Seattle Sun
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The Seattle Sun was a free, monthly neighborhood newspaper
in Seattle, Washington
. Founded in 1997 by Clayton and Susan Brehme Park as the Jet City Maven, its first issue came out in March of that year. The next issue came out in May, and beginning in July, the paper went monthly. It originally covered only that part of Seattle north of N.E. 65th Street and east of Aurora Avenue N.
, but in September 1998 it was expanded to include all of the city north of the Lake Washington Ship Canal
.
In January 2002 the Jet City Maven was renamed The Seattle Sun. The paper circulated 25,000 copies monthly with 5,000 copies direct mailed and featured neighborhood news, opinion, business, education, entertainment, home and garden, and health.
In August 2004, Wallis Bolz of Town Crier Publishing began operating the newspaper under a letter of intent to purchase it from Susan and Clayton Park. In January 2005, the Seattle Sun was officially sold to Town Crier.
With the May 18-31, 2005, issue, the Sun merged with the Seattle Star
to form the Seattle Sun and Star
.
In July 2005, citing a lack of advertising dollars, owner Wallis Bolz closed the newspaper. Bolz explained in an e-mail to the Beacon Hill News & South District Journal published July 27, 2005: "Faced with a choice of gutting the newspaper or closing the doors, we closed the doors."
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Founded in 1997 by Clayton and Susan Brehme Park as the Jet City Maven, its first issue came out in March of that year. The next issue came out in May, and beginning in July, the paper went monthly. It originally covered only that part of Seattle north of N.E. 65th Street and east of Aurora Avenue N.
Washington State Route 99
State Route 99, abbreviated SR 99, commonly called Highway 99, is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Washington extending just under from Fife in the south to Everett in the north, with a gap in Tukwila.-Southern division:...
, but in September 1998 it was expanded to include all of the city north of the Lake Washington Ship Canal
Lake Washington Ship Canal
The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through the City of Seattle, Washington, connects the fresh water body of Lake Washington with the salt water inland sea of Puget Sound. The Ship Canal includes a series of locks, modeled after the Panama Canal, to accommodate the different water levels...
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In January 2002 the Jet City Maven was renamed The Seattle Sun. The paper circulated 25,000 copies monthly with 5,000 copies direct mailed and featured neighborhood news, opinion, business, education, entertainment, home and garden, and health.
In August 2004, Wallis Bolz of Town Crier Publishing began operating the newspaper under a letter of intent to purchase it from Susan and Clayton Park. In January 2005, the Seattle Sun was officially sold to Town Crier.
With the May 18-31, 2005, issue, the Sun merged with the Seattle Star
Seattle Star (2002-2005)
The Seattle Star was a free, neighborhood newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States, covering the south and central sections of the city. Founded in 2002 as the South Seattle Star, it changed its name to the Seattle Star in 2004. It was distributed free.With the May 18-31, 2005, issue, the...
to form the Seattle Sun and Star
Seattle Sun and Star
The Seattle Sun and Star was a free, bi-weekly neighborhood newspaper in Seattle, Washington, USA formed in 2005 by the merger of the Seattle Star and Seattle Sun newspapers. The new publication put out only two issues: May 18-31, 2005, and July 1, 2005....
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In July 2005, citing a lack of advertising dollars, owner Wallis Bolz closed the newspaper. Bolz explained in an e-mail to the Beacon Hill News & South District Journal published July 27, 2005: "Faced with a choice of gutting the newspaper or closing the doors, we closed the doors."