Art Director

Jane Sherman designs covers, features, and various departments in Seattle Met. One of her many joys in life is working closely with talented illustrators and photographers to create images that enhance and complement the magazine’s editorial content.

She was born in Minneapolis—it’s a lot like Seattle but flatter, and decidedly snowier—and lived there until moving to Seattle in 2007. She cut her teeth in editorial design doing the weekly grind, first as associate art director at City Pages in Minneapolis and eventually producing hundreds of covers—one a week for several years—at Seattle Weekly (some of them even won an award or two). 

In her spare time you might find Jane at the dog park with her coonhound Watson, taking a pottery class, drawing, or more likely taking a nap.

Up and Down Aurora

Photo Essay: Aurora Across the Decades

From Canlis to car culture—to Colonel Sanders's brief tenure flipping burgers.

05/31/2023 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Allecia Vermillion Research by Jane Sherman

My Favorite Things

Chris Ballew Shares His Favorite Seattle Spots

The former Presidents of the United States of America singer and kids artist Caspar Babypants talks cheeseburgers, music venues, and Seattle hot takes.

03/24/2023 By Angela Cabotaje

Seattle Dining Guide

Where to Eat in the University District

Chase those cherry blossoms with lunch in one of the city's most lively food neighborhoods.

03/09/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

My Favorite Things

Robin Wehl Martin of Hello Robin Shares Her Favorite Seattle Spots

Where do Seattle’s most well-known tastemakers go? We asked.

02/03/2023 By Angela Cabotaje

Sadness

Remembering Seattle Restaurants That Closed in 2022

Some of these do have happy endings.

12/30/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Group Chat

Does Seattle Need Social Housing?

Three wonks mull whether a ballot initiative to create a tenant-run public developer would really cap more rents.

12/12/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Feature

The Day City Hall Became a Same-Sex Marriage Cathedral

Ten years ago, scores of couples descended on the municipal building after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington state. Pictures of the newlyweds went around the world. But their nuptial journeys didn’t end there.

12/05/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Essay

The Politics of Paying Real Rent Duwamish

Why a simple act belies a complicated history.

11/22/2022 By Colleen Kimseylove

Seattle After Dark

Things to Do at Night in Seattle

Aside from restaurants or straight-up bars, though many of these spots serve booze. Just saying.

11/07/2022 By Sophie Grossman Illustrations by Bridgette Huhtala

Buy the Book

A Guide to Seattle’s Independent Bookstores

Where to buy literature in a City of Literature.

10/19/2022 By Stefan Milne With Sophie Grossman

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best New Restaurants of 2022

New faces change the game, while veteran chefs embrace new directions.

10/12/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Boredom Buster

Our 50 Favorite Things to Do In and Near Seattle

When it rains, when it snows, when it's sunny, and when everything else blows.

10/07/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Shuck This

Best Corn Mazes Near Seattle

Get lost and have a good time doing it.

09/28/2022 By Sophia Struna

SEATTLE STYLE

25 Essential Seattle Shops

From midcentury furniture to made-in-the-rain coats, these are the local shops everyone should know about.

09/22/2022 By Seattle Met Staff and Zoe Sayler

Suburban State of Mind

How Are the Suburbs Faring in the Housing Market Cooldown?

Some former real estate market darlings on the Eastside and in South King County are still on the rise. Others, not so much.

09/16/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Group Chat

What Time Should Seattle School Days Start?

Three clock-minders weigh sleep science, equity, and a bus driver shortage after Seattle Public Schools shelves a bell change proposal.

08/30/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Suburban State of Mind

8 Seattle Suburbs Where Home Prices Rose and Fell in July

Here's why that year-over-year price change is good and bad news for potential home-buyers.

08/18/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

That's Cold

The Choco Taco Lives On—At Least in Seattle

Klondike has retired its classic novelty ice cream. Console yourself with a labor-intensive (dare we say, better?) local version.

07/27/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Shopping List

A Guide to Seattle’s Best Butcher Shops and Meat Markets

Tucked away in Pike Place Market, or existing purely online, these local purveyors make buying a steak a personalized experience.

06/30/2022 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

It's Happening

Seattle Will Host 2026 Men’s World Cup Matches

FIFA did the right thing for once!

06/16/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy