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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’s Convention and Visitors Bureau

Seattle’s love-hate relationship with rain

Posted on March 31, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Image-makers try to downplay amount of precipitation

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged Oso landslide, Samuel L. Jackson, Seattle climate, Seattle landslides, Seattle rain, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Snakes on a Plane, VisitSeattle, VisitSeattle.org | 1 Reply

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

Laws on weed and weddings put Seattle back in the news

Posted on December 6, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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New marketing opportunity clearly presents itself

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media | Tagged Metronatural Seattle, NBC News, Seattle High, Seattle marijuana law, Seattle same-sex marriage, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Space Needle, Washington State marijuana law, Washington State same-sex marriage | 1 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

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

Fifty shades of Seattle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 31, 2014

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New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Anastasia Steele, Boeing, Christian Grey, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Helen Hunt Jackson, mommy porn, Paul Allen, Ramona, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sleepless in Seattle | 8 Replies

Jay Leno links politics, pornography–and Seattle weather

Posted on March 21, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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City image-makers should better market the rain

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Posted in Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged Jay Leno, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, Miss Seattle, Seattle rain, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Tonight Show | 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

A ranking where Seattle just became No. 1

Posted on February 5, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Bad news: It’s the list of big-city sales tax rates

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Posted in Seattle economy, Seattle politics | Tagged Alabama, Amazon.com, America's highest sales taxes, America's worst sales taxes, Arizona, Birmingham, Chicago, Chris Gregoire, Forbes, Los Angeles, regressive state tax, Seattle sales tax, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Tuba City, Washington State sales tax, Washington State tax structure | 3 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

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

Why is Seattle so defensive about its weather?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by William P. BarrettJune 27, 2015

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Some actually apologize for it to a total stranger like me.

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Posted in Seattle weather | Tagged Fred Meyer, Houston, Los Angeles weather, Minneapolis, Mount Rainier, New To Seattle, rain, Seattle culture, Seattle rain, Seattle weather, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, sunscreen, William P. Barrett | 3 Replies

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