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During the summer of 2016 I relocated from Seattle to Las Vegas. Since then, I have not put up new posts here on New To Seattle, although visitors are free to comment on older posts, to which I often respond. In Sin City I've launched a new blog, New To Las Vegas, which continues my same tradition of observation, musings and commentary. Visitors can access my new blog by clicking here. Please visit and stay awhile.

Category Archives: Seattle Freeze

Leaving Seattle, amid pondering

Posted on July 4, 2016 by William P. BarrettJuly 4, 2016

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Where will all the dramatic change lead?

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Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle dogs, Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle environment, Seattle Freeze, Seattle government, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle soccer, Seattle sports, Seattle taxes, Seattle Times, Seattle weather, Washington State government | Tagged Chief Seattle, Lenin statue Seattle, Miss Seattle, New To Las Vegas, newtolasvegas.com, Saul Steinberg, Seattle boom, Seattle Bubble, Seattle bust, Seattle dogs, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Mariners, Seattle weather, The New Yorker | 8 Replies

Seattle predictions for 2016 (sort of)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by William P. BarrettDecember 28, 2015

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Tongue is somewhat in the vicinity of cheek

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Posted in Amazon, Seattle economy, Seattle Freeze, Seattle government, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle Times, Seattle traffic | Tagged Central District Seattle, Chief Seattle, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ed Murray, Jim McDermott, Leif Erikson statue Seattle, Marshawn Lynch, McClatchy, Pete Carroll, Seattle Freeze, Seattle rent control, University of Washington, Visit Seattle | 1 Reply

Buses have gone to the dogs in Seattle

Posted on February 10, 2015 by William P. BarrettJune 3, 2015

Rules allow non-service pets to ride along

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle dogs, Seattle Freeze, Seattle government | Tagged King County Metro Transit, Seattle dog on bus, Seattle dogs | Leave a reply

Seahawks make locals forget about Seattle Freeze–for now

Posted on January 28, 2015 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

Team’s success overcomes traditional aloofness

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle sports, Seattle Times | Tagged Marshawn Lynch, Melissa Perincheril, Pete Carroll, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Seahawks, SuperBowl XLIX | Leave a reply

Are Seattle protests a good time–or biding time?

Posted on December 5, 2014 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

Light actions may mask deeper tensions

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle Freeze, Seattle government, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle politics | Tagged Central Area Seattle, Central District Seattle, Ferguson, Kathleen O'Toole, Seattle LGBT, Seattle Nice, Seattle segregation | Leave a reply

Seattle makes another ‘most snobbiest cities’ list

Posted on September 8, 2014 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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Movoto finds only the Other Washington and San Francisco more uppity.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image | Tagged most snobbiest cities, Movoto, Seattle Freeze, Travel + Leisure | 1 Reply

‘Seattle Freeze’ is now an accepted fact around Seattle

Posted on June 20, 2014 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle soccer, Seattle Times | Tagged Crosscut, David Boardman, Gene Balk, Knute Berger, Rutgers, Seattle Freeze, Seattle soccer | 5 Replies

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

Posted on February 26, 2014 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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Civic report and Seahawks fan conduct reinforce local personality traits

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, 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 Replies

Fresh attention to a Seattle inferiority complex

Posted on January 16, 2014 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

Seattle Times gives big play to collective personality quirk

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

More on Seattle and snobbery

Posted on July 15, 2013 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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Query seeking Seattle neighborhood with few kids draws scorn

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image | Tagged Kids-free Seattle, LinkedIn, Reddit, San Francisco, Seattle and children, Seattle Freeze, Seattle inferiority complex, Seattle snobbery, Travel+Leisure | 4 Replies

Is Seattle really among ‘America’s snobbiest cities’?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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Travel + Leisure ranks the area No. 5 in a tie with Santa Fe.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle suburbs, Seattle trash | Tagged America's snobbiest cities, American Express, Chicago, espresso-drinking software engineers, Los Angeles, Miss Seattle, New York City, Portland OR, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle Confederate veterans memorial, Seattle Freeze, Seattle inferiority complex, Seattle superiority complex, Seattle trash recycling, Topeka KS, Travel and Leisure, Travel+Leisure, Washington DC | 8 Replies

A song in ‘The Music Man’ suggests ‘Seattle Stubborn’

Posted on February 15, 2013 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

Famous tune in local production evokes thoughts of the Seattle Freeze

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, 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 | Leave a reply

Does a 1941 description of Seattle still ring true?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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‘Farthest Reach,’ by Nancy Wilson Ross, provided an unflattering view

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Freeze, Seattle history, Seattle Times | Tagged Andrew Carnegie, Farthest Reach, Farthest Reach: Washington and Oregon, Glenn Hughes, Lewis Mumford, Marie Newberger, Muriel Draper, Nancy Wilson Ross, Pike Place Market, Scientific American, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle segregation, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Times, University of Washington, Virginia Boren | 2 Replies

Proof of ‘Seattle Freeze’ is found in all the dogs

Posted on August 25, 2012 by William P. BarrettJune 3, 2015

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Canines outnumber children by better than a 3-to-2 margin

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle dogs, Seattle Freeze | Tagged Seattle Animal Shelter, Seattle dogs, Seattle Freeze | 4 Replies

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on August 12, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle Freeze, 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 Reply

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