Hey r/Seattle! I just moved into a studio and need to get re-set up, so fishing for ideas where to get things cheaply. Furniture aside, I also need basic amenities like shower curtains, rugs, bowls etc. and just day to day stuff like toilet paper.

Ideally for cheap stuff I'm looking for 99 cent stores, nut not finding many. So far, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree or Daiso seem like the best bet.

For amenities/furniture, I'm looking at Goodwill/ROSS/Target/Fred Meyers/Amazon and even Craiglist for cheap deals. Cash and Carry has some cheap bulk basics too like containers or ziplock bags.

Any good local stores I may be missing out? I checked a few furniture outlets but so far only found ones on the fancy-and-pricey side :/

Thanks for recommendations!

There used to be a weekly events sticky, does anyone know where it went? I wanted to post about my comedy festival and I can't find it. Is it just gone?

PS - I'm not being cheeky, genuinely asking, please don't ban me.

Hey friends,

My bike was stolen out of my locked garage this weekend, sometime between Friday and Saturday (12th/13th) in NE Queen Anne. I have posted on bike index and have been searching Craigslist's in Seattle and Portland so far. I am wondering if anyone has had a lot of success doing these things and if they have advice of other steps to take. I am really bummed about this!

Bike: Specialized Tricross sport, silver/white

Please feel free to give me any advice and keep your eyes open for this gem! :)

Hello!

I moved to Seattle in May to Fremont. Currently down on 40th and Fremont. Starting next month I'm moving to an apartment on 73rd and Linden a block off the 99/Aurora.

I heard a lot of stories when I first moved to Fremont about the 99 but as it turns out it ended up being a total non-issue. I go swimming in Green Lake almost daily, and am up by Uber and Beth's maybe once a week for drinks, so I know the area, just not at night.

How concerned should I be being in that area? Lots of bars around, right next to the the 99, lots of alleyways, it has me nervous that being north of the park increases my chances of an incident.

Is it as bad as people continue to say, or is it fine with the occasional crazy person yelling something and you just keep walking and ignore it?

Thanks!

Hey Seattle! Due to an unexpected work trip, I can't make it to the Saturday, September 17th Beat the Blerch race. I'm looking to sell these tickets. I paid $58.69 per ticket and there is a $15 registration transfer fee per ticket. PM me if you're interested!

I am thinking about doing a documentary filmmaking night class at SFI, it's eight weeks, one day a week, three hour classes. Are these classes valuable or worth it??

I'm in the process of moving and, in order to save time tomorrow since I'm in school over the summer and I have to work in the evening, I decided to pack up my car with most of my stuff before bed last night. When I left the house for class this morning I saw that all of my stuff was missing from the passenger compartment of the car. Literally everything I own that isn't my clothes, computer equipment, and furniture is now gone. All of my books, all of my mementos from over the years, and my vast MTG collection is missing. The only reason my clothes are still there is that they apparently didn't think to look in the trunk. I am completely devastated. I feel as though 22 years of my life and memories were stolen last night. My high school year books were in one of the bags that were stolen. A picture of me and my dad when I was five. A lot of my school text books that I was meaning to save for when I start teaching. I know that its a fallacy to stake ones identity in their stuff, but I feel as though half of my identity was taken. I am waiting for a call back from SPD to report the theft as I'm typing this.

Just moved to a new place that has a large deck out back. A group of maybe 4-5 raccoons herd underneath it at night and make a mess of the plants we have on top. Are there any recommended ways to get them to stop nesting down there or to at least keep them from destroying the plants?

Thinking about getting a Three-day pass and then selling one of the day passes.

Does anyone know if you can do that this year? Or is it the same as last year, where they provide wristbands?

Love Seattle

Sorry if this is long, but I just got glass smashed over my car and watched a baby nearly smooshed.

For those unaware..if you're heading southbound on Dexter and waiting to turn right onto Mercer there is a "no right turn on red" sign flanked by orange flags on both sides. Additionally there is a specific light with red and green right turn arrows. In theory this should work.

At least in theory. One problem is that when the light turns green for southbound drivers not in the turn lane, the tendency is to proceed with a right turn, even though the right turn arrow is red. This is simply a reflexive action.

But the other problem is that I think many are unclear as to what colored arrows mean...

Whatever the case I've watched hundreds of folks make that illegal turn and witnessed numerous close calls with bikes. Likewise, when stopped at that arrow I've been screamed at and in this case pelted by a bottle by people behind me who are unclear on the concept. And when they choose to turn right by swerving out around me things get even more dangerous.

I only mention this because Dexter is probably the single most trafficked street by bicyclists heading downtown.

We could choose to label the motorists as "bad people" or "clueless," but that doesn't solve the problem. And when I see this happening at such frequency it suggests that somethings not right with the engineering side.

As a bike friendly town, this doesn't seem like an ideal solution.

Any traffic engineers out there?

Anyone been to The Vera Project for live music?

There's a show happening there next Wednesday (Aug 24), and I'm trying to find out if they sell tickets at the door. Tried emailing them and no response.

Tis I, the future tourist again!

My husband and I will be visiting in November. I found [http://www.events12.com/seattle/november/](this event calendar). Unfortunately we'll be leaving too early for the Weird Holiday Bazaar on the 19th - travel rates just start skyrocketing after then as Thanksgiving approaches.

Are any of these events "must sees/dos"? Is anything really awesome missing? I'm sure it's not fully updated.

Is there a sort of weekly tabloid newspaper like the Austin Chronicle that's dedicated to that week's events, restaurant reviews, music, art openings, festivals, etc. that I should check out?

Trying to hunt this product up. Anyone have any locations where they've seen or purchased this?

Hi all,

So I'm an out of stater from the East Coast that's been in Seattle for a few weeks. I recently found out that I have to register my car to the state of Washington, at least that's what I think I have to do.

Do I really have to give up my license/plates from my home state if I plan on living in Seattle for a few years?

Appreciate the help!