Tag Archives: Paul Allen

Seattle quietly becomes clear No. 1 in big-city sales tax

Posted on April 5, 2014 by William P. Barrett

Pending vote could hike up the rate even more. Continue reading →

Usual suspects around Seattle unusually rich, as usual

Posted on March 3, 2014 by William P. Barrett

Same 10 grace new Forbes list of the world’s richest. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle celebrities, Seattle economy, Starbucks | Tagged Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Craig McCaw, Forbes billionaires, Gabe Newell, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Steve Ballmer | Leave a comment

Fresh proof of ‘Seattle Freeze’ and ‘Seattle Nice’

Posted on February 26, 2014 by William P. Barrett

Civic report and Seahawks fan conduct reinforce local personality traits Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle sports | Tagged 12th Man, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing, Diane Douglas, Greater Seattle: King, Paul Allen, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Pete Carroll, Pierce and Snohomish Counties Civic Health Index, Richard Sherman, Seattle CityClub, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Nice, Seattle Seahawks | 2 Comments

New ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’ would include Seattle

Posted on February 6, 2014 by William P. Barrett

City wasn’t on famous 1976 New Yorker cover Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Costco, Seattle celebrities, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle image, Starbucks | Tagged Amazon.com, Bill Gates, Costco, egocentrically myoptic perspective, Gerard Schwarz, Kurt Cobain, Microsoft, Nirvana, Paul Allen, Saul Steinberg, Super Bowl 48, Super Bowl XLVIII, The New Yorker, View From 9th Avenue | Leave a comment

Forbes 400 list catches up with New To Seattle

Posted on September 16, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Nordstrom family’s Anne Gittinger officially joins ritzy roster Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Seattle charities, Seattle economy, Starbucks | Tagged Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Craig McCaw, Forbes 400 list, Forbes Rich List, Howard Schultz, James Jinnard, Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, Seattle Usual Suspects, Steve Ballmer | Leave a comment

In Seattle, the usual suspects again (plus two)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Anne Gittinger and Gabe Newell join roster of the world’s richest. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle economy, Starbucks | Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Christian Grey, Craig McCaw, Fifty Shades of Grey, Gabe Newell, Harvard, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Oakley sunglasses, Paul Allen, richest man in seattle, richest people in Seattle, richest woman in Seattle, Starbucks, Steve Ballmer | Leave a comment

The usual suspects of Seattle (plus others)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by William P. Barrett

Bruce Nordstrom climbs onto the Forbes 400 list, but what about his sister? Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Starbucks | Tagged Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Craig McCaw, Forbes 400, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, New-York Tribune, Nordstrom, Oakley, Paul Allen, Starbucks, Steve Ballmer | 3 Comments

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on August 12, 2012 by William P. Barrett

‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle weather, Starbucks | Tagged Bernadette, Bill Gates, Choate Rosemary Hall, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Galer Street School, Jim Lynch, Lakeside School, Maria Semple, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Nordstrom, Paul Allen, Pike Place Market, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle weather, Space Needle, Starbucks, Steve Balmer, Truth Like the Sun, Where'd You Go | 1 Comment

Fifty shades of Seattle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by William P. Barrett

New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Anastasia Steele, Boeing, Christian Grey, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Helen Hunt Jackson, mommy porn, Paul Allen, Ramona, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sleepless in Seattle | 11 Comments

The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago

Posted on February 12, 2012 by William P. Barrett

None of their descendants rank among the wealthiest today Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media | Tagged 047, Arthur Denny, Bailey Gatzert, Bill Gates, creative destruction, Cyrus Walker, David Denny, Forbes 400, Hearst, Henry Yesler, Jacob Furth, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Schumpeter, Leigh Hunt, Mary M. Miller, New-York Tribune, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Seattle billionaires, Seattle millionaires, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle YMCA, Thomas Burke, Thomas S. Lippy, Tribune 4, Watson Squire, William C. Hill, William Renton, World Almanac | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Paul Allen

Seattle quietly becomes clear No. 1 in big-city sales tax

Usual suspects around Seattle unusually rich, as usual

Fresh proof of ‘Seattle Freeze’ and ‘Seattle Nice’

New ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’ would include Seattle

Forbes 400 list catches up with New To Seattle

In Seattle, the usual suspects again (plus two)

The usual suspects of Seattle (plus others)

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Fifty shades of Seattle

The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago

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