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  EarthCam - Seattle Cam
Its official nickname is the Emerald City, alluding to the lush evergreen trees surrounding the city.
Seattle is also called the Rainy City, the Gateway to Alaska, Queen City, "The Big Barista" and Jet City, due to the local influence of Boeing.
Seattle is often regarded as the birthplace of grunge music, with a reputation for heavy coffee consumption and has the highest percentage of college graduates of any major U.S. city.
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  Seattle, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington, and in the northwestern United States.
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-globalist demonstrators.
Seattle's climate is mild, with the temperature moderated by the sea and protected from winds and storms by the mountains.
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 Encyclopedia: Seattle, Washington
As of 2004, the population estimates of the city given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 571,480, however, in 2005, the city has an estimated population of 573,000 and a metropolitan population of almost 3.8 million.
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 Jail, or (for short-term holdings) the Renton City Jail.
Bertha Knight Landes, mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1926 to 1928, was born in 1868 and died on November 29, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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 Seattle, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seattle Central Library, designed by Rem Koolhaas, is the result of a public vote on the "Libraries for All" bond measure approved by Seattle voters on November 3, 1998.
Seattle is often thought of as the home of grunge rock musicians like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, and Mudhoney, all of whom reached vast audiences in the early 1990s.
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 or renegotiate.
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 Lake City, Seattle, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake City is a neighborhood district of Seattle, Washington, located between Interstate 5 and Lake Washington about 7-8 miles northeast of downtown, east of the Northgate neighborhood.
The area was dubbed Lake City by D.H. Lee and R.H. Lee in 1906 after they purchased and platted the land Lake City lies on today.
Lake City incorporated as a township in 1949 with more than 40,000 residents, the neighborhood's rapid growth a product of a massive influx of young families after World War II.
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 Seattle, Washington - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 108 miles (180 km) south of the American-Canadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat.
Its official nickname is "the Emerald City." 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-globalization demonstrators.
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.
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 Seattle, Washington -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Seattle, named after (additional info and facts about Chief Seattle) Chief Seattle, has a total estimated city ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 569,101 and a metropolitan population of 3.7 million (2003).
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 (additional info and facts about Yakima County) Yakima County Jail, or (for short-term holdings) the (additional info and facts about Renton) Renton City Jail.
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   (4855 words)

  
 Seattle, Washington City & Neighborhood Guide
Seattle is known around the world for its temperate climate, greenery (Seattle is known as the 'Emerald City'), and beautiful views of both water and mountains.
Seattle has grown to enjoy a reputation as one of the most desirable locations to run a business, particularly if you are in the computer software or hardware industries.
Seattle includes many diverse neighborhoods, which each have their own unique character, from the beautiful views of the Seattle skyline and Mt. Rainier from Queen Anne Hill, to the artistic bent of Fremont near the University of Washington, to the extravagance of Laurelhurst on the western shores of Lake Washington.
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 Beautiful Seattle
Seattle is located at the most northern latitude of any major city in the USA outside of Alaska.
Seattle is a medley of picturesque views of lush green hills surrounded by snowcapped mountains and sparking blue waters.
Seattle's moderate climate combined with a contrasting geography of water and mountains, encourage a wealth of year round outdoor activities.
www.beautifulseattle.com   (412 words)

  
 Seattle.gov - the official site of the City of Seattle - Home Page
Status of Seattle Parks and Recreation Facilities for January 16
The 2007 Awards will honor the diversity and excellence of Seattle's small businesses, and their contribution to the city's economic vitality and quality of life; nomination deadline is July 18.
The Technology Matching Fund grant program supports the community's efforts to close the digital divide and encourage a technology-healthy city; applications for funding are due by March 7.
www.cityofseattle.net   (412 words)

