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Area Info
Seattle enjoys perhaps the most magnificent setting of any city in America, if not the world. On the shores of Puget Sound, surrounded by lush forests and towering mountains, Seattle packs a lot of scenic value into a small area.
Its history is similarly small and packed. Seattle wasn't permanently settled until 1851, and wasn't incorporated as a town until 1869. From that point on, though, it boomed: first the timber boom, then the business boom that accompanied the Klondike Gold Rush, then the shipbuilding boom of World War I. The Great Depression and the ensuing labor strife seriously damaged Seattle's shipping business; so after World War II, the city promptly reinvented itself through manufacturing and, later, digital and biomedical technologies.
Throughout its history, Seattle and its sister cities of Bellevue and Tacoma have benefitted from the great natural beauty of their setting. Mt. Rainier (originally Mt. Tacoma), the tallest mountain in the Cascades Range, is situated only 60 miles from Seattle, and is visible throughout the region. Other mountains provide not only recreation for climbers, hikers, and skiers, but also the setting for numerous small communities such as Enumclaw and Eatonville. Mt. Rainier National Park takes up 368 square miles in the extreme southeast of the region.
Puget Sound adds to the great beauty of the region, and is well known for its rich wildlife, including orcas and other whales, sea lions, and salmon. It is important as a shipping lane and also as a recreational resource for boaters and fishermen.
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Staying Safe in a Scary World
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the Read more...
News for Tacoma Washington from The News Tribune
Military discounts on ski lift tickets at Snoqualmie this weekend
Mar 19, 2010 6:25 pm
| Military personnel with valid identification can get discounts on lift tickets at the Summit at Snoqualmie today through Sunday.
Hit the beach at Taylor Bay Park
Mar 19, 2010 11:11 am
| What: This is a 39-acre Key Peninsula Metropolitan Parks District park that offers easy saltwater beach access to South Puget Sound. There are three parcels, but the best portion is the water a...
First Bites: Settle in for a taste of deep-dish pizza, flamed burgers
Mar 19, 2010 11:06 am
| This week, we take two first bites out of newer restaurants in Tacoma. Both were first published on the TNT Diner blog. Do you know of a newly opened restaurant you’d like us to visit...
Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal
FAA to expand big in south Seattle; cities drool
Mar 19, 2010 7:13 pm
Dozens of property owners in five small cities south of Seattle are competing for the largest leasing deal in the Puget Sound regions office market in recent months.
Vancouver (USA) combats mistaken identity
Mar 19, 2010 6:17 pm
Vancouver, the fourth-largest city in Washington, is busting out of the shadow of its Canadian twin with a new branding campaign and tourism slogan.
Puget Sound officials ask for fed help for Howard Hanson Dam
Mar 19, 2010 5:17 pm
Puget Sound elected leaders are asking the federal government for $44 million to repair Howard Hanson Dam in King County.
Murray on possible tanker deadline delay: More games
Mar 19, 2010 4:58 pm
U.S. Patty Murray said the U.S. Department of Defense should not extend the bid deadline for tanker refueling airplanes, calling any consideration of an extension more games from a foreign competitor....
Employment slips in 100 biggest markets
Mar 19, 2010 3:58 pm
Private-sector employment declined in January in all of Americas 100 biggest labor markets, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Boeing ramps up 777, 747 production
Mar 19, 2010 3:45 pm
Boeing Co. said it will speed up production of its Everett-built 777s and 747s, citing increasing customer demand in the recovering airplane market. (BA)
REC says Moses Lake suit mostly about money
Mar 19, 2010 3:30 pm
A lawsuit filed by a Moses Lake property owner asking to halt construction of a $688 million expansion to an REC Silicon chemical plant is mostly about money, according to REC officials.
Green jobs in Washington up by a third
Mar 18, 2010 9:45 pm
According to state statistics, the number of green jobs in Washington states private sector grew to about 62,000 last year from slightly more than 47,000 a year earlier.
Port of Tacoma selling Thurston County property
Mar 18, 2010 9:16 pm
The Port of Tacoma said its selling its 745-acre Thurston County sand and gravel pit to Maytown Sand and Gravel in a deal that could be worth between $23 million and $30 million.
Sullivans Steakhouse planned for downtown Seattle
Mar 18, 2010 9:14 pm
Sullivans Steakhouse, which operates 19 other steakhouses across the country, said it will open a new location in June at 621 Union St. in downtown Seattle.
News for Washington from The Seattle Times
Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune
Mar 19, 2010 7:50 pm
A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.
Stabilizing stock market giving IPOs a boost
Mar 19, 2010 7:50 pm
The IPO market is set for its busiest week in more than two years as a steadier stock market and the success of one deal is encouraging more companies to sell shares to the public.
The four cities that best weathered the recession
Mar 19, 2010 7:49 pm
Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.
Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods
Mar 19, 2010 7:48 pm
A year ago, weather forecasters changed their estimate late in the game of just how high the Red River would rise, stoking an 11th-hour sandbagging flurry in Fargo that proved unnecessary in the end b...
Vanguard Health plans to buy Mich. hospital system
Mar 19, 2010 7:47 pm
Detroit Medical Center officials said Friday that plans for the nonprofit hospital system to be purchased by the privately held Vanguard Health Systems Inc. will allow it to maintain its commitment to...
Obama, Democrats lobbying hard for health vote
Mar 19, 2010 7:46 pm
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious &q...
Stocks fall as worries about Greek debt return
Mar 19, 2010 7:46 pm
Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery.
Bair takes on too big to fail, but bank reform is too small to succeed
Mar 19, 2010 7:46 pm
Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., today became the highest-ranking official to advocate against too-big-to-fail banks. In a speech before the Community Bankers of America...
Ian McEwan plans opera version of 'Atonement'
Mar 19, 2010 7:46 pm
It was a book, then an award-winning film. Now Ian McEwan's "Atonement" is to become an opera.
Visteon retirees file emergency motion on benefits
Mar 19, 2010 7:46 pm
Former workers for auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. are pushing ahead with their fight to preserve their retiree health and life insurance benefits.
