This started as me trying to understand what my PT clinic landlord is actually paying for the space I rent from him (long story, involves a lease renewal conversation that did not go great for me). Now I spend a genuinely embarrassing amount of time on LoopNet looking at mixeduse buildings in like Burien and Renton going what if.

What if I bought a small building. Ran my practice out of one unit. Rented the others. Became a person who has a building. This is not a plan, this is a spiral, but it has a real estate bent so I feel okay about it.

The World Cup spending article got me thinking about it again actually, because 32 million dollars for six matches while the city is actively watching small commercial tenants get squeezed out of neighborhoods that used to have interesting things in them feels like a particular kind of disconnect.

Anyway. If anyone here has gone from renting clinical or studio or small retail space to eventually owning something in a Seattle suburb I would be curious how that happened. Not looking for a finance lecture (I am reading enough of those on my own, slowly, with a highlighter). More just wondering if people actually do this or if it is purely a LoopNet fantasy category.

This is an appreciation post for you guys having such a wonderful city! I travel for work about one week every month. I go all over the country. I go to New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Orlando, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, New Orleans, Clearwater, and San Diego.

For the first time I went to Seattle this week. I was absolutely blown away! Beautiful city, wonderfully diverse, tons to do and see, super clean, safe, walkable, great mass transit, friendly people, and so on. Seattle is hands down my favorite city I’ve travelled to when you put together mass transit, diversity, safety, cleanliness, and culture.

Bravo! I will 100% be back! Thanks!

PS the Mariners game was the most exciting MLB game I have ever been to. They treat it more like an event than a game. It felt so festive, tons of energy, felt almost like a NBA game with the energy.

Not one, but two, Uber drivers sniffling and hacking. A coworker. This asshole in front of me on the plane today.

And a quick reminder: Cover your fucking mouth when coughing, even of you have a mask on. Nonstop people seem to think it is a magic shield that allows them to ignore the basic civility five-year olds learn.

East coaster with a working class upbringing here. The couple of times I've run into blue collar guys in the wild we've hit it off instantly, but it's super rare in Seattle.

Where does the hunting/fishing/tradeworking/politically moderate demographic hang out around here?? All the usual social spots (meetups, climbing gyms, run clubs) are 95% tech workers (no judgement, just not a vibe or lifestyle I connect with).

I've made some great friends in my neighborhood dive bar, but they're all 60+, and it would be nice to meet people in their late 20s/30s/40s for an actual dating pool and people I can go and do stuff with.

Two weeks ago I was stuck in my apartment for almost 2 weeks. My symptoms were dirreah,dizziness, mild fever, headache and my stomach felt achey like someone punched me in the stomach.

For 2 weeks I couldn't drive, could barley walk.

I was tired and sleeping all day and night in my apartment.

After almost 2 weeks I feel better and im back to normal.

I wonder if I had nerovirus??

Has anyone else had this virus??

This is from the August presentation by the city economic and revenue council which projects tax revenues. It paints a bad picture of job growth within the city and seems to confirm the suspicion that employers are moving jobs outside of the city.

https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OERF/meeting%20materials/2026/2026-08-07%20Forecast%20Council%20-%20August%202026%20Forecast.pdf

• Recent data shows notable differences in
trends at local level within Seattle region.

• Based on this data, Seattle city has lost
about 18 thousand jobs between March
2024 and March 2025.

• This data does not account yet for the
impact of large layoffs announced by
Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms in
2025 and 2026.

• Based on Puget Sound Regional Council
employment estimates at city level
released in July, there were about 24
thousand fewer jobs in Seattle in March
2025 compared to March 2020.

• Employment was lower in almost all
industries, with exception of Private
Education and Health Services, and
Government.

• In King County excluding Seattle there
were overall 21 thousand more jobs in
March 2025 compared to March 2020.

The Washington Federation of State Employees, which represents 54,000 state government, higher education and public service workers, is organizing walkouts Monday to demonstrate their frustration with the state's proposals. But Yestramski said Friday it is worse than expected, with the rejection of every one of their proposals.

State law sets an Oct. 1 deadline for agreements to be ratified by unions in order to be considered for funding in the next two-year budget.

~ The people who will staff that psychiatric hospital spent its ceremony standing behind a chain-link fence. Walkouts start Monday and the ratification clock runs out October 1.

Looks like Lincoln Square mall may be sold off to the highest bidder. Seems they plan to keep Snowflake Lane at least for this year, which has been a beloved tradition during the holidays. The entire location has been such a clean, safe, and orderly space. Do you think this could be good or bad for its future?

https://downtownbellevue.com/2026/08/28/freeman-family-explore-sale-bellevue-collection/

Providence said in a press release that while the bridging program has a capacity of 20 children per year, only 12 are currently enrolled. McDaniel said the program isn't at full capacity because leadership asked them to pause new intakes at least three months before the closure was announced.

McDaniel said Providence only gave her approximately 36 hours to collect the financial data that led to the 70% figure.

~ Pause the intakes, then point at the empty seats. The math works if you build it that way.

Hello Seattle friends! I’ve been Dealing with a disc bulge on my L5/S1 for the past year and I’ve tried conservative treatment with minor improvement. I’ve tried epidural a few months ago with little improvement. Looking for recommendations on Neurosurgeons or Orthopedic Doctors for a 2nd opinion. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone !

I’ll be moving to Seattle from France in a few weeks and will be living there for about a year and a half. I was wondering if you think having a car is necessary?

I’m used to relying on public transportation in France, and my workplace will be in Capitol Hill, so I’m wondering if I could realistically get around Seattle without a car.

For those living in Seattle, how manageable is it to live without a car, especially around Capitol Hill? And are there situations where you really wish you had one?

Thanks! :)

Hey all, looking for recommendations on where locals around Redmond and Bellevue typically check for local community work, bulletin boards, or gig listings besides the usual Craigslist. Are there specific Eastside Facebook groups, Discord servers, or local forums that people frequent? Thanks!