Our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lodging guides, themed itineraries, event calendars, and tour info. www.visitseattle.org/visitors/
Seattlest
Daily blog with entries on local events, arts, music, dining, and city life. www.seattlest.com
Northwest Source
Maintained by the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “editors picks” and reader reviews for events, outdoor recreation, shops, bars, and restaurants. www.nwsource.com
City of Seattle
Event listings, a visitors guide and downloadable walking tours of public art, music, and film locations. www.seattle.gov/html/visitor/
Take Part in Art
Arts and cultural event listings maintained by the Arts Coalition, a group of more than 100 local organizations. www.takepartinart.org
Vintage Seattle
Blog about historic buildings and events, with vintage photographs, postcards, and news clippings. www.vintageseattle.org
Seattle Bon Vivant
Popular restaurant, food, shopping, and entertainment blog. www.seattlebonvivant.typepad.com
Virtual Reality Seattle
360-degree views of the city’s main attractions and neighborhoods. www.vrseattle.com
Local Media:
Seattle Times
Family-owned daily newspaper founded by Colonel Alden J. Blethen in 1896; local, national, and international news; sports, food and wine, arts and entertainment, travel; “Northwest Weekend” dedicated to outdoor recreation; Pacific Northwest magazine in Sunday edition. www.seattletimes.com
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Known as the “P.I.” and published since 1863; owned by Hearst Corporation with a joint agreement for some shared production services with the Seattle Times Company; local, national, and international news; sports, arts and entertainment, gardening, food, travel, health and fitness. www.seattlepi.com
Seattle Weekly
Free alternative weekly with local news; dining, theater, music, and arts reviews; entertainment calendar. www.seattleweekly.com
The Stranger
Irreverent free weekly led by editor Dan Savage, a national sex advice columnist (often R-rated); arts and culture reviews. www.thestranger.com/seattle
Seattle Magazine
Monthly upscale magazine published since 1966 with features on shopping, dining, and regional travel; event listings; online visitors guide. www.seattlemagazine.com