  
 Seattle Washington Hotels : Restaurants : Seattle Real Estate
Seattle also has some of the most coveted real estate in the nation and Seattle has shown itself to be a very educated city topping the list of United States cities with the highest percentage of college graduates among its residents.
Seattle nightlife centers around the incomparable music scene with tons of live music clubs such as the Showbox and Neumo's showcasing local and national talent every night.
Seattle's travel hub is the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (commonly referred to simply as Sea-Tac) with prominent flights throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska and Canada, also being one of the premier West Coast airports for the entire Pacific Rim.
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 HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Neighborhoods: Lake City -- Thumbnail History
Lake City is a northeastern Seattle neighborhood located between Interstate-5 and Lake Washington, and stretching from NE 85th Street to the Seattle City line at NE 145th Street.
Lake City remained outside Seattle until January 1954 when the area from NE 85th Street to NE 145th Street was annexed into the city.
Lake City lumber dealer J.D. "Dorm" Braman (1901-1980) was elected to the Seattle City Council in the 1950s and in 1964 he was elected Seattle Mayor.
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 News: Biotech Land Rush (Seattle Weekly)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Conceptual work is under way by the Port of Seattle for development at its Terminal 91 property in Interbay and by the city of Renton for the future of Boeing's sprawling but decreasingly active property at the south end of Lake Washington.
Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice is chair of Explore Life's board, and the organization got startup funding from the city of Renton and the Port.
The city's administration has come to terms with the fact that Boeing's employment will continue to drop, and the aerospace company is expected to sell about 80 acres in the near future.
www.seattleweekly.com /2003-11-19/news/biotech-land-rush.php   (3644 words)

  
 Seattle Apartments
When the rain is falling and you need to duck indoors, there are plenty of worthwhile places to explore within Seattle, as the city is known for its numerous museums, galleries, theaters, music venues and pro sports teams.
Seattle's public parkland covers an amazing 5,000 acres, and includes everything from wild wetlands to formal gardens, urban walking trails to country paths.
The Green Lake neighborhood is a residential area where you may not find quite as many apartments to choose from, but the beautiful environment and interesting features (such as the Woodland Park Zoo) may make it worth the search.
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 Teenage gunman kills 5 in Utah shopping mall | KOMO 1000 News Radio - News, Weather and Sports - Seattle, WA Seattle, ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The trench coat-clad gunman who killed five people and wounded four at a shopping mall before being fatally shot by police calmly fired a shotgun at his victims and had a handgun, authorities and witnesses said.
Salt Lake City police Detective Robin Snyder said the shooter was an 18-year-old from the Salt Lake City area, but she did not release his name.
Four police officers - one an off-duty officer from Ogden and three Salt Lake City officers - were involved in the shootout with the gunman, Snyder said.
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 LuxuryRealEstate.com - Seattle Real Estate
Located in the west of Washington State, just south of the Canadian border, the Seattle real estate area is a progressive and bustling metropolis surrounded by the vast and wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest territory.
Sitting on a narrow slice of land between the stunning views of the Puget Sound to the west, and 25-mile long Lake Washington to the east, Seattle is truly a water lover’s paradise.
Close to the city, Olympic National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the United States with 922,651 acres of forest and shoreline—a great deal of which includes beachfront Seattle real estate.
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 Seattle, Washington
Seattle, an important Pacific port and industrial centre and the largest city in Washington State, lies on a narrow strip of land between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, some 140 mi.
It is no accident that Seattle is the "Coffee Capital" of the United States, with an espresso bar on almost every corner - quite something for a country brought up with a rather different idea of coffee.
Then in addition there is the city's magnificent mountain setting: to the east is the ice pyramid of Mount Rainier National Park, rising out of the Cascade Mountains, to the west the partly snow-capped peaks of the Olympic National Park, towering backcloths to a series of ocean inlets and lakes.
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 Seattle City Guide and Yellow Pages at SuperPages.com
The city's recession led to thousands of people leaving Seattle to seek work elsewhere, and rumors began circulating that Seattle was well on its way to becoming a ghost town.
Seattle is home to University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University, and Seattle University, and the college presence has definitely had an impact on the city's arts and culture.
Seattle also brought the upscale coffee bar to the mainstream, offering gourmet blends as well as espresso drinks.
www.superpages.com /cities/Seattle-WA.html   (1444 words)

