Seattle

Seattle is the largest city in Washington State, as well as one of the major seaports on the west coast. Once best known for the Space Needle, the Emerald City has in recent years become as renown for its contributions to technology, culture — and let's not forget coffee — as it once was for its notoriously rainy climate.

Seattle is the home to both Microsoft and Starbucks, as well as companies as diverse as Nintendo and Amazon.com.

Seattle has also become known for its music. Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain first made his name there.. But if anyone thinks Seattle's music scene is limited to the grunge sound of the nineties, think again. Seattle has also given the world everyone from Kenny G to Sir Mix-A-Lot to the Fleet Foxes and Death Cab for Cutie.

As a hub for technology, Seattle is also a dominating presence within the blogosphere. In addition to music, you'll find Seattle bloggers dishing about their favorite sports teams like the Seahawks and the Mariners, as well as everything from it's thriving arts scene to its great seafood.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Seattle”

• Iran-Israel-U.S.: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 580
  My readers will recall a series of posts going back to September criticizing a hawkish Seattle Jewish federation conference on Iran held at Temple DeHirsh Sinai on October 21st, which included speakers from Aipac, the Jerusalem Post, and the Israeli consul general.  I made my opposition to the partisanship of this ...
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• Where Are the Software Deals? WA Firms Raised $70M in October, Mostly in Healthcare, Gaming

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  deals , VC , trends Gregory T. Huang wrote: Early-stage software and IT deals are a scarce breed these days. That’s my initial take from looking at the October funding numbers for Washington state, courtesy of ChubbyBrain , a New York-based information services company that makes tools for investors, ...
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• Surprising Victory in Seattle Mayor’s Race

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The environmentally friendly city of Seattle selected Mike McGinn, a former Sierra Club leader who rode a bicycle to campaign events, to lead them.
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• Bears President Ted Phillips: “We can pull it out”

  
  FanSided — Authority: 591
  Bears President Ted Phillips believes that Lovie Smith can turn it around.  No really.  That’s what he said to Jeff Joniak, the voice of the Bears on flagship WBBM 780 AM during a Monday radio interview.  Here’s the quote if you don’t believe me:“I know Lovie knows how to get things turned around, so does ...
  3 hours ago

• Will a condo be built in front of me?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 638
  If I buy a condo in Seattle with a great view, will that view be blocked by new condo construction in the near future? There is a condo for sale that I am interested in which has a great view. Currently there are 2 small commercial buildings in front of the condo, which do not obstruct the view. Im going to be ...
  6 hours ago

• LaserMotive of Seattle Wins $900,00 in the NASA Power Beaming Challenge Competition

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  NASA has awarded $900,000 in prize money to a Seattle company that successfully demonstrated new wireless energy beaming technology which could one day be used to help power a “space elevator.” LaserMotive of Seattle was awarded the money after its performance in the Power Beaming Challenge competition, which ...
  6 hours ago

• Lions…Out to Sea. Again.

  
  ChicksInTheHuddle.com — Authority: 140
  Dear Drew Brees and Brett Favre: I know yall will be busy for longer than we will, but in the offseason, can you please hold a training camp exclusively for Matt Stafford? (Sanchez, since you’re a winner, you can come as a Teacher’s Assistant) Dear GM Martin Mayhew and COO Tom Lewand: I get it. If I spend $40 ...
  7 hours ago

• Because it has to be seen and said again

  
  Nutmegged — Authority: 119
  It happened right in front of me, and by the lack of reaction on Kellers face it took me a sec to even realize what had happened! If you check the highlights page on the Dynamo site , you get the Telefutura call ("QUE GOLAZO!!") and then the Dynamo radio call, with James Clarkson yelling so loud I think it knocked ...
  8 hours ago

• Into the Thickets

  
  I Thought a Think — Authority: 135
  Its a statement of fact that school district budget documents are mostly inscrutable; that would make the budget for the Seattle Public Schools the most inscrutable of all. That makes it quite hard to cut the budget, when you cant always tell where the hell the budget is going.
  9 hours ago

