Category Archives: Seattle Times

‘Seattle Freeze’ is now an accepted fact around Seattle

Posted on June 20, 2014 by William P. Barrett

Assertion appears at the top of front page of The Seattle Times. Continue reading →

Seattle’s newest tourist attraction–which can’t be seen

Posted on March 18, 2014 by William P. Barrett

World’s largest tunneling machine will be stuck underground until at least September. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle Times | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, Bertha Knight Landes, Bertha tunnel machine, Dragados, Jay Inslee, Lynn Peterson, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Seattle Bertha, Seattle great wheel, Seattle pot, Seattle tourism, Seattle Tunnel Partners, State Highway 99, Tutor-Perini, Washington State pot, WSDOT | Leave a comment

Fresh attention to a Seattle inferiority complex

Posted on January 16, 2014 by William P. Barrett

Seattle Times gives big play to collective personality quirk Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle image, Seattle sports, Seattle Times, Starbucks | Tagged Seattle Freeze, Seattle inferiority complex, Seattle Nice, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle-San Francisco rivalry | Leave a comment

Election leaves dynamic Seattle in quiet mode

Posted on November 6, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Status quo seems to be the message from voters Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Tagged Danny Westneat, Ed Murray, Mike McGinn, Seattle elections, Seattle Times | Leave a comment

In Seattle, TV humor show might affect issue-less mayor’s race

Posted on September 2, 2013 by William P. Barrett

“The 206” has a real chance to define the two candidates and thus the outcome Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle government, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Tagged Almost Live, Chris Cashman, Ed Murray, Erren Gottlieb, James McKenna, John Keister, KING5, liberal Seattle politics, Mike McGinn, Pat Cashman, progressive Seattle politics, Saturday Night Live, Seattle race for mayor, The 206 | Leave a comment

Those bad Seattle drivers get even worse

Posted on August 30, 2013 by William P. Barrett

City falls again in Allstate ranking of cities by frequency of accidents Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle Times, Seattle traffic | Tagged Allstate, Seattle drivers, Seattle marijuana, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver WA, Washington State marijuana legalization, worst cities for driving | Leave a comment

Is Seattle really all that much against government snooping?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Amazon.com is trying to do a big deal with the CIA. Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Seattle culture, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Tagged Amazon and CIA, Casablanca, Central Intelligence Agency, Claude Rains, National Security Agency, Seattle drones, Seattle police, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines

Posted on May 22, 2013 by William P. Barrett

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 | Leave a comment

Seattle influence in, of all places, Antarctica

Posted on January 7, 2013 by William P. Barrett

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 | Leave a comment

It turns out Murder Inc. isn’t expanding in Seattle

Posted on December 28, 2012 by William P. Barrett

City’s killing rate for 2012 is poised to be lower than average Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Seattle Times

‘Seattle Freeze’ is now an accepted fact around Seattle

Seattle’s newest tourist attraction–which can’t be seen

Fresh attention to a Seattle inferiority complex

Election leaves dynamic Seattle in quiet mode

In Seattle, TV humor show might affect issue-less mayor’s race

Those bad Seattle drivers get even worse

Is Seattle really all that much against government snooping?

Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines

Seattle influence in, of all places, Antarctica

It turns out Murder Inc. isn’t expanding in Seattle

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