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Public Routes
Provides comprehensive, door-to-door directions and detailed maps for accurate and timely information on all transportation
methods including city buses, subways, trains, ferries and bicycles. A unique feature is the 14 language translations
of the website directions, ranging from Spanish to Chinese.
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Colleges & Universities (Puget Sound region)
Antioch University,
Seattle
Experiential education and reflection on the relevance of work
to the academic curriculum are essential parts of an Antioch education.
Bastyr University
An accredited private institution, internationally recognized
as a pioneer in the study of natural healing.
Bellevue Community
College
The third largest higher education institution in Washington also has the largest Continuing Education program
in Washington.
Edmonds Community
College
A public, two-year, coeducational community college in Lynnwood, Washington, 15 mile north of Seattle.
Evergreen State
College
With no prefabricated majors, students work within a flexible
framework and define their own academic areas of concentration within a Baccalaureate Program.
Highline
Community College
Lies between Seattle and Tacoma with classes also held in Federal Way, Burien and White Center.
Pacific
Lutheran University
Features five professional schools and selective graduate programs
that maintain a strong liberal arts emphasis at their core.
Seattle Community
College District
Find a wealth of offerings from the four Seattle Community Colleges
to meet your academic, vocational, personal and professional development needs.
Seattle Pacific University
A comprehensive Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences
and professions.
Seattle University
One of the nation's 28 Jesuit colleges and universities is one
of the largest independent institutions in the Northwest.
University of Puget
Sound
An independent, predominantly residential, undergraduate college
with selected graduate programs building effectively on a liberal arts foundation.
University of
Washington
A public research university, with campuses in Seattle, Tacoma,
and Bothell it has earned an international reputation for its research and graduate programs.
Washington
State Community & Technical Colleges
Link to the home page of any one of Washington's community and
technical colleges.
Western Washington
University
A comprehensive liberal arts university located in Bellingham,
Washington.
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Directories
Any
Who (Toll Free 800) Directory
Designed to provide consumers with quick, easy-to-use access
to business information.
Area
Code Finder
Fone Finder provides you with current information related to area, city, and country codes simply by typing in
the name of a city, state, and/or country, or a city, area, or country phone code. Take a moment to orient yourself
to site features with the FAQ area.
BigBook - Yellow
Pages
Over 11 million business listings nationwide, regardless of telephone
service provider, updated
monthly.
411 Locate
Search for everything from public records to the White Pages.
Infobel
World Telephone Directories on the Web
White pages, yellow pages, fax and email directories from around
the world. Not all countries, however, have each kind of directory.
Internet
Prospector Locator
Use this one-stop Internet locator tool to pinpoint research on everything from corporate to international
to news sources.
SwitchBoard
- White Pages
Find anything from an email address to directions.
U.S. Blue
Pages
This is a multi-agency effort that establishes a standard, easy-to-use format for acquiring key federal telephone
listings.
WorldPages.com
Find people and businesses from all over the world.
Zip
Code Directory, US Postal Service
Updated and reviewed daily for more accurate retrieval data,
a free service provided by the United States Postal Service.
Entertainment
Bellevue Art
Museum
The museum presents a five-exhibition season of contemporary
Northwest art along with new works from national and international artists.
Bellevue Philharmonic
The Eastside's philharmonic orchestra.
The
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Located on the campus of the University of Washington, it is the Pacific Northwest's hub for natural history and
cultural heritage.
Edmonds Arts Festival (EAF) Foundation & Museum
The EAF Museum Gallery
showcases Northwest artists and is a part of the Frances
Anderson Cultural Center located in Edmonds.
Frye Art
Museum
Presents art with an emphasis on European and American painting
of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the work of artists from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Free
admission, always!
Intiman Theatre
Founded nearly thirty years ago, Intiman produces both world
classics and contemporary plays in a renovated performance space at the Seattle Center.
Meydenbauer
Center
Located in Bellevue, it is Greater Seattle area’s second largest convention facility and home to the Bellevue's
Philharmonic orchestra and opera.
The Museum
of History & Industry (MOHAI)
The Museum of History & Industry, opened on February 15, 1952. Known by many as MOHAI, it collects, preserves
and presents the rich history of the Pacific Northwest.
Pacific Northwest
Ballet
One of the five largest and most highly regarded ballet companies
in the United States with the highest per capita dance attendance in the country.
Seattle
Art Museum
Find current and upcoming exhibitions, a schedule for the museum's film series, an online museum store and general
visitor information.
SeattleInsider.com
Look here for local entertainment, restaurants, and listings
of things to do.
Seattle Opera
Located in Seattle Center its first season was in 1964.
