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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.

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Gender equality in Seattle

Posted on February 25, 2012 by William P. BarrettFebruary 25, 2012

T-shirts cost 33% more for women than men.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Pygmalion, Seattle Shakespeare Company | Leave a reply

‘Oklahoma!’ casting is PC reaction to Seattle’s racist past

Posted on February 18, 2012 by William P. BarrettOctober 25, 2025

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Controversy misses the real issue

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle Times | Tagged 5th Avenue Theatre, Bartell Drugs, Green Book, Kyle Scatliffe, Oklahoma, Seattle racism, Seattle YWCA, segregation | 10 Replies

In Seattle, car washes in the rain

Posted on January 29, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Commercial facilities seem to do a good business, too

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Posted in Costco, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Antioch University, Belltown, City University, City University of Seattle, Costco, Elephant Car Wash, pink elephant car wash sign, Seattle car wash, Seattle car washes, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau | 2 Replies

Snow buries Seattle’s image, too

Posted on January 23, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Ridicule, not sympathy, seems more the order of the day

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged Galloping Gertie, President Obama, Seattle image, Seattle reputation, Seattle ridicule, Seattle snow, Snowmageddon, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, The Other Washington | 5 Replies

Bracing for Seattle ‘snow’: Armageddon with a smile

Posted on January 14, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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The city–or its media–is in a near-panic over what looks like next to no accumulation

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle weather | Tagged Armageddon, Armageddon with a smile, Houston, KHOU-TV, Neil Frank, Seattle, Seattle snow, Seattle weather | 12 Replies

Seattle police ruffle a lot of jaywalker feathers

Posted on December 16, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Cops give new meaning to “cracking down” on violators

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Another Stakeout, Battle of Seattle, Car 54 Where Are You?, Chicago White Sox, Dabney Coleman, Dragnet, Emilio Estevez, Jaywalking, John Wayne, Kenny Williams, McQ, pedestrial violation, Phoenix Jones, Richard Dreyfuss, Seattle cops, Seattle jaywalking, Seattle police, Seattle police brutality, Stakeout, U.S. Justice Department, Woody Harrelson | 4 Replies

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

Posted on December 9, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Local image-makers adopted the brand five years ago.

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Posted in 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 Replies

Poor Seattle: ‘Viadoom’ gets far less buzz than ‘Carmageddon’

Posted on October 24, 2011 by William P. BarrettOctober 24, 2011

Little note taken elsewhere of gigantic traffic disruption.

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Carmageddon, Interstate 405, Los Angeles, Miss Finland, Seattle, Viadoom, Whitey Bulger | Leave a reply

The bicycle wars of Seattle

Posted on October 19, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Is there a growing love-hate relationship between those who drive and those who bike?

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Posted in Seattle bicyclists, Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle politics | Tagged bicycle, bicycle war, bicyclists, Seattle, Seattle Proposition 1 | 3 Replies

You know you’re from Seattle when …

Posted on October 5, 2011 by William P. BarrettOctober 5, 2011

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The quirks of the self-styled Emerald City are numerous and defining.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Black Panthers, Jay Leno, Judy Garland, Los Angeles, Mount Rainier, Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattleite, Syracuse, The Wizard of Oz, Wichita, You know you're from Seattle when, You know you're in Seattle when | 3 Replies

Witless in Seattle

Posted on September 15, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Movie-inspired references permeate the local scene

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged brainless in Seattle, clueless in Seattle, Frasier, Grey's Anatomy, Lake Union, Meg Ryan, Nora Ephron, Sleepless in Seattle, Space Needle, Tom Hanks | 3 Replies

Sense of humor in Seattle seems to be elusive

Posted on August 25, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Jokes about local matters don’t appear to go over very well.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Albuquerque, Bartell Drugs, Bill Gates, Gates Foundation, Henny Youngman, Jay Leno, lack of humor, Microsoft, Molly Ivins, New Jersey, O.J. Simpson, Paul Allen, People's Republic of Seattle, Rick Perry, Seattle, Seattle humor, Seattle lack of humor, Seattle rain, Seattle trash recycling, Seattle weather, soccer referee, Southern California, Texas A&M, Tony Soprano, Warren Buffett | 13 Replies

The dark underside of Seattle elections

Posted on August 5, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Why are so many “security measures” needed, including public video?

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle politics | Tagged August 16 election, Ballot, Camden, Camden County, Chicago, Cook County, election fraud, King County Washington, New To Seattle, Seattle, Seattle election, Sherril Huff, voter fraud | 1 Reply

Signless in Seattle

Posted on August 4, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Street signage resembles Cairo.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Ballard, Cairo, Fred Meyer, Magnolia Bridge, Pyramids, Seattle, Sphinx, street signs | 2 Replies

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