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We live on the east side and are looking at the area French immersion schools—FASPS, FISW, and Les Lilas—for our preschooler. We’ve already started visiting schools. I’m curious to hear from area parents who visited these schools and have some experience with them which one you chose over the others and why. I’d also love to hear your impressions good and bad on any of the schools you or someone you know has experience with. It’s a lot to process and they are all quite different, so any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! I know not all the schools are in Kirkland specifically, so I’ll cross-post to those cities, too.

Hey! I'm 32 and moving to the Cleveland/Lakewood area soon. I'm planning to see George Clanton at The Roxy on November 5 and would love to find another girl or a few girls to go with! I'm really into electronic, vaporwave, alternative, and psychedelic music. Ideally looking to meet women around my age (late 20s/30s+) who are into similar music and would be down to enjoy the show together. Would also be nice to make some friends in the area since I'll be new! Anyone going?

We live on the east side and are looking at the area French immersion schools—FASPS, FISW, and Les Lilas—for our preschooler. We’ve already started visiting schools. I’m curious to hear from area parents who visited these schools and have some experience with them which one you chose over the others and why. I’d also love to hear your impressions good and bad on any of the schools you or someone you know has experience with. It’s a lot to process and they are all quite different, so any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! I know not all the schools are in Bellevue specifically, so I’ll cross-post to those cities, too.

Does anyone know what that load boom near Kentlake High School was?

I am a commuter to UWT, noticed while driving on I-5 north a giant slowdown on I-5 south near Federal Way consisting of 10+ police vehicles at the scene (1 damaged) and multiple ambulances. Anyone heard about any causes? Was wondering if it was a chase or something.

My building is looking to hire a new landscaper for routine yard maintenance. It’s a smaller building on 24th Ave NW near 61st. Does anyone have recommendations? A lot of it is leaf debris, weed removal, and maintenance around the front shrubs. It’s an apartment building so no true “yard”.

Coming home down Lake Washington Blvd, someone decided to tailgate me and drive around the speed bumps by using the bike lane. Then, when I stopped to make a left hand turn into my complex, they passed me with maybe an inch between his mirror and mine. If I'd been just a little bit more to the left, he would have taken it right off. So tell me, is it worth the 20 seconds you saved getting to the RR crossing at Houser? Hmm? Is it worth the moving violation you'd get if you did hit me and I called the police? I'll bet good money he didn't know the stop line is before the crossing gate and not directly on the tracks in front of it.

I've had to remind myself several times now that it is my obligation to consider harm reduction above my own disdain. As The Stranger said 'Say you’re stranded on a desert island. Do you drink hot piss, or drink seawater and die? If you want to survive, it is bottoms up for piss, and for voting Kim Schrier.' Bottoms up indeed.

I will be visiting Seattle for the first time in early December and will not be renting a car. I have decided that public transportation will work for what I like to do. Any suggestions for how to use public transportation would be greatly appreciated. I only have buses where I live, and a lot of it will be new to me. So far, I plan to visit some of the tourist attractions like the Space Needle, Chihuly Garden, Pike Place, and a few other big attractions in that immediate area. I am looking for other things to do, especially later in the day, that are not drinking or hiking. I am considering a ghost tour and the Museum of Illusions. I think I will be there for the Seattle Christmas Market. I would like to take a boat tour of some kind and would like recommendations. Really looking for tours, shopping, shows, science, or space stuff. I think I saw something about wooden boat tours? I can't find it now. I would like other holiday-themed things that might be happening in the area too. I am not worried about food, as I just make sure to try new places as I go. Whales would be really cool to see as well if they are in the area around that time. Suggestions appreciated

Hi all! I'm a local indie author living in Kenmore, WA. Last year I self-published my debut novel, Critical Balance, in August. Since then I've been hard at work on the sequel. 2026 has been a hard year. In January I had to put my sweet cat of 17 years to sleep due to kidney disease. It was awful. Then in the spring we had to move out of our home and find a new one. That took over two months during which time we had to live in Airbnbs and hotels. We finally found a house, moved in, and then my wife got laid off from her job because her position was replaced by AI. Despite all of that, I managed to finish the first draft of the new novel, Citizen Zero, and now I've finished the second draft. I was hoping to get it published this year, but that doesn't seem realistic at this point, as I still want to send it out to alpha and beta readers, get feedback, and then do at least a couple more revisions. My debut novel went through seven revisions before I felt it was ready to publish. I'm over the moon that I've made so much progress on this book! It was a lot of work, and at times extremely difficult, but it was also a joy to create. I can't wait for people to read it, and I'm especially looking forward to hearing what readers of the first book think of it. https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Balance-Lex-Starwalker/dp/B0FMCKXNDG