Seattle
Repertory Theatre
Founded in 1963, produces plays of true dramatic and literary worth, on two stages along with educational programs
and new play workshops.
Seattle
Symphony
Presents symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive
way for the enjoyment, enrichment and education of the people of the Pacific Northwest.
StubHub.com
StubHub.com allows fans to resell their tickets, or buy last
minute seats to sporting, musical, and theatrical events. Get started by selecting a region from the drop-down
menu at the top of the left hand-side of the page.
Ticketmaster
The world's largest online ticketing resource, giving you access
to the hottest events in Seattle and the Puget Sound.
Woodland Park Zoo
A Seattle tradition for over 100 years, Woodland Park Zoo encompasses 92 acres and features more than 1,090 individual
animals representing nearly 300 species.
General Information
Community
Resources Online (CRO)
Connects you with up-to-date details on thousands of services in Seattle and King County.
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
The oldest and largest general reference in the English language, with more than 70,000 articles.
HistoryLink.org
This is an evolving online encyclopedia of state and local
history in Washington state.
Kelley Blue Book
Car Buying Guide
Most popular automotive book in the United States generating millions of pricing reports for new and used cars
every month.
National
Weather Service, Seattle Office
Sitting on the shore of Lake Washington, in the north end of Seattle, research current conditions and forecasts.
Nolo's
Legal Encyclopedia
Choose among hundreds of articles -- every one written in plain-English that Nolo is famous for -- on many different
legal topics.
OnlineConversion.com
Convert just about anything to anything else with over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
A
Seattle Lexicon
Intended as an interpretive guide for the frequently to the seldomly used term consider it shorthand notations
for local places, locations, and lingo.
Washington
State Lottery
Supports citizens and communities while providing vital resources to support state services and projects through
the revenues of its many games.
Weather.com
Official web page"The Weather Channel".
Libraries
King County Library
Service
Located in the Seattle area, the Library System includes 40 libraries.
Library of Congress
The Library serves as the research arm of Congress and is recognized as the national library of the United States.
Its collections comprise the world's most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge
National Library
of Medicine
The world's largest biomedical library.
Seattle Public
Library
The Central Library is located downtown along with 22 neighborhood branches serving the residents of Seattle.
Sno-Isle
Regional Library System
Library services for Snohomish County residents are provided by
20 community libraries and by mobile library resources.
University
of Washington Health Sciences Library
Primary resource for information in the biomedical sciences,
including the fields of biomedicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, social work, and allied disciplines
at the University of Washington.
Maps, Travel, Directions, and Weather
Currency
Exchange Rate Converter
Get the exchange rates for any of the 164 currencies, by selecting the desired currencies from the lists, as well
as the date, language, and amount for which you would like the currency conversion. Click on "Convert Now"
to get the results of your currency conversion.
ExpediaMaps.com
Find detailed maps of North America and Europe while getting accurate driving directions with detailed turn-by-turn
maps.
MapQuest
Get online, interactive maps and driving directions to almost any location.
Maps
and Directions by Metacrawler
Get online, interactive maps and driving directions to almost any location.
National
Weather Service, Seattle Office
Sitting on the shore of Lake Washington, in the north end of Seattle, research current conditions and forecasts.
OnlineConversion.com
Convert just about anything to anything else with over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
Public
Routes
Provides comprehensive, door-to-door directions and detailed maps for accurate and timely information on all transportation
methods including city buses, subways, trains, ferries and bicycles. A unique feature is the 14 language translations
of the website directions, ranging from Spanish to Chinese.
Regional
Public Information Network (RPIN)
Provides up-to-the-minute regional information for breaking news, transportation
alerts, headlines, weather alerts, and updates from Puget Sound jurisdictions and organizations that have chosen
to participate.
Tiger
Mapping Service
This is the mapping and cartography service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Weather.com
Official web page "The Weather Channel".
News
(magazines, newspapers, network news)
ABC News
Online arm of ABC News network operations.
Bloomberg.com
Provides top financial and world news along with commentary.
CBS News
All of the CBS News network operations are located here.
CNN
Explore the daily news headlines with indepth analysis.
Consumer
Reports Online
Helps you to keep an eye on the issues affecting your wallet,
your health, and your safety.
Economist.com
One of the best online sources for analysis of world business
and current affairs, while providing authoritative insight and
opinion on international news, world politics, business,
finance, science and technology.
Forbes Magazine
Full-text articles with archives from the print edition are featured here.
Fortune
Magazine
Read stories from the latest issue as well as the archives.
King
County Journal
Providing news and information to the communities of King County.
MSNBC
Bringing you up-to-the-minute news from around the globe.
