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Sweat, Mud and Fear: When the Weather Turns in the Mountains
Tunnel of Terror: My Favorite Haunted Hike
An Artful Center
Soccer is Life
A Tale of Two Exhibitions
Bright Lights, Big Trees
David Blandford
Dave Blandford is Vice President of Communications at Visit Seattle. His job description seamlessly dovetails personal pursuit: travel and travel advocacy; food, wine, craft beer, cool cocktails, strong coffee and lots of it; and alternating stints of outdoor rec and urban culture. Provenance: Alki Beach, Seattle.
Dave Blandford is Vice President of Communications at Visit Seattle. His job description seamlessly dovetails personal pursuit: travel and travel advocacy; food, wine, craft beer, cool cocktails, strong coffee and lots of it; and alternating stints of outdoor rec and urban culture. Provenance: Alki Beach, Seattle.
Bright Lights, Big Trees
My backyard borders a 50-square-acre park that contains remnant old growth forest with nesting Bald Eagles, fox, owls, a gentle stream and stands of majestic fir and cedar. I live inside Seattle city limits, just five miles – as the … Continue reading
“Singing Concierge” is Seattle’s Tourism Ambassador of the Year
“My Kind of Town…Seattle is!” Lucy Wilma sang her acceptance speech upon being named Seattle’s 2013 Tourism Ambassador of the Year at the Visit Seattle annual meeting on February 28. She surprised and charmed a business audience of some 600, … Continue reading
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Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau Debuts New Corporate Identity: “Visit Seattle”
Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau is transitioning to a new name and corporate identity this month. The organization will now be known as Visit Seattle; the re-branding will include a new identity mark with various defining statements for use with … Continue reading
Slurpless in Seattle
by David Blandford “People who don’t love oysters never fully embrace life.” That proclamation was made by Seattle seafood guru Jon Rowley at a dinner I coordinated a few years back, and it’s haunted me ever since. If anyone knows … Continue reading
LGBT Newlyweds: Seattle has a Hospitality Package for You
By David Blandford On November 6, Washington State voters approved Referendum 74 which legalized same-sex marriage. Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples wed for the first time in Washington State on December 9, the first day that same-sex couples could … Continue reading
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Tagged GLBT, hotel pakcages, LGBT, marriage equality, Paramount Theatre, Referendum 74, Same-sex marriage, Washington same-sex marriage
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