I, too, have shopped at the Metropolitan Market since it opened. I, too, am sorry to see it close. It was a store with some fantastic items that you could not find elsewhere.

However, Federal Way does not have a high mean income like Bellevue or parts of Seattle. If Trader Joe’s sells the same cheese for $5 less per pound, you are probably going to buy it at Trader Joe’s. As much as I always wanted to buy the balsamic vinegar for $130 that was displayed in a locked case in the vinegar aisle, I never did.

The Metropolitan Market will be greatly missed, especially the great employees that worked there.

Nobody wants to live near a vacated building, so let’s hope that a decent tenant moves in before long. Say, baseball’s around the corner — how about some indoor batting cages?

Libby Ray, Federal Way