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Topic: Alki, Seattle, Washington


  
  Alki Point - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alki Point (pronounced [ˈæl.kaɪ]) is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it.
Alki today is reminiscent of a California beach town, with a mix of mid-century bungalows, medium-rise waterfront apartment houses, waterfront businesses, a thin beach, and a road with a bike/foot trail running several miles along the water.
This section of West Seattle is bounded on the northwest by Elliott Bay; on the southwest by Puget Sound; and on the east by the West Seattle hill.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alki,_Seattle,_Washington   (414 words)

  
 Seattle Washington Description.
The popularity of Seattle's natural and cultural amenities, that so epitomize the attraction of the Northwest, see the city now faced with the challenge of preserving its livability under the pressure of increasing residential and tourist populations.
The Port of Seattle is the fifth largest container port in the United States and the 25th largest in the world.
Seattle has a long established gay community, and boasts the nation’s longest running gay bar, the oldest lesbian resource center, the oldest gay counseling service, and the second richest foundation devoted to gay issues.
www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/seattle/description.htm   (1246 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington : Seattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington, and in the northwestern United States.
Seattle is home to many institutions of higher learning, including the University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle Bible College, The Art Institute of Seattle, Antioch University Seattle, and North Seattle, Seattle Central, and South Seattle Community Colleges.
Seattle is known as the home of grunge music, has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption, and was the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization shut down by anti-capitalist demonstrators.
www.city-search.org /se/seattle.html   (1198 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: West Seattle, Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, USA, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River.
Alki Point is traditionally credited as the point where the Denny Party founded Seattle prior to moving across Elliott Bay.
Delridge Delridge is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington, bounded by the Duwamish River to the east and north and unincorporated White Center to the south.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/West-Seattle,-Seattle,-Washington   (810 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seattle is also well served by (A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points) television and (A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves) radio.
Postsecondary education in Seattle is dominated by the (A university in Seattle, Washington) University of Washington, with over 40,000 students, making it the largest university in the (A region of the northwestern United States usually including Wshington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia) Pacific Northwest.
Seattle's official (A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms) flower has been the (Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia) dahlia since 1913.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/seattle,_washington.htm   (4878 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington
The seat of King County, Seattle is the hub of the sprawling metropolitan region of Greater Seattle and is the largest city in Washington.
Seattle is characterized by a diverse and dynamic population.
Seattle boasts the shortest routes from the U.S. mainland to Tokyo, Japan, and is the primary American port to Asia and Siberia.
www.theusaonline.com /cities/seattle.htm   (5448 words)

  
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Seattle is a commercial, cultural and advanced technology hub of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and a major port city for trans-Pacific and European trade.
Seattle is situated on the shores of two large lakes and Puget Sound, with remote wilderness less than an hour away, and is flanked by two major mountain ranges (Olympics and Cascades), with Mount Rainier in full view.
Seattle was named after the Native American chief Noah Sealth who, in 1851, befriended white settler David Denny as he set up camp on Alki Beach.
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 Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seattle's leading newspapers are the daily ''Seattle Times'' and ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''; they share their advertising and business departments under a Joint Operating Agreement, which (as of 2004) the ''Times'' is seeking to terminate.
Seattle is a charter city, with a Mayor-council governmentMayor-Council form of government, unlike many of its neighbors that use the Council-manager governmentCouncil-Manager form.
Seattle does not even have its own jail, contracting out the few misdemeanor inmates it convicts to either the King County Jail (which is located downtown), the Yakima County, WashingtonYakima County Jail, or (for short-term holdings) the Renton, WashingtonRenton City Jail.
www.infothis.com /find/Seattle,_Washington   (4697 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington (Cities)
Seattle is Washington's largest city and the seat of King County.
Today Seattle, population 563,374, is the region's cultural, industrial, transportation, commercial and financial center, as well as international port of entry.
Seattle is part of the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA metro area.
www.ohwy.com /wa/s/seattle.htm   (174 words)

  
 Alki beach page
Visibility at Alki is typical of the Puget Sound region, averaging 10-50 feet (3-15 meters), with wintertime maximums of up to 100 feet (30 meters) or more.
Just offshore from the seawall's staircase entry, Alki's shallow, sandy bottom averages 25 feet (8 meters), and out there, somewhere among the sea pens, is the collection of porcelain waiting to be found.
Because of the distance they go from shore, and the impact of tidal currents, Alki divers are well-advised to use compasses to avoid disorientation.
www.dtmag.com /dive-usa/AlkiBeach.html   (1000 words)

  
 Seattle.gov - the official site of the City of Seattle - Home Page
For more in-depth information about current issues, visit the Seattle Channel web site.
Find out how easy it is to see Seattle's many sights without the hassle of driving, traffic and parking.
Take a Virtual Tour of Seattle with over 50 locations, maps, photo galleries, and panoramas.
www.seattle.gov   (201 words)

  
 Alki School in Seattle, Washington/WA - School Tree
Alki School is classified as a "Primary School".
Alki School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
A lightning round of questions yesterday for candidates for Seattle School Board shed light on a few significant differences among them...
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 Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seattle seen at night from Alki Point in West Seattle.
Rush hour on I-5 to downtown Seattle is a parking lot.
Great scenery when crossing Lake Washington to Bellevue across the Mercer Bridge.
www.ektravel.net /Pages/seattle_1.html   (59 words)

