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Seattle expects record tourism year: Pot, what pot?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Prospect of massive visitors seeking legal marijuana goes unmentioned Continue reading →

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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 | 4 Comments

NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’

Posted on April 10, 2012 by William P. Barrett

But it only refers to a novel Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media | Tagged E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Garth Stein, Helen Gulanos, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, J.A. Jance, J.P. Beaumont, Jamie Ford, Jim Lynch, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, New York Times, Roger Morgan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Truth Like the Sun | 1 Comment

In Seattle, how do you solve a problem like Jean-Sun?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by William P. Barrett

Miss Seattle’s disparagement of local weather and people draws international attention Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle image, Seattle trash, Seattle weather | Tagged Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, Julie Andrews, KIRO-FM, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Spokane, The Sound of Music | 7 Comments

From Seattle, the mountains are out–or in–or somewhere

Posted on December 28, 2011 by William P. Barrett

What is the true meaning of this quaint expression for a sunny day? Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, assisted suicide, Aurora Bridge, Cascade Mountains, Denver, Houston, inferiority complex, Los Angeles, Metronatural, Mount Rainier, mountains are out, Olympic Mountains, Phoenix, Puget Sound, Salt Lake City, Seattle suicide, Seattle weather, the mountains are out today, volcano | 11 Comments

I officially live in ‘Metronatural’ Seattle–with my clothes on

Posted on December 9, 2011 by William P. Barrett

Local image-makers adopted the brand five years ago. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged city branding, city nickname, Emerald City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to the Pacific, Jet City, KUOW, Metronatural, nudist, Rain City, Seattle, Seattle branding, Seattle weather, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Space Needle, Tom Norwalk | 9 Comments

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