  
 Lake City travel guide - Wikitravel
Lake City is a district in Seattle, Washington, USA.
As unsophisticated as the University District but nowhere near as cosmopolitan, the residential areas of Lake City are replete with old RVs in driveways and broken down cars in yards.
The main drag, Lake City Way, while still the host of some creepy dive bars, thrift/pawn stores, and used car dealerships, is the focus of most urban development.
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 Seattle Washington Travel Guide
Seattle is green and eco-friendly and more than one trend or business got their start here in this creative, educated and well-read corner of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle is home many trend setting businesses like Boeing, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Nordstrom, Eddie Bauer, REI, Costco, Starbucks, Amazon and a visionary arts and music community that runs the gamut from grunge, jazz, blues, opera, symphonies, dance, glass, and Native American art.
Seattle is a city of neighborhoods, each with their own vibrant character which lands this metropolis on many of magazine top ten lists like, most livable, most educated, and best places for singles and young couples.
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 Seattle, Washington (Cities)
Seattle is Washington's largest city and the seat of King County.
Lying along Interstate 5 between the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascades to the east, the city sits on a strip of land between Puget Sound and 18-mile-long Lake Washington.
Seattle is part of the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA metro area.
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 Seattle Lingo: Geography, Landmarks, and Nature - Seattle-area natural and scenic wonders
Refers roughly to the Central Washington farming region, located east of the Columbia River, that was brought to life, so to speak, by irrigation provided from the Grand Coulee dam.
The Pacific Northwest, generally taken as comprising the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, although in a narrower sense may be taken as comprising the state of Washington alone.
The term is also used to refer to Seattle relative to the suburbs east of Lake Washington, or the Eastside.
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 Seattle Rentals Lake City
For a while, Lake City stood on its own as a town, but was eventually annexed by Seattle in 1957.
Lake City has a mix of low-middle income families and professionals.  As it’s on a busline to the University of Washington, Lake City also offers affordable housing to students willing to make a short commute to get to classes. 
Plenty of antique stores and second-hand shops line Lake City Way and NE 125th St, along with strip malls and local businesses.  The Lake City Library, just off of 125th St, was designed by Seattle architect John A. Morse and has won many awards.
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 Apolo Ohno | Olympic Gold Medalist | Salt Lake City | Speedskating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When Apolo was 13, the coach of the national speedskating team noticed him speedskating at a rink in his hometown of Seattle.
He missed his friends in Seattle and didn't really like Lake Placid, which is just a small town in NY state.
He brought home more than a few medals in Salt Lake City, and in 2003 he was ranked third overall in the World Speedskating ranks.
www.kidzworld.com /article/1787-apolo-ohno-biography   (459 words)

  
 Outer limits: The Lake City blog
Like the rest of Seattle, the Lake City neighborhood is gradually transforming itself -- in ways both good and bad.
Lucky for those with motorized vehicles that throughout the year of 1913, the Erickson Road from Ravenna to Lake Forest Park was surfaced with "Warrenite and asphalt." And in case you're interested, the stretch through Lake Forest Park proper to Bothell was paved in brick.
Traveling south, we'll pass through Lake Forest Park, cross today's Seattle City Limit at 145th and when we reach the funny left-hand angle/cutoff to what is now called 35th Avenue NE we'll take that left.
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 Seattle Channel -- News Room -- South Lake Union In-depth
Originally, Lake Union was 1/3 larger than its current size; a small bay extended south down to the current Mercer Street with a stream flowing along the current Boren Avenue.
Over the next few years, the city of Seattle worked to acquire several acres of land in the area including the Naval Armory and the open space surrounding it for a total of 12 acres along south side of Lake Union creating the South Lake Union Park.
City and state leaders have already started working to combat the traffic troubles plaguing the South Lake Union area.
www.seattlechannel.org /issues/SouthLakeUnion.asp   (1581 words)

  
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We purchased a brand new 1997 SeaDoo (Bombardier) GSx from Lake City Honda in the year 2000.
When we arrived we were given a total of about $1132 including tax and they had charged almost $40 more for the tuneup than quoted.
I highly recommend that ANYONE who shops at Lake City Honday get a written, computer generated quote SIGNED by the Service Manager or Store Owner.
www.complaints.com /august2002/complaintoftheday.august13.27.htm   (570 words)

  
 Seattle Parks Foundation - Lake Union Park
Seattle Parks Foundation has launched a $20 million capital campaign to develop 12 acres of green space in the heart of the city into a magnificent waterfront park.
Identified 100 years ago by the Olmsted firm as ideal for an urban waterfront park, the property was acquired over the past 20 years and with investment of City funds totaling over $17 million.
When completed, Lake Union Park will become a regional destination by providing our growing city with water and green space access, connecting Seattle's neighborhoods, and celebrating the cultural, industrial, and maritime heritage of the city and the region.
www.seattleparksfoundation.org /project_LakeUnion.html   (169 words)

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