  
 Seattle Real Estate - Seattle Washington Real Estate
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 United-States in Washington, Self Catering Breaks, Page 1
Conveniently located just 2-hours north of Seattle, and 1.5-hours south of Vancouver, B.C., Mt. Baker Lodging is your source for private,...
Just 1/2 block from the beach, this fully furnished condo is perfect for a family vacation.
The Bloomer Estate is located on the beautiful southern Washington Coast, halfway between Seattle and Portland on the Long Beach Peninsula.
www.self-catering-breaks.com /Properties/United-States/Washington   (208 words)

  
 jessamyn.com : resume
Odegaard Undergraduate Library/U.W. -- Bibliographic Instructor Seattle, WA As part of a bibliographic instruction class, I taught library labs for undergraduate students.
Alki Magazine-- Columnist Seattle, WA Wrote a student column for the Washington Library Association's magazine, Alki, in an attempt to forge a link between library students and library professionals in Washington state.
Princeton Review -- Instructor Seattle, WA Instructed students in classes and individual tutoring on how to improve their scores on standardized tests.
www.jessamyn.com /me/resume.html   (1703 words)

  
 Rise Seattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seattle Immigration Attorney: Law Resources - Best Seattle Immigration Attorney Seattle Immigration Attorney and the best Law Resources Milner and Markee, LLP - Immigration Law Immigration law firm with offices in San Diego and Palm Desert, CA.
History of Seattle before 1900 History of Seattle 1900-1940 History of Seattle since 1940 This is the main article of a series that covers the History of Seattle, Washington, a city in...
See live article   Seattle, Washington Space Needle The Space Needle Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington, and in the northwestern United States.
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 AOL CityGuide: - Seattle - Alki Homestead - Restaurant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is not your trendy Alki Beach mediocre and over-priced joint.
Alki Beach Real Estate - Condominiums and Homes for sale in West Seattle.
AOL CityGuide has a finger on the pulse of this city, and cities around the nation: from New York restaurants to Las Vegas entertainment, Chicago real estate, Washington hotels, Florida weather, San Francisco theaters, Boston markets and Los Angeles nightlife.
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 tursiops.org - Gray Whale Spotted Off Alki. Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A gray whale was feeding in shallow water off Alki Beach in West Seattle during the noon hour Thursday.
The whale was "acting in an odd manner" and moving slowly, said Chopper 7 Pilot Clark Stahl.
It's common for a few gray whales to stop off in Puget Sound on their spring migration from Mexico to Alaska.
www.tursiops.org /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=466   (67 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime, ...
Seattle, Washington Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime,...
Back to Washington big cities, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.
Seattle, Washington business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
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 magazinUSA.com - Seattle, Washington, USA - Alki Beach
Alki Beach hat einen (fast) weissen Sandstrand, der Urlaubsortcharakter vermittelt und einen unleugbaren Appetit auf Fish and Chips auslöst.
Entlang dem Drive kommt man auch an der historische Stelle von Alki Beach vorbei, an der die ersten weißen Siedler in Seattle ankamen und den Winter von 1851 verbrachten, bevor sie sich an die weniger stürmischen Stelle auf Elliot Bay, zurückzogen, die später das Stadtzentrum wurde.
Wer also Seattle mal von einer anderen Perspektive sehen will, ob Sommer oder Winter, sollte auf jeden Fall einen Ausflug nach Alki Beach in West Seattle unternehmen.
www.magazinusa.com /cityguide/wa_seattle/c_s_alkibeach.asp   (214 words)

  
 Seattle Washington Condos Alki Beaches - Condominium - Sleeps: 5
Just half block from Alki Beach, the only sandy beach in Seattle, the condo is the perfect place to relax and enjoy beach life or use as a place to stay while doing day-trips in the Northwest.
Three miles of waterfront park are available for you to walk, jog, bike, or rollerblade.
Only minutes from downtown Seattle via car, bus, or take the free shuttle to Seacrest Park to catch the Water Taxi downtown.
www.vrbo.com /40788   (382 words)

  
 Alki Elementary School - Seattle, Washington / WA - school information
Alki Elementary School - Seattle, Washington / WA - school information
An opportunity for the principal at this school to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
Washington school information: Washington schools, Washington districts, Washington cities
www.greatschools.net /modperl/browse_school/wa/1537   (97 words)

  
 Airyn's North American Bird Life List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bright orange bill indicates it came from Greenland.
In May, 1998, saw several in full breeding plumage in Seattle, WA.
Took quite awhile to distinguish from Clark's Grebe, since the raft of them was quite a ways out on the water.
www-personal.umich.edu /~airyn/shamballah/birds/bird.list.common.html   (354 words)

  
 SEA All Entries: Seattle, Washington, USA
Explore Seattle, Washington, USA; A remarkable city, Seattle, Washington, is a complex metropolitan area perched on the edge of a continent and forging much of the technological future of the world
Earthcam: Seattle Cam; shows views from the base of Queen Anne Hill atop the Mar Queen Hotel; views of the Space Needle, Elliott Bay, Downtown Seattle, and the Washington Mountains
Seattle Ctr: Multi-use civic center; where the space needle is; entertainment, tourism, displays, special events, festivals, monorail station; Key Arena basketball and hockey
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 Seattle, Washington Buyers Agents Eve Anthony of Prudential Northwest Realty Assocites, I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For some of the finest real estate representation in Seattle, Washington, you've come to the right place.
Eve Anthony of Prudential Northwest Realty Assocites, I is a real estate professional who does business in the Seattle, Washington area.
Eve Anthony was one of few real estate agents chosen as a member of the Real Estate Professionals directory to represent the consumers real estate needs for the Seattle, Washington area.
www.homes-loans-mortgages.com /washington/seattle/Eve_Anthony_994722688.html   (310 words)

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