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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: University of Washington

Seattle predictions for 2016 (sort of)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by William P. BarrettDecember 28, 2015

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Tongue is somewhat in the vicinity of cheek

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Posted in Amazon, Seattle economy, Seattle Freeze, Seattle government, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle politics, Seattle Times, Seattle traffic | Tagged Central District Seattle, Chief Seattle, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ed Murray, Jim McDermott, Leif Erikson statue Seattle, Marshawn Lynch, McClatchy, Pete Carroll, Seattle Freeze, Seattle rent control, University of Washington, Visit Seattle | 1 Reply

Rutgers is coming to Seattle, but not as oldest college football team

Posted on August 22, 2014 by William P. BarrettApril 10, 2022

Famous ‘first’ match in 1869 against Princeton was really soccer

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Posted in Seattle soccer, Seattle sports | Tagged Ben Franklin, Big Ten, College Football Hall of Fame, first college football game, Frank (Pop) Grant, Frank Grant, I'd die for dear old Rutgers, I'll die if someone doesn't give me a cigarette, New Brunswick NJ, Offside: A Mystery, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Rutgers-Princeton 1869, Rutgers-Princeton football, Rutgers-Princeton soccer, Scarlet Knight, Seattle game, University of Washington, Washington State University, Wazzu, William Franklin | Leave a reply

In Seattle, Amanda Knox now draws little attention

Posted on April 23, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Her hometown largely leaves her alone.

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Posted in Seattle celebrities, Seattle crime, Seattle culture | Tagged 10 most fascinating people of 2011, Amanda Knox, Barbara Walters, HarperCollins, Meredith Kircher, Perugia, Seattle recycling, University of Washington, Waiting to be Heard, Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir | 3 Replies

Monumental Seattle (Part 3)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Did you know about the local tribute to Confederate veterans?

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle politics | Tagged 1201 Third Avenue Building, Alaska Gold Rush, Allen G. Newman, Alonzo Victor Lewis, Anne and Patrick Poirier, Anne Poirier, Charles Lindbergh, Confederate War Veteran's Memorial Seattle, Edward G. Messett, Empire Builder, Family Watching TV sculpture Seattle, Finn Frolich, George Washington statue Seattle, Great Northern Railway, Hiker Memorial statue Seattle, James J. Hill, James Wehn, King Broadcasting, KING-TV, Ku Klux Klan, Lake View Cemetary, Lorado Taft, Magnuson Park, Martin Luther King Jr., New Archetypes sculpture Seattle, Patrick Poirier, Richard Beyer, Robert E. Lee Chapter 885, Round-The-World Flight Monument, Sand Point Airdrome, Sand Point Airfield, Seattle monuments, Stone Mountain, Tom Brokow, United Daughters of the Confederacy, University of Washington, WaMu, Washington Mutual Bank, Washington Mutual Tower, World Flight Monument | 3 Replies

Seattle influence in, of all places, Antarctica

Posted on January 7, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

More than a dozen features are named for local persons

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Starbucks | Tagged Admiral Byrd, Antarctica, Arthur H. Sulzberger, Bernard Hallet, Block Bay, Block Peak, Board on Geographic Names, Charles F. Raymond, Conway Ice Ridge, Edwin D. Waddington, G.C. Hamilton, Gonzalo J. Hernandez, Grootes Peak, Hallet Valley, Hearst Island, Hernandez Valley, Howard B. Conway, Howard Heights, Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, J. Hoover Mackin, Joseph L. Pulitzer, Mackin Table, McClatchy Co., Minze Stuiver, Misch Crag, Mount Hamilton, Mount Iphigene, Mount Pulitzer, Nadine A. Nereson, Nereson Glacier, Paul Block, Peter Misch, Pieter Meiert Grootes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Raymond Ice Ridge, Redman Pond, Regina Redman, Richard E. Byrd, Rodriquez Pond, Row W. Howard, Russell Rodriquez, Stephen G. Warren, Stuiver Valley, Sulzberger Bay, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Washington, Volunteer Park, Waddington Glacier, Warren Ridge, Washington Escarpment, William Block, William H. Seward, William randolph hearst | Leave a reply

Marijuana legalization is giving Seattle a goofy reputation

Posted on December 14, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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City’s image is, uh, rapidly changing

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Posted in Amazon, Costco, Seattle culture, Seattle image, Starbucks | Tagged Amazon.com, Costco, dissolving condom, Hempfest, Jay Leno, Microsoft, NASA earth photos, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle jaywalking, Seattle marijuana, Starbucks, The Matrix, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, University of Washington, Washington State marijuana | 2 Replies

Monumental Seattle (Part 2)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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What does “The Wall of Death” say about the city?

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media | Tagged Alki Point, Arthur Denny, Burke-Gilman Trail, Buster Simpson, Chief Seattle, Colin Baden, Denny Monument, Fire Station No. 41, Fishermen's Memorial, Fremont Bridge, Fremont neighborhood, From Swords Into Plowshares, George Washington, Hat N Boots, Hot Cha Cha, John T. Young, Kenny Schneider, Lewis Nasmyth, Magnuson Park, Mowry Baden, Museum of History and Industry, New York Alki, Reginald H. Parsons, Richard Beyer, Ronald Petty, Seattle George Monument, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Statue of Liberty, The Wall of Death, University of Washington, Waiting for the Interurban | 2 Replies

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

Likkered up with an Amazon Kindle in Seattle

Posted on April 29, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Prominent Fremont Bridge billboard gets a new advertisement

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Posted in Amazon, Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle soccer | Tagged Amazon.com, Foster School of Business, Fremont Bridge, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, South Lake Union, University of Washington, Washington Federal, Washington Mutual | 1 Reply

Vitamin D and other things they advertise in Seattle

Posted on September 29, 2011 by William P. BarrettFebruary 1, 2015

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You can tell a lot about the nature of a region by what gets marketed

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle media | Tagged Amazon.com, Bay of Smokes, billboard, Foster School of Business, Fremont Bridge, Jeff Bezos, Juan Cabrillo, marketing, University of Washington, vitamin D | 4 Replies

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