Change How We Grocery Shop, but Not the Way You Think

An expert offers her predictions of what’s next for local food stores.

09/15/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Personal Shopper

Inside the Life of an Instacart Shopper

‘The faster you are, the sooner you can deliver.’

09/11/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Year in Review

Seattle Met’s Most-Read Longform Stories of 2024

These are the features our readers loved this year.

12/27/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Treasure Hunters 

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?

04/30/2024 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Grant Hindsley