Heat Wave? Seattle, You Don’t Know Heat Waves

Michael van Baker — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:02:03 +0000

But for context, as you shakily mop your brow, consider Ellensburg, over in eastern Washington, which on Saturday saw both a high of 95 degrees and thunderstorms with hail that provoked flash flooding.

A Non-Gambler Looks at Vegas

Michael van Baker — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:33:48 +0000

For the flâneur who hopes to beat the desert heat, the Grand Canal shops provide an arcade oasis, with unending window displays, ever-changing Venetian vistas, and ceaseless people-watching. Las Vegas, it turns out, is a people-watching apotheosis: You have everyone from the bachelorettes stilting around in heels and slinky dresses, to the families in T-shirts emblazoned with place names, to packs of conventioneers feigning camaraderie, to bleary-eyed slots junkies blinking at the enormity of St. Mark's Square while they spoon their minestrone.

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Heat Wave? Seattle, You Don’t Know Heat Waves

A Non-Gambler Looks at Vegas