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Category Archives: Seattle culture
Mayor’s race in Seattle: Zzzzzzzz
Crowded field hasn’t done much to create excitement, define issues Continue reading
Posted in Seattle bicyclists, Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle government, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle politics
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Bruce Harrell, Capitol Hill Seattle, Cuba, Ed Murray, Fidel Castro, Greenwood neighborhood Seattle, Greg Nickels, High Line, Kate Martin, Mary Martin, Mike McGinn, Mount Baker neighborhood Seattle, Nickelsville, Seattle crime, Seattle mayoral race, Town Hall Seattle
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Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines
More and more, they primarily cater to tourists Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle suburbs, Seattle Times
Tagged Bing, Boeing, duckduckgo.com, Eddie Bauer, Google, Greg Nickels, Mahalo, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Sacramento Kings, search engine optimization, Seattle dog bites, Seattle population, Seattle University, SEO, Sleepless in Seattle, SLUT Seattle, South Lake Union Trolley, Space Needle, T-Mobile, TripAdvisor.com, University Village Seattle, USA Today, VisetSeattle.org, Washington State spending public education, Yahoo, Yippy.com
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In Seattle, tensions between dogs and letter carriers
City ranks second nationally in bitten postal workers. Continue reading
New Seattle TV humor show is a little light on Seattle humor
“The 206″ seeks an audience in an area not known for giggles Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle suburbs, Seattle weather
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, area code 206, area code 425, Bellevue, Chris Cashman, Costco, Erren Gottlieb, Farthest Reach, James McKenna, Jay Inslee, John Keister, KING5, Leif Erikson, Mercer Island, Mike McGinn, Nancy Wilson Ross, Pat Cashman, PEMCO Insurance, Saturday Night Live, Seattle bicycle lobby, Seattle Freeze, Seattle marijuana use, The 206, Washington
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Springtime in Seattle: annual fears about solicitors
Warnings come out about door-to-door visitors Continue reading
Monumental Seattle (Part 4)
Public art depicts nothing–or something Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods
Tagged Angie's Umbrella, Benson Shaw, Catherine Mayer, Columbia Tower, Confederate War Veteran's Memorial Seattle, Diane Keaton, Fremont neighborhood Seattle, Giant Red Popsicle, He and She in Seattle, He sculpture Seattle, Henry Moore, Howard Garnitz, Jack Nicholson, Jim Pridgeon, John T. Young, Leif Erikson statue Seattle, Martin Selig, People Waiting For The Interurban, Pike Place Market, Pop Art, Pop Art movement, Regrade Park, Richard Beyer, Seattle public art, Seattle Tulip, Seinfeld, She sculpture Seattle, Something's Gotta Give, The Intinerant, The Wall of Death sculpture, Three Dogs Chasing A Rat, Tom Wesselmann, Vertebrae sculpture
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Yakima ad campaign needles Seattle by promising sun
Cheeky radio spot says “lost” spring can be found two hours east Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle weather
Tagged lost-and-found-spring, Palm Springs of Washington, Seattle sun, Seattle sunshine, visityakimavalley, vitamin D, Yakima, Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau, Yakima Valley Wine Country, Yakima weather, Yakima wine country, Yakimaite, Yakimaniac, Yakimanian
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Folks in Seattle don’t dress for the rain
Umbrellas and raincoats are rarely seen. Continue reading
Sexy Gates proposal brings more needling Seattle’s way
Call for a better condom draws a lot of notice Continue reading
Seattle expects record tourism year: Pot, what pot?
Prospect of massive visitors seeking legal marijuana goes unmentioned Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image
Tagged CNN, David Letterman, Fifty Shades of Grey, Jay Leno, Metronatural, Metronatural Seattle, New York Daily News, pot tourism, Seattle marijuana legalization, Seattle tourism, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Washington State marijuana legalization, Washington State tourism
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A song in ‘The Music Man’ suggests ‘Seattle Stubborn’
Famous tune in local production evokes thoughts of the Seattle Freeze Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle weather
Tagged 5th Avenue Theatre, Damn Yankees, Harold Hill, Iowa Stubborn, Meredith Willson, Noah Racey, Oklahoma, River City, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Stubborn, Seattle weather, The Music Man, The Wells Fargo Wagon, UPS
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In Seattle, a sunbreak is to be treasured–for a bit
Brief bursts of sun get big play on weather forecasts Continue reading
Seattle influence in, of all places, Antarctica
More than a dozen features are named for local persons Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Starbucks
Tagged Admiral Byrd, Antarctica, Arthur H. Sulzberger, Bernard Hallet, Block Bay, Block Peak, Board on Geographic Names, Charles F. Raymond, Conway Ice Ridge, Edwin D. Waddington, G.C. Hamilton, Gonzalo J. Hernandez, Grootes Peak, Hallet Valley, Hearst Island, Hernandez Valley, Howard B. Conway, Howard Heights, Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, J. Hoover Mackin, Joseph L. Pulitzer, Mackin Table, McClatchy Co., Minze Stuiver, Misch Crag, Mount Hamilton, Mount Iphigene, Mount Pulitzer, Nadine A. Nereson, Nereson Glacier, Paul Block, Peter Misch, Pieter Meiert Grootes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Raymond Ice Ridge, Redman Pond, Regina Redman, Richard E. Byrd, Rodriquez Pond, Row W. Howard, Russell Rodriquez, Stephen G. Warren, Stuiver Valley, Sulzberger Bay, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Washington, Volunteer Park, Waddington Glacier, Warren Ridge, Washington Escarpment, William Block, William H. Seward, William randolph hearst
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