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Zillow and Redfin settled an antitrust case with the Federal Trade Commission and five states on Monday, just as a trial was set to begin, agreeing to undo part of a $100 million partnership that the government said effectively paid Redfin to stop competing in apartment rental advertising. "Today's settlement unwinds an agreement under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop competing and hand off all its customers to Zillow. This kind of payment to a competitor to exit a market and stop competing violates the antitrust laws," said Daniel Guarnera, director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition. ~ It took a trial date to restore a choice renters never knew they lost.

Got a trip out there with the family and wondering how bad is it with the air quality and fires. So far Airbnb host (obviously) keeps saying it’s fine.

I’m out here for a trip for the week and I REALLY want a tattoo, do any places here have walk ins for small tattoos that are in a good budget range with good quality?!😅

I need recommendations for an accountant, preferably a CPA as there are weird tax questions regarding a tiny inheritance. It is several types of accounts all lumped together and I don’t know how to deal with it. Frankly, I am not sure the tiny amount is worth it. Plus, our normal taxes are getting a bit more complex… so… Help!

Did anyone here attend Tacoma Public Schools in the late 80s/90s? I have this memory of printed monthly cafeteria menus that, once or twice a year, had Mariners players names on them. Like it was Mariners week and there was Dan Wilson's day and Edgar Martinez's day - I think. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I have no idea if ephemera like this would still exist anywhere, but thought I'd bring it up just in case.

Looking for a reputable cleaning company for a monthly cleaning for our apartment in SLU. Was using Spruce at the recommendation of our apartment management company but have been disappointed in that service for a lot of reasons. Back home we used a great company, owner was very involved and gave a damn. Looking to find a similar provider here. I reached out to a few companies but they don’t service the downtown/SLU area. Any recommendations welcome!

Implementing in person voting by the mid terms is unrealistic

I have a disability that makes it hard for me to drive so I order food delivery often. The other day I was feeling a little sick and drowsy, I accidentally placed my order for pickup instead of delivery. I called the restaurant to see if they could help. They explained that they use a third party to handle deliveries, so I would have to contact them to change the order. I was not feeling well that day and honestly did not want to deal with making another call. Before I could even complain or explain much, the person on the phone told me, "Don't worry, the owner is going to bring it to you." About 10 minutes later, my food was at my door. The owner even refused to accept a tip. I am sharing this because we need more small businesses like Camp West. They clearly care about their customers and their community, and they are willing to go the extra mile when it really matters. The food is great too.

Since I moved from northgate to kenmore I stopped walking around greenlake. Now I walk around log boom park in kenmore and its a nicer experience. If I wanted to go for a walk around greenlake is it safe like it used to be or is it full of homeless drug encampments??

These days uber and lyft are sometimes more expensive than traditional metered taxicabs. Years ago uber and lyft was dirt cheap. For example from kenmore,Washington to sea tac airport is now $110 plus tip on uber/lyft. A metered taxicab costs $90 plus tip from kenmore to sea tac airport. One thing that doesn't make sense to me is at sea tac airport the uber/lyft is always packed with people while the yellow metered taxicab line is always empty at sea tac airport. Do people not know any better?? Another thing I have noticed about the traditional yellow cab drivers is the yellow cab drivers seem to know their way around the seattle metropolitan area better than uber drivers. Like the yellow cab drivers know from sea tac to kenmore to get in the 5 freeway express lanes to save time. The uber and lyft drivers dont know to get in the express lanes. Also if its hot out the yellow cab drivers use air conditioning while the uber/lyft drivers don't use air conditioning.