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Hi yall! My band, Bonita Fishwife is celebrating our return from tour and our album release this Friday at Easy Street Records. It’s a free all ages show. We had a great time playing during the West Seattle Summer Fest and we’d love to see you all again :)

I play tennis and I’m intrigued by the club. Anyone have the inside scoop? Price seems very high for Tacoma (not bad when it comes to most tennis club pricing) But it looks fairly old and not updated so wondering what the appeal is? Would love to hear folks opinion.

https://preview.redd.it/oru0jpfeftmh1.png?width=1924&format=png&auto=webp&s=5f517bbe041feb5ffd995c28a83eff651a59c888 A LOT of people whiz on by when I'm waiting to cross roads on my bike. But you're required to stop for bikes too! We also would like not to die! source: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/bike-program/rules-of-the-road

Wanna start this off by saying ive lived in several different north american cities before seattle and then i ended up trying seattle out for a month in an airbnb as a remote worker. Im not a tech worker btw, im in communications and my salary is sadly much less lol. What began as only being a month long thing ended up being 2 years and me signing a lease here. I just wanted to share my experience here since I hear so much about the “seattle freeze” and other complaints. I actually personally did not experience this at all. I met so many cool, unique people that were not like people from other cities i had been. I love that noone cares what you wear or what labels you own. I love the music scene. I lovee how walkable it is, i havent owned a car in my 2 years here! Seattle is by far my most favorite city ive lived in so far. The reason im moving is that changes in unemployment have made Seattle hard to afford and I just cant justify cost of living at this point. Ive been to a couple different other major cities this year and noticed the cost of food and drink is cheaper than it is here, and offers more of a world class food and drink scene. Cities that are larger and more international have actually become compareable in price or even cheaper. I went to what is known as one of most expensive cities in the country this weekend and was shocked to see that my food and drink bills were cheaper. So for now, I just cant justify how expensive things are. I know this is a lot of yapping, but wanted to share because i love this city so much and am kind of just hoping seattle gets to a point where the prices dont seem to be aimed towards tech workers.

I am finishing up a masters degree in Statistics and working in healthcare. Is the job market strong for candidates like me? I know cost of living is high, but does salary keep up in Seattle at least similarly to what cost of living vs salary is in Wisconsin? On another note, I’ve been to Seattle before and really liked the Renton area. I’ve read online that it gets clowned a lot by Seattle residents. Why is that? EDIT - “the Wisconsin” sounds funny lol

My partner and I are looking for apartments and checked out the recently renovated units in RiverPark. All amenities and common areas have been updated since the last time we were there (around a year ago) and the place looks great overall. However, when I checked reviews it looked like at least in the past there has been issues with cars getting stolen, broken into etc. in a quantity larger than any of the similar tier apartments in Redmond. They had a recent change in management and are actively renovating and improving but I can’t seem to find any honest recent reviews about safety and if these issues are still ongoing or completely a thing of the past. It’s unusual because none of the surrounding apartments have so much as one review mentioning similar issues and it seems to just be a RiverPark problem. If anyone has recent updated information regarding the crime rate in RiverPark it would be much appreciated! Thank you!

I just moved to Seattle and I’m intending to live in Capitol Hill, at least for the first year. Patent 523 has some nice apartments for a reasonable price, but the reviews are TERRIBLE. Do any of y’all live there right now? Is it really that bad? Should I absolutely avoid it like the reviews are telling me to?

What does everyone think of the new bus routes??? I haven't seen anything about it posted on here, and I'm a bit confused why. The change to the 45 has made it much more annoying to get where I need to go. I also predict that a lot of other UW affiliated people who rely on the 45 to get to campus will also be irritated. The vast majority of people riding the 45 get off on the campus stops and now the bus doesn't even go into campus. Also, who is riding it to get to the UW light rail?? If you live in Greenwood, then you get off at the Roosevelt stop. If you live near UD you get off at the UD stop. What's the point of rerouting it to go to the University station if no one on the bus will actually need to get there? There's literally no benefits from what I can think of and it just makes it more annoying to the many UW people who use it everyday to get to work and school. Also, there's been also no signage regarding this change?? Admittedly I haven't ridden the bus for about a month due to unrelated reasons, but when riding it today I saw no signs about the route change and was completely taken off guard when my bus went a different route than usual. AHH. Very annoying and I hope they change it back once students start complaining. EDIT: Ok, I am a little less mad now that y'all have explained some of the reasoning behind the change, but I am still sad :( I will mourn the loss of the 45 that was unreliable but extremely convenient to me.

I recall over a year ago, there was talk on an Asian buffet being in construction in the area but even today, I haven’t seen any updates. Curious to know if this is still is expected to open any time soon.

For context i’m in Bakersfield CA. It’s awful here, the drunk drivers, the unbearable heat, homeless people everywhere, etc. the only thing I love is everything is within two-four hours from here. Beaches, hiking spots, mountains, amusement parks. Prior to having our son we were very active and loved going outdoors to hike. We worry our son will grow up here and this town will just put a stop to his dreams and goals. Bakersfield I feel is a very hard city to get out of once you’re here. It’s affordable to live here compared to other places. I got our house in 2019 and have 200k in equity. Just hoping to find a good area in Washington to maybe relocate in the future. Any tips or advice is welcome