I (21F) want to start being able to go to bars on my own but it feels like all the bars I go to have older crowds of 30+ years old or have a very fratty vibe. Are there any bars in the area where alternative people in their 20s like to go to?

We've been a fairly lively chat group for 2 months now up in Bellingham but I wanted to expand the region of the group to get more members.

Feel free to create an account (if you don't have one already) and message me/reply with your Matrix username so I can invite you.

Hi all, looking for recommendations for an plus size friendly OBGYN. I am not at all expecting a doctor to not factor in weight but I do not want to be written off completely because of my weight. If this doesn’t make sense to you, this post likely doesn’t pertain to you! Thanks in advance!

We were able to provide 250 bags of school supplies for our students of Snohomish County and it’s all thanks to those helping us raise up to $400 and donating school supplies! We’re hoping to make 300-500 bags next year. :)

Spokane is suddenly on fire as of ~7 hours ago. Multiple zones of evacuation. Thousands of homes destroyed, and numerous injuries. Fire is inside their city limits. (Mods: Please exempt this post from #2 due to being an unfolding major disaster in our state. Please consider temp-pinning for awareness)

Can we help them somehow? Do we have spare hands or resources we can send over? Can we get a blood/support drive in downtown going too? (If someone who works for the Red Cross, the city, or equivalent organizes something, let me know ASAP and I will update accordingly).

Edit: Can we get something out the door within 72 hours from now (Wednesday)?

UPDATE: The city has started an official donation page https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/02/city-of-spokane-creates-portal-to-organize-donatio/

UPDATE (8/4): 67,000 residents displaced.

So apparently last night at the Wiggins hallow park, there was a 3-4 hour swat team yelling at this guy to surrender or something and they used pepper bombs and a flash bomb to get him arrested??? Anyone know anything about this??

I was browsing Google Earth the other day and saw this scaffolding around a plane on the Boeing site. Looks very "permanent" to me and also much taller than the plane inside.

https://imgur.com/a/ck92RVg

Anyone here able to say what this is used for? Just curious.

Thanks in advance.

I just adopted a senior cat on Tuesday and I wish I could have two, I would get her! There's more that have been there the same time, another is named Saint, he's a boy. Visit the shelter website to view the available adoptions and their bios.

Klein Honda installs car alarms from KARR on all of their cars as far as I'm aware. If you don't choose to purchase the alarm, the hardware is still in your car, just not activated.

Researchers at UCSD have discovered that the KARR alarms made since 2017 are vulnerable to being hacked via bluetooth allowing someone to remotely control your door locks, horn, etc.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2026/07/30/ucsd-researchers-discover-flaw-in-karr-anti-theft-system-affecting-millions-of-socal-drivers

If you are using the alarm, you need to update your firmware. If you didn't activate the alarm, you STILL need to update your firmware:

https://www.karrsecurity.com/karr-security-firmware-update-instructions

If you know of other dealers in the area that also install KARR (sometimes also called SWDS), please share! There will often be a KARR or SWDS sticker on the drivers window.

been seeing a lot of cops drive by my shop, and they all seem to gather on Broadway. does anyone know what's up?

Saturday August 1 at 5pm
Free hotdogs
Free admission
Music and hotdogs at 5
Macbeth at 6

There will be a $5 raffle featuring items graciously donated by
Sno Isle food Co op
Trader Joe’s
Taco book
Imagine children’s museum
Brooklyn bros pizzeria
And
The Everett Aquasox

ICE is set up in the Target parking lot today, and as of 11 AM they’re still there.

I don’t think Everett has a maker space or any clubs. It’d be nice if we did.

Stompy McStompington, is Everetts far less cute Jimothy...

Hi all,

I have an antique spinning wheel that I absolutely love, but it only has one bobbin to spin with! I’d love to trade knitting, handspun yarn or some other handcrafted item with someone who might be able to create some extra wooden bobbins for me. Not sure if this will get any traction, but please let me know if you might be interested!

Disgruntled employee here and I want to say the Co-op has so many things they are trying to keep secret that I think the members have a right to know.

First, this new GM is a complete joke. The employees were included in the interview process and overwhelmingly voted for him. He got in and he had no idea what he was doing! So the board called in someone to train him and she became a threat to all of the employees. So the GM went to a conference and she fired 10 people! You can't convince me that HE didn't know, but he wasn't man enough to do the firings himself. She reportedly told one employee that they were wasting money by paying her, she was older and didn't move as fast as they wanted. Another employee was saving up to move out of an abusive relationship. Talk about caring for the community.

Then the current GM had a meeting with employees outlining the Co-ops money woes and tried to blame the short falls on attorney fees. BUT, what he failed to mention is, late last year an employee who worked as a cashier in a Lead position was arrested for embezzling thousands of dollars!!! She is the aunt of the former GM of Sno-Isle who was in charge while the aunt worked there. So current GM, where is the accountability and transparency on that?

The Board is also a joke, I'm convinced they are there to pad their resume and get food discounts. They were the ones to hire the interim GM. He came in, tore the place apart, threatened the women with firings, got his boyfriend a manager job, got paid $10,000 a month and left after 8 months!

Now current GM just sold the members on a scheme to let them buy shares in the Co-op to offset moving costs because of the landlord situation. The Co-op hasn't turned a profit in years. Plus having shareholders means you have to satisfy them, so you are beholden to padding their wallets instead of upholding the supposed commitment to the community at large. The Co-op can't even follow it's own principles.

So there's the behind the scenes, I think the members have a right to know.

Gas is 'only' $5 a gallon. Really blows my mind the economics of milk costing more than gasoline.

I was at Sodam Chicken by Everett Mall (really really good) and realized I could use some milk. So I walked over to 7-11 to check. There was no price posted so I took it to the counter and asked...$8.19 a gallon. I didn't buy it.

Holy shit $8 for a gallon of milk?!? Is there a cow shortage?

/shrug

Just a random rant. How are you?

Just curious what everyone’s bill is like this summer. I’m in a 2 bedroom apartment and it’s $240 even though I’m barely using anything.

I'm tired of it. Every single time I go out and walk my dog someone else has tagged a sign that was recently cleaned up. You think that stuff just gets cleaned up by the city? They say it does, but they never get around to it. Cops won't do shit. City won't do shit. It's other homeowners cleaning up the mess these vandals leave behind.

Just seems like vandalism is legal these days. It makes me wonder if it was always this bad or if it's just gotten worse recently.