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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 Times

Election leaves dynamic Seattle in quiet mode

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

Status quo seems to be the message from voters

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Tagged Danny Westneat, Ed Murray, Mike McGinn, Seattle elections, Seattle Times | Leave a reply

Seattle media go nuts over prediction of minimal rain

Posted on October 11, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

Prediction of minor weather event tops local news

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle media, Seattle weather | Tagged bad Seattle drivers, Bernadette, Bill Murray, Groundhog Day, Jim Forman, KING-TV, KING5, KONG-TV, Maria Semple, Seattle rain, Seattle schizophrenic, Seattle Times, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Where'd You Go | 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

Calling all behavioral economists: Stay in Seattle

Posted on July 11, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Setting of tolls for waterfront tunnel project promises lots of material

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Posted in Amazon, Seattle drivers, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle Times | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Amazon.com, behavioral economics, Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point, Interstate 5 Seattle, Interstate 90 Seattle, Lake Washington, Microsoft, QFox13, Route 520 Bridge, Route 99, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Seattle tolls, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State DOT | 5 Replies

What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle politics, Seattle Times | Tagged Albuquerque, Beirut, Billy The Kid, Jaywalking, Mike McGinn, Seattle crime, Seattle Times, Terry Anderson | 6 Replies

History’s repeating loop in Seattle

Posted on January 26, 2012 by William P. BarrettJanuary 26, 2012

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Similar stories exactly a century apart in The Seattle Times

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Posted in Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle Times | Tagged Barack Obama, Belltown, Mercer Mess, Mitt Romney, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Times, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson | 1 Reply

Where they’re from: the meaning of Seattle death notices

Posted on January 10, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Most of them are for people born elsewhere who moved to the city.

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle Times | Tagged Seattle culture, Seattle death notices, Seattle population, Seattle Times, Seattle's World Fair | 2 Replies

The weedy blogs of Seattle

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

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It’s an untrimmed scene with occasional bursts of color.

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Posted in Seattle media, Seattle Times | Tagged Central District News, giant sunflower, LAObserved, Magnolia Voice, Maple Leaf Life, My Wallingford, PubliCola, Seattle blogs and news media, Seattle Bubble, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, SeattlePI, Trophy Cupcakes, West Seattle Blog | 2 Replies

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