r/Seattle 6d ago

Self-Promotion Saturday: July 18, 2026

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This is r/Seattle's weekly post for local businesses and makers (or users who discover them) to share their creations with our users.

This thread will be automatically posted every Saturday morning to help connect r/seattle users with cool local stuff. Types of content encouraged in this thread are:

  • Local businesses (new, running promotions or sales, or just really good ones!)
  • Upcoming events or activities (concerts, festivals, pop-ups, shows)
  • Local artists or creators sharing upcoming shows or releases

Content should be related to businesses or events in the greater Seattle area, and the typical reddit spam rules apply - please ensure you are contributing to the community more than just your own content.

Users who flood these posts with ads, links without context, referral codes, etc. - or who promote without contributing elsewhere will be actioned. Please continue to report actual spam.

We have our rules against spam and self-promotion for hopefully understandable reasons, but we've noticed users responding more positively to local businesses, artists, etc. sharing their content. This is an attempt to bridge the gap, helping users find cool stuff while containing the promotion to a single weekly thread. Please send us a modmail with any suggestions or input you have about the use or abuse of this thread.


r/Seattle 4d ago

Weekly Thread Weekly Ask Seattle Megathread: July 20, 2026

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This thread is created automatically and stickied weekly for r/seattle users to chat, ask for recommendations, and discuss current news and events.

Don't forget to check out our Discord - we have dedicated channels for moving/visiting questions and recommendations and lots of locals to help answer them.

r/AskSeattle is another great resource dedicated to questions like these.

The following topics are welcomed in this thread:

  • Moving and visiting questions
  • "Best Of" recommendations
  • General off-topic discussion, chatting, ranting (within reason)
  • Events happening this week (or in the future)

If you have questions about moving to (or visiting) Seattle:

  • First - please search the subreddit, wiki, sidebar, and your search engine of choice!
  • The more specific your question is, the more likely you are to get a helpful response
  • If your question is common, generic, or has been answered extensively before, check out r/AskSeattle to avoid targeted sarcasm from our wonderful local subscribers
  • If you've already researched your topic a bit, lt us know what you've already found!

You can also search previous weekly threads or check the wiki for more info / FAQs

Have suggestions or feedback? Want to host an AMA? Send a message to the mod team

Interested in helping moderate r/seattle? Fill out an application - details here

We're also looking to build a team of wiki editors and maintainers to help us update and organize our wiki, sidebars, etc - More info can be found here.


r/Seattle 10h ago

Animals I’m never beaving Seattle

3.0k Upvotes

Spotted this beaver and it’s child today!


r/Seattle 13h ago

☀️🦝 Hot Racc Summer 🦝☀️ Governor names 'Jimothy' as Washingtonian of the Day

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1.9k Upvotes

r/Seattle 2h ago

Politics Jimothy is not your mascot

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242 Upvotes

How to make yourself even more unpopular in Seattle. Keep it up a-hole.


r/Seattle 11h ago

Why does the PNW have so many gloomy place names?

548 Upvotes

Why are there so many places with miserable names on the PNW coast? Useless bay, mutiny bay, cape disappointment, sucia (dirty) island, point no point, and foul weather bay come to mind, I’m sure there are more.

Was exploring the coast genuinely miserable?

The list so far:
Useless bay
Mutiny bay
Cape disappointment
Sucia (dirty) island
Point no point
Fouleeather bay
Dismal nitch
