About SeattleCentury
SeattleCentury is a local news publication covering Seattle and the Eastside — city hall and the votes that reshape it, the neighborhoods changing block by block, where people eat and drink, the weather and wildlife that come with living here, how people get around and stay safe, and the everyday culture that holds it all together. We publish around the clock, because the city doesn't wait for a print deadline.
If you live or work here — or you're in local government, real estate, hospitality, or transit and need to know what's actually changing on the ground — this is built for you.
Seattle doesn't run on press releases — it runs on what's actually changing on the ground: a council vote that reshapes a block, a storm that knocks out the Eastside, a favorite restaurant that quietly closes its doors. Our mission is to cover this city and its neighborhoods as closely as they deserve — fast, factual, and always local, one real story at a time.
Our Founders
SeattleCentury was founded by Oliver Thompson in November 2026. He continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief.
Our Team
Our editors and reporters cover Seattle and the Eastside the way the people who live here actually experience it — block by block, council meeting by council meeting, closing notice by closing notice. Every story that runs here is held to the same editorial standards before it's published.
Oliver Thompson
As Editor-in-Chief, Oliver Thompson sets the daily assignment list and signs off on every story before it runs, with a particular eye for how city hall decisions land in the neighborhoods actually affected. He previously reported on local government and transit policy across the Pacific Northwest before starting SeattleCentury.
Benjamin Wilson
Before taking on an editing role, Benjamin Wilson spent years reviewing food-stall pop-ups at Pike Place Market — he still files his own restaurant and bar beat alongside editing SeattleCentury's day-to-day coverage, tracking openings, closings, and the debates that come with both.
Charlotte Miller
Raised in the Central District, a few blocks from half the storefronts she now covers, Charlotte Miller has spent most of her career tracking what's opening, closing, and changing block by block across Seattle's neighborhoods, with a soft spot for small-business stories.
Daniel Miller
A former trail guide in the Cascades, Daniel Miller now reports on weather, wildlife, and the outdoors around Puget Sound, from storm season to salmon runs — and still checks the marine forecast before most people check their email.
James Anderson
Years covering county government for a regional Puget Sound paper taught James Anderson to read budget ordinances most reporters skip — a habit that now serves his city hall and Seattle politics beat, from council votes to the ballot measures that quietly reshape neighborhoods.
Michael Johnson
A longtime bus commuter, Michael Johnson reports on transit, traffic, and public safety across Seattle and the Eastside, with a close eye on how infrastructure decisions actually play out on the ground — he's filed stories from more community council meetings than he can count.
Emily Johnson
After a run as a nonprofit communications staffer, Emily Johnson crossed over to tell the stories she used to write press releases for — now covering the people and community organizations holding Seattle's neighborhoods together, from mutual-aid groups to block-level associations.
Emma Wilson
A former arts-program coordinator, Emma Wilson covers Seattle's arts scene, festivals, and the cultural life that fills in around the headlines — and still can't walk past a gallery opening without stopping in.
Hannah Lee
Based in Kirkland and newer to reporting than to the region, Hannah Lee covers the Eastside's rapid growth, from Bellevue high-rises to Issaquah trailheads, and what it means for the people who lived there first.
Sophia Williams
After a stint covering state government in Olympia, Sophia Williams traded one spreadsheet-heavy beat for another, writing about city budget fights, zoning battles, and the policy decisions that rarely make headlines until they do.
Editorial Standards
- Local, always. Every story ties to a real, confirmed Seattle-area place, agency, or event — never national news repackaged as local.
- No invented facts. We don't publish unverified rumors, and we never fabricate quotes, figures, or sources.
- Independently written. Stories are drafted and reviewed before they publish, not copied or lightly rewritten from someone else's reporting.
- Mistakes, corrected openly. See our Corrections Policy — we fix errors and say so, not bury them.