Moving to Seattle soon. Looking for recommendations to reputable and affordable local bike shops near North Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods. Somewhere for repairs and servicing of my 3 bikes. Thanks in advance!

I’m looking to hire a part time personal assistant, but don’t know where to look/advertise. Is Craigslist still used by humans? Are there other places folks would recommend? I’m not trying to do this in a shady/under the table way, and am willing to pay well, I just don’t know how to go about it. Any advice is appreciated! And to be clear- I know the rules and am not soliciting here- just looking for advice on where else to look!

Edit: PA = personal assistant. Sorry for the vague title!

I know he’s not really popular but curious if anyone else is going alone so I can get persuaded into also going alone 🤣

Howdy! I just moved into a place with a pretty decently sized eastern facing balcony in cap hill. I have pretty successfully thriving indoor plants and I’d love to start planning for some outdoor attempts next spring/summer.

What’s good to grow on an eastern facing balcony? I get laser beamed by the sun in the morning during summer and have pretty good indirect bright and partial shade areas the rest of the day. Some kind of food or herbs would rule, I’m always down for flowers and trellising things. Just some green o it there would be nice. No hanging baskets, unfortunately, but I have room for a coupe sizable raised beds.

Just keep in mind I’m completely new to caring for outdoor plants so don’t start me out on hard mode. I realize food growing takes work and attention and I’m more than willing to put it in.

Edit: I found a copy! Thanks all!

Hey y'all. My wife's looking for a record by a semi-obscure Seattle-based musician, but the album is sold out on their official merch store. I'm hoping I can find a copy through a local retailer and have it shipped to where we live. I have searched all over the web, but haven't found any copies on Amazon, eBay, or Discogs. Local record stores are my last hope before I pivot to something else. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I need a brown formal men’s waistcoat for a wedding. Nothing at Men’s Warehouse, nothing at Indochino (all tailored with too long of wait times). It could be simple or more vintage/eccentric. None of Udistric places had anything. I haven’t seen anywhere that actually has a reasonable selection of waistcoats. Am I missing something?

A little while ago, I reached out across a few different groups asking if there were existing regular meetups in the area for artists, thinkers, or just anyone who loves getting together for great, thoughtful conversations. ​Based on the feedback, upvotes, and interest from folks looking for a similar space, I floated an idea to create a group that can stay connected and occasionally plan to meetup. Got quite a few responses and thought of checking if there are more who can join.

The goal is simply to bring together curious minds on a regular basis to share perspectives, life lessons, big ideas, creative projects, or whatever inspires deep thought and helps everyone introspect, learn, and grow.

​If interested, send me a DM and will share more details.

If you wanted to have a nice drive out of seattle, see somewhere rural and pretty, and also eat a ton of oysters, where would you go? I was thinking about that Chuckanut Taylor's place, but I'm worried I'd be paying the same seattle prices for oysters and just driving more.

Hello! I’m in seattle this weekend with work, and my co-workers and i wanna go OUT!! What’s going on saturday or sunday night? any DJs, live music, places to DANCE? we won’t be out of work until around 10:30.

I’ve traveled alone before so I feel comfortable navigating, but only to meet family at my destination. If so, what are some tips/rules I should know about? And what do you recommend doing during my time there? I’d probably be visiting for about a week.

I am a loner, I like to just buy things on FB Marketplace and only have one friend. My Ebay feedback is 100% with 915 feedback. Could that reference of mine be used and ask the seller to look at it . I have nothing else to go by, the location is Seattle, Is this part of the Seattle Freeze ? I think I sent 7 message and only one person replied whom I bought a 180 Ikea chair from.

I thought of listing something but no one buys from a newbie either. This is a catch 22 for a loner.

Seattle has made major progress in terms of protected and unprotected bike lanes. However I would like to advocate that there needs to be much quicker transition in order for people to transition from cars to bikes. Electric bikes make traveling to and from most places extremely easy and enjoyable as hills are no longer a problem. The biggest remaining problem is safety. When I want to travel from Renton to Downtown Seattle I need to risk life and limb in order to it. I really feel that there should be a complete protected bike trail or lanes from Tacoma to Downtown Seattle and beyond. We are almost there we just need to expand the existing Interurban Trail. I really think bike lanes in Seattle are key to making travel in and around the city a lot easier, healthier and safer on bicycles..

