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I used to get the hand made soap at moon valley organics at pike place market cuz they had a really great deal and great soap but they stopped making soap all together. So I’m looking for somewhere else in the city that makes good hand made soaps that aren’t ridiculously expensive.

Hey, y'all! My brother and I are traveling to Seattle to visit a friend during Labor Day weekend and we booked train tickets for a day trip to Portland. With the explosion at the factory, I doubt trains will be running through Portland by the time we arrive. And day trips to Vancouver that work with our schedules are sold out. Can anyone recommend another cool day trip where us city kids can see some Pacific Northwest greenery and not spend an arm and a leg? I'm also crossing my fingers in hopes of some tickets to Vancouver becoming available. A girl can dream.

Has anyone tried (and succeeded) inoculating logs to get mushrooms in your yard? The post below is about a place in Japan that does shitake mushrooms in oak logs, got me thinking to try this here. I know we get (relatively) dry Summers, but seems this could work if in the shade and watered regularly? Appreciate any thoughts or experience you can share. OP in post below describes how the quality of log grown mushrooms is better than sawdust grown, just that you have to wait about 1-2 years before the logs put out mushrooms. And I'm also thinking to try indoor sawdust grown....any experience there would also be appreciated. https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/s/dawHY6GuxT

Hi all, Our sweet Mango escaped his cat carrier right outside of our front door yesterday afternoon on our way to a vet visit. He was last seen at the intersection of 57th ave NW & 3rd NW. Mango is a sweet boy, however, he is quite skittish and not food motivated. He's been chipped and are hoping he returns home-we are heartbroken! Please reach out if you or someone you know in the area spots our guy. Thank you in advance!

Curious what people's real experience has been with bathroom remodels here in Issaquah. There's always that initial estimate you go in with, but I feel like the actual timeline rarely matches it — whether it's scheduling, permits, materials, or just unexpected stuff that comes up once things get opened up. If you've remodeled a bathroom recently (or not so recently), how long did it actually take from start to finish? Did it line up with what you were told at the start, or was it a different story? And if it did take longer, what ended up being the main reason? Mostly just curious how common this is or if some people actually get lucky and things go smoothly.

On August 17, seven community members involved with the Community Not Cameras coalition took a trip to the Seattle Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) to better understand the technological capabilities of the City’s CCTV surveillance cameras. The group held a press briefing directly after, and several on the RTCC tour demanded the dismantling of the entire system due to severe safety concerns. “We must ask the unfathomable question: who exactly is made more safe by these surveillance systems, because it is not immigrants being terrorized by ICE,” AJ Randall, an activist and cyber security engineer, said. Randall’s previous career experience includes working alongside Axon, and the data from the City’s CCTV cameras is stored on an Axon cloud server located out of state, meaning it is not subjected to Washington privacy laws. Axon also collaborates with the Department of Homeland Security by providing body-worn video cameras, among others. The ability for federal agencies, including Customs and Border Patrol and ICE, to access these servers is high, putting marginalized communities at increased risk for tracking, kidnapping, and attacks. Randall called on Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council to shut down the camera system, dismantle the RTCC, and rather invest in community programs that have been proven to be effective against violence prevention. Also on August 17, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Challenge Seattle published findings from a 3-day poll (August 10-13) where 500 Seattle voters completed interviews, of which 75% of respondents were in favor of a public camera program. Data shows that 55% of progressives support such a program, as do 82% of liberals and 88% of moderates and conservatives. Full article: https://throughthestatic.org/2026/08/18/activists-visit-spds-real-time-crime-center-and-leave-demanding-a-dismantling-and-shutdown-to-cctv-camera-surveillance/

my partner gifted me with a long weekend in ocean shores from sun - weds. i think i have visited before but it was years ago and i am sober now. this is our first vacation (-adjacent) time together and it is very much needed for both of us. the airbnb was an investment itself — so i would hate to leave feeling like we should have done more. money is pretty tight and it looks bougie. we don’t need much to keep busy, but i don’t have a lot of time to research the best way to spend our time. ***interests include eating oysters, painting pottery, oddities/curiosity shops (the kind with taxidermy rats and jewelry made with bones), thrift malls, photo booths, beachcombing*** what do you recommend? we are missing the corgi beach party by ONE DAY. p.s. is there a reference site or app somewhere to follow the tide schedule?

my partner gifted me with a long weekend in ocean shores from sun - weds. i think i have visited before but it was years ago and i am sober now. this is our first vacation (-adjacent) time together and it is very much needed for both of us. the airbnb was an investment itself — so i would hate to leave feeling like we should have done more. money is pretty tight and it looks bougie. we don’t need much to keep busy, but i don’t have a lot of time to research the best way to spend our time. ***interests include eating oysters, painting pottery, oddities/curiosity shops (the kind with taxidermy rats and jewelry made with bones), thrift malls, photo booths, beachcombing*** what do you recommend? we are missing the corgi beach party by ONE DAY. p.s. is there a reference site or app somewhere to follow the tide schedule?

Hi everyone, I’m looking to move a small household shipment from Seattle to Hyderabad — mainly kitchenware, clothing, and personal items, with a total weight of about 50–75kg. Could anyone suggest reliable international packers and movers that handle sea freight for a shipment this size? I’d also appreciate any insight on the following: The approximate cost range for a move of this volume A realistic timeline for door-to-door delivery Any advice or experience you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

If the upgrades were all built at once, they would cost between $660 million to $780 million, according to the report, though cost savings could be found further along in the design process. Maintenance costs for all the upgrades would also be around $3 million per year. No funding for the roadway improvements has yet been identified, according to WSDOT. ~ Survey closes Wednesday. The stretch under Highway 525 has no sidewalks and no bike lanes, and the order of what gets fixed first is being set right now: engage.wsdot.wa.gov/sr-99-lynnwood-ooh