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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: Space Needle

New trailer for Seattle-set ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ shows strange geography

Posted on July 24, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 31, 2014

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Office of billionaire tycoon depicted as located in working-class West Seattle

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle neighborhoods | Tagged Anastasia Steele, BDSM, Beyonce, Christian Grey, Columbia Tower, Crazy in Love, Dakota Johnson, Don Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades of Seattle, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Jamie Dornan, Melanie Griffith, Paul Allen, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Seattle Seahawks, Space Needle, West Seattle | 1 Reply

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

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

Chief Seattle statue’s 100th birthday recalls city’s grabby origins

Posted on September 17, 2012 by William P. BarrettSeptember 9, 2023

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Realizing the inevitable, he made the best of a bad situation

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Posted in Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle media | Tagged Alki Point, Chief Leshi, Chief Seattle, Denny party, Denny Way, Duwamish Tribe, George Vancouver, James Wehn, Leschi neighborhood, Nisqually Tribe, Peter Puget, Puget Sound, Seattle Founders Day, Space Needle | 8 Replies

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on August 12, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle weather, Starbucks | Tagged Bernadette, Bill Gates, Choate Rosemary Hall, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Galer Street School, Jim Lynch, Lakeside School, Maria Semple, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Nordstrom, Paul Allen, Pike Place Market, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle weather, Space Needle, Starbucks, Steve Balmer, Truth Like the Sun, Where'd You Go | 1 Reply

Different search engines see a different Seattle

Posted on May 13, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Inclusions and omissions are interesting

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Posted in Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle suburbs, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Bing, Duck Duck Go, Google, Greg Nickels, Mahalo, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Space Needle, Starbucks, SuperSonics, Wikipedia, Yahoo | 1 Reply

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

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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