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Category Archives: Seattle neighborhoods
On top retirement place lists, Seattle area is largely MIA
Reason includes high cost of living and taxes Continue reading
Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle economy, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle suburbs
Tagged AARP, Bankrate.com, Bellingham, best places for retirement, CNN.com, Forbes.com, Huffington Post, Magnolia neighborhood Seattle, Mount Rainier, Port Townsend, Spokane, top places for retirement, TopRetirements.com, U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News and World Report
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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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Seattle pedestrians sometimes forget to push crosswalk button
They wait, then get frustrated when the “walk” light doesn’t flash Continue reading
Posted in Seattle drivers, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle traffic
Tagged Ballard, Beacon Hill Seattle, Capitol Hill Seattle, Charles Darwin, Eastlake Seattle, frustrated pedestrian, frustrated pedestrians Seattle, pedestrian call button, pedestrian call buttons, Seattle Center, Seattle crosswalks, Seattle pedestrians, South Lake Union, University District Seattle
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Stampless in Seattle
Not for the first time, local branch is out of needed stamp. Continue reading
Why are some Seattle pedestrians so reckless in crosswalks?
They may be making political statements. Continue reading
Seattle floating homes and the U.S. Supreme Court
Owners of Seattle’s most famous residences file brief in Florida boat-seizure case Continue reading
Seattle’s love-hate relationship with its downtown waterfront
Tourists seem more interested in it than the locals. Continue reading
Posted in Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle sports, Seattle Times
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Belltown, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pike Place Market, Salt Lake Tribune, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle great wheel, Seattle tourism, Seattle waterfront
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What do so many no-solicitation signs say about Seattle?
The city is not a very friendly place Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle neighborhoods
Tagged anti-solicitation law, Ballard neighborhood, Crosscut, Knute Berger, Magnolia neighborhood, Magnolia Voice, Maple Leaf Life, Maple Leaf neighborhood, My Ballard, no agents sign, no peddlers sign, no solicitation sign, Seattle Freeze
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Blogging the blogs of Seattle
Here are my periodic picks for the best Continue reading
Hollywood mystery solved in Seattle!
So where exactly is the headquarters of IMDb? Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Seattle economy, Seattle neighborhoods
Tagged Amazon.com, Col Needham, IMDb, Internet Movie Database, South Lake Union
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What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?
Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip Continue reading
Seattle’s funky Fremont area is named after a war criminal
John C. Frémont during his colorful life was a military officer, politician, businessman–and murderer. Continue reading