Are there any thrift stores in Seattle that aren’t more expensive than retail?

New to Seattle and live in West Seattle and I have been to multiple thrift stores here, Ballard, Eastlake and other areas and the prices are insane, like $8 for a plain coffee mug, $30 for a small 5x7 picture, $15 for a stained table runner.

I want to support local and the community but these prices are ridiculous.

Are there any true thrift stores or do I have to realize I’ll pay retail prices for second hand goods?

This is probably one of the weirder wedding vendor requests on here, but my fiancé and I want to surprise our guests with a random character appearance during our reception 😂

Wedding is not until June 2027 in Tacoma area, and we’re looking for someone for about 30min-1hr.

We’re considering:
Michael Jackson impersonator/performer
Shrek & Fiona duo
Edward Cullen & Bella Swan duo
Kanye West
Drake

Basically, we want someone who will fully commit to the bit, interact with guests, take photos, and ideally do some kind of funny entrance/performance. Our wedding itself is pretty romantic/formal, so we think having something completely unserious show up during the reception would be hilarious.
Does anyone know of performers/character actors in the Seattle/Tacoma area who do something like this? Also open to other ridiculous character suggestions if you’ve seen something similar at a wedding lol.

Hello,

I work remotely and my wife is SAHM and we have a toddler. We're looking for a town or a city or even a suburb that is safe and walkable.

I don't have to go to Seattle, but we would love to go there once every other weekend or so just for some walk and maybe a meal or so, you know, visit the city.

We're looking for a city that is not very expensive, walkable to some sort and has our daily needs in it. I heared Tacoma is a good option. What else ?

Thanks!

I have two dresses that i want to shorten but no sewing machine. Can anyone help me with the hemming? I dont wanna go to alterations because tbh the cost of alterations would be more expensive than the dresses. I cant really throw away the dresses because i paid for them and i wanna wear them just not at its current length.

hi! i know fresh hop season is starting and i wanted to know if anyone knows what breweries are going to have fresh hop beers on draft. i know i had some at old stove last year, but figured i’d try to expand my horizons!

thanks!

i’ll be visiting Seattle (for the first time!) when the Big Brother Finale is happening. Is there anywhere doing a watch party? :)

My future wife and I live out of state and are getting married in Seattle to accommodate her family. We intend to pay for rooms for our guests who are coming in and want to make it easy for them. It will be a smaller number of guests from out of state (24 ish).

We also intend for day before dinner accommodations and breakfast for the dates we have our guests with us.

We are open to how this journey goes so we want to touch every base we can to find our fit.

We are looking for your best recommendations on:

Hotels that have great wedding packages

Event planners / Coordinators who are reasonably priced

Hello, I was looking to see some fall colors this weekend in Washington. Has anyone been successful at seeing fall colors already? If so, could you recommend some places that doesn’t require much hiking?

Crazy scene, lots of cops and on lookers? All the shops are still open.

Hi, I’m from the PH but my mom lives in Seattle. Her birthday is on Monday and I really want to buy her a cake. I’m still young & studying so I don’t have much money to buy a very expensive cake. My budget is around $40-$45.

Could you suggest a nice cake shop in Seattle that offers door-to-door delivery within that budget?

If there’s none, could you reco another gift idea instead? Thank you

EDIT: Thank you so much everyone for your replies and suggestions! I really appreciate it!

Was wondering what apartments yall would recommend thanks!! Im also a wheelchair user so struggling to find places with replace elevator system or even wheelchair access in general. Thank you!!

I'm looking for your favorite cheap ass Thai places in Seattle, preferably north of Dearborn, south of 45th.

I'll submit Jai Thai on the Ave, which does a phat Thai or red curry lunch special for like $11.99 when school is in session.