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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.

Tag Archives: Metronatural

Seattle expects record tourism year: Pot, what pot?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Prospect of massive visitors seeking legal marijuana goes unmentioned

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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 Replies

NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’

Posted on April 10, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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But it only refers to a novel

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Posted in 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 Reply

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

Posted on March 7, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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

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Posted in 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 | 8 Replies

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

Posted on December 28, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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

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Posted in 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 | 5 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

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