• Dendreon Burns $28M in Q3

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , cancer , Drugs Luke Timmerman wrote: Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN ), the Seattle-based developer of a new treatment to stimulate the immune system against prostate cancer, said today in its quarterly financial report that it ended September with $259.6 million in cash and investments. That means it ...
  9 hours ago

• Type A/B free agent rankings

  
  Angels blog — Authority: 607
  Elias Sports Bureau (keepers of all things statistical) has released its official rankings of this year’s free-agent class.Free agents ranked in  the top 20 percent at their position by Elias are considered Type A free agents. Players ranked in the 21-40 percent range at their position are Type B free agents.This ...
  9 hours ago

• The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in October, 2009

  
  Eastside Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 116
  Seattle Eastside Real Estate Sales, October 2009 The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in October 2009 ranged from a low of 14% to a high of 26%, with an average 20% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that ...
  10 hours ago

• ZymoGenetics, King Pharma Brawl Over Drugs to Control Surgical Bleeding

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , Legal , Surgical Bleeding Luke Timmerman wrote: ZymoGenetics started really playing hardball with King Pharmaceuticals in August , and now a high-and-tight fastball has come right back at the Seattle biotech company. The projectile in question is a lawsuit filed on November 2 by Bristol, ...
  10 hours ago

• BREAKING: “Missing” Man Nicholas Francisco Found Alive In Another State, Living Under A New Name

  
  The B-Town (Burien) Blog | Burien News, Events, Entertainment & More, Updated Daily. — Authority: 484
  Just got off the phone with Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Department, who reports Monday (Nov. 9th) that Nicholas Francisco, a SeaTac man who went missing in Feb. 2008, has been found alive and well, living in another state, living under a new name. Francisco, 28 at the time, told colleagues at a ...
  10 hours ago

• Mariner Musings: Lackey, Washburn, Bedard, Branyan

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 716
  Earlier today we learned that Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik is looking forward to having Felix Hernandez around for the next two years, but the rumors dont stop there... ESPNs Buster Olney  writes that the Mariners are a sleeper in the John Lackey sweepstakes. Larry LaRue of The News Tribune says the ...
  11 hours ago

• Looking for affordable 9-month housing near Kirkland, WA

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 638
  Looking for recommendations for an affordable apartment/studio complex within 20min of the Bungie offices in Kirkland, WA for a 9 month lease. Im looking for whatever might be cheaper, be it in Redmond or maybe further to the East. The workplace, from last I heard, is in Kirkland, but a ten to twenty minute commute ...
  11 hours ago

• Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer Speaks Out Against Lowering Benefits to Car Crash Victims l Seattle Auto Accident Attorney

  
  Seattle Accident Attorney | Seattle Injury Attorney | Seattle Personal Injury Blog — Authority: 106
  Ottawa personal injury attorney Brenda Hollingsworth has spoken out against changes in a new Ontario law that will substantially decrease the medical benefits available to car accident victims.  The new law will take effect next year.  It will reduce the amount of medical and rehabilitation benefits from ...
  11 hours ago

• Verathon, Maker of Diagnostic Ultrasound Tools, Acquired by Roper as Part of $356M Deal

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , Devices , Ultrasound Luke Timmerman wrote: Bothell, WA-based Verathon, which markets a simple ultrasound technology to help doctors diagnose common bladder disorders, has been acquired by Sarasota, FL-based Roper Industries in a pair of transactions worth a combined $356 million. Roper ...
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• Seattle Humane Society 2010 Calendar | Dog Photographer

  
  Dog Photographer Erin Vey — Authority: 117
  The Seattle Humane Society 2010 Power of Companionship Calendar is finally done and up for sale today! It is hard for me to say this and it sounds awfully selfish, but I have never been able to work with shelters up to this point because I would either a) go home in tears or b) go home with a car full of dogs. But ...
  14 hours ago

• U2 360° Tour coming to Qwest Field

  
  Spew — Authority: 145
  MICHAEL SWAN: US 2010 >>> Live Nation announced that U2 is coming back to Seattle:   SEATTLE, WA — Having performed in a limited number of North American cities in 2009, U2 360° is set to touch down in a new set of stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland; Seattle; ...
  15 hours ago

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