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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: Seattle Nice

Disaster-prone Seattle produces a searchable map of disaster

Posted on January 19, 2016 by William P. BarrettJanuary 19, 2016

New searchable city map shows widespread possibility of earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis

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Posted in Seattle suburbs, Seattle weather | Tagged glacier peak, Interbay, liquefaction, Magnolia Seattle, Mount Rainier, Perkins Lane, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis, Seattle landslide, Seattle Natural Hazard Explorer, Seattle Nice, Seattle volcano | 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 cops don’t know how many jaywalking tickets they write

Posted on March 4, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

After run-around, police department says it doesn’t know how many jaywalking tickets are issued.

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle government | Tagged Ed Murray, Harry Bailey, SDOT, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Freeze, Seattle jaywalking, Seattle jaywalking tickets, Seattle Nice, Seattle police chief, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Run-Around, Seattle Traffic Report, SPD | Leave a reply

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

Post Office exaggerates dog-attack problem in Seattle

Posted on November 12, 2013 by William P. BarrettJune 3, 2015

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Press release ranking city No. 2 nationally included incidents occurring elsewhere, as well as non-bites

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle dogs, Seattle image | Tagged dog attack city rankings, exaggerated post office dog bite statistics, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, letter-carrier dog attacks, phony post office dog bite statistics, Seattle dog attacks, Seattle dog bites, Seattle letter carrier dog bites, Seattle Magnolia, Seattle Nice, United States Postal Service, USPS | 3 Replies

How youth soccer explains Seattle

Posted on November 24, 2011 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Sport reflects local conditions and customs

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle soccer | Tagged Donald Rumsfeld, Franklin Foer, How Soccer Explains the World, Joe Queenan, Laws of the Game, Magnolia Bridge, Puget Sound, Queen Anne Bowl, Seattle, Seattle Nice, Seattle youth soccer, Smith Cove, soccer referee | 7 Replies

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