Adjusting to life here would be a lot more difficult without the internet, especially these links, which are some of our favorites:

News and Blogs

• Seattle Times - The online website for Seattle's remaining daily newspaper.


• Seattle Post-Intelligencer - The PI stopped printing recently, but still has an online presence. I normally prefer the Times' online layout and content, but think the PI's online content has improved since they stopped printing.


• Seattle Transit Blog - I care about transit, but not quite as much as the many writers of this blog do. This blog is a great resource on the state of and plans for the local transit system as well as transit news on a local and national scale.


• Vintage Seattle - Decades-old pictures of Seattle cityscapes and landmarks (and motels) posted daily. I've learned a lot about the city's history from this blog.


• The Southlake - Blog with news about the neighborhood we live in.


• hugeasscity - Think of it as Seattle Planning Blog if the flippant name bothers you. It covers urban planning issues in Seattle and does a good job at it.


• SeattleScape - Another planning-related blog, which isn't updated as often, but still has good quality posts.


• Seattle Times Sounders FC blog - A great blog with news and write-ups on the Seattle Sounders.


• GoSounders.com - Another Sounders blog, written more informally.


• Snow Leopard Trust Blog - Devoted to protecting the endangered Snow Leopard, this charity is based in Seattle and is one of Lesley's favorites. The blog covers news about what the charity is doing and information about snow leopards in the news.

Transportation and Local Resources

• Seattle Area Traffic - Freeway traffic status map, which tends to be more complete and reliable than Google Maps.


• King County Metro Transit - Bus schedules and other transit information.


• One Bus Away - I use this often at work to find out upcoming arrival times for the bus.


• Pacific Northwest Hikes - Fantastic resource with a great search tool for identifying and planning hikes.


• Lost in Seattle - Real-time search engine showing Seattle businesses on a map whether they're currently open.


• Recent Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest - We live in a seismically active region and this map shows recent earthquakes.