My Virtual
Newspaper
Links to online newspapers nationwide and around the world.
National Public Radio
Find indepth headlines and news coverage either by reading or
listening.
New York Times
Includes the daily contents of the newspaper, up-to-the-minute
breaking news, weekly features and original reporting all for free; just register.
Newseum
Daily Front Pages
The Newseum is a brand new museum located in Washington, DC which will open in the Fall of 2007. Here it provides
the daily front pages of 555 papers in 55 countries.
Newsweek
Read the weekly print edition or just check the daily headlines
and news.
PBS Online
Internet home of the Public Broadcast Service with companion
web sites for more than 400 PBS television programs and specials.
PC Magazine
Useful computing tips along with product information.
PC
World
The world's largest computer magazine attempts to meet the informational needs of both the tech-savvy and those
trying to be. Try PCWorld.com for product information.
Puget Sound
Business Journal
Focus in on the business of the Puget Sound region with daily
updates.
radio-locator
A comprehensive radio station search engine on the internet containing links to over 10,000 radio station web pages
with over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world.
Reuters Online
News
Read news in real time with the latest five or six stories from
the business and world news categories.
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
View the news from the
largest morning newspaper in the state of Washington.
Seattle
Times
Read the news stories from the paper edition everyday.
Tacoma News
Tribune
The online version of this Tacoma daily with many interesting
features.
Time Magazine
This weekly magazine's articles and daily news headlines can
be found here.
USA Today
An online edition of this nationwide news daily with specialized
sections.
U.S.
News & World Report
Read the weekly issue
along with special
topics of interest.
Washington
Post
Every Washington Post-originated article published in the newspaper
is available here online.
WINDOWS Magazine
This online version of the print magazine has all the information on Windows.
ZDNet News
Formerly known as PC Computing, it stil brings technology news
and product reviews you can use.
Outdoor Recreation
King County
Parks System
There are dozens of public trails all over King County for recreation and for commuters. Many trails connect urban
areas with suburbs and rural communities.
The Mountaineers
Seattle-based, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations in the United States devoted to exploration, enjoyment
and conservation of the outdoors and wilderness areas with a year-round schedule of social activities.
Take
a Hike
This Seattle
Post-Intelligencer weekly feature presents a hike of the week
with numerous links to hiking trails by counties and regions (including Oregon and British Columbia) along with
an archive of hikes.
Washington
Trail Association
A volunteer-driven, non-profit organization promoting hiking opportunities in Washington state through collaboration,
education, advocacy and trail maintenance.
Professional Sports
Seattle Mariners
The official site of the Seattle Mariners. If you are looking for that elusive
ticket to a Mariners game, look here at the Seattle Mariners Ticket Marketplace.
Seattle Seahawks
Visit here for detailed Seahawk stories and updates.
Seattle
Sounders
Information and game schedule for Seattle's professional soccer
team.
Seattle
Storm
Home of the WNBA Seattle Storm professional women's basketball team.
Seattle SuperSonics
Multimedia site with lots of information and statistics.
Seattle
Thunderbirds
Explore hockey at the team site of this Western Hockey League member.
Tacoma
Rainiers
Home of the Seattle Mariners' Pacific Coast League AAA affiliate, Tacoma Rainiers.
Statistical Resources
Directory
of Health and Human Services Data Resources
A compilation of information about virtually all major data collection systems sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
State
Rankings List
Comprehensive data for states and metropolitan areas.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Better known as the national data book of the United States.
USA
Counties
Over 5,000 data items for all counties organized by state.
Washington
State Health Data
Compiled by the Washington
State Department of Health.
Transportation
Amtrak
Find schedules, fares, station locations, and even weekly web
only specials.
Metro Riderlink
Transportation options and timetables for King County Metro buses.
The Metro Online Trip Planner
helps you create free, custom transit plans wherever Metro Transit goes--instantly, anytime.
Regional
Public Information Network (RPIN)
Provides up-to-the-minute regional information for breaking news, transportation
alerts, headlines, weather alerts, and updates from Puget Sound jurisdictions and organizations that have chosen
to participate.
Seattle
Area Traffic Flow
Combining technology with transportation to make better, safer
use of our roads and our time.
Seattle Area Transportation Options
Need to get around? Don't know how to do it? These links will
help you out!
SoundTransit
Express (ST Express) Bus Service
Limited-stop buses provide convenient, frequent, two-way service every day to destinations throughout the region.
Washington
State Ferry Schedules
Provides fares, schedules and alerts for marine travel throughout the greater Puget Sound regions and Vancouver
Island.
Washington
State Traveler Information
Everything having to do with travel within Washington State.
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