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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: Sleepless in Seattle

Seattle is world-class in many ways–including problems

Posted on January 10, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 5, 2014

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Flawed floating bridge, stuck tunnel machine lead list of municipal woes

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Posted in Seattle economy, Seattle government, Seattle infrastructure | Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Bertha tunnel machine, Mercer Mess, Mike McGinn, Route 520 Bridge, Seattle floating bridge, Seattle pontoon bridge, Seattle seawall, Sleepless in Seattle | 2 Replies

Seattle again through the eyes of different search engines

Posted on May 22, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

More and more, they primarily cater to tourists

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle suburbs, Seattle Times | Tagged Bing, Boeing, duckduckgo.com, Eddie Bauer, Google, Greg Nickels, Mahalo, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Sacramento Kings, search engine optimization, Seattle dog bites, Seattle population, Seattle University, SEO, Sleepless in Seattle, SLUT Seattle, South Lake Union Trolley, Space Needle, T-Mobile, TripAdvisor.com, University Village Seattle, USA Today, VisetSeattle.org, Washington State spending public education, Yahoo, Yippy.com | Leave a reply

Seattle floating homes and the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on September 12, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Owners of Seattle’s most famous residences file brief in Florida boat-seizure case

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle weather | Tagged Fane Lozman, Lake Union, Riviera Beach, Seattle floating homes, Seattle Floating Homes Association, Seattle houseboat, Sleepless in Seattle, Supreme Court, Tom Hanks | 2 Replies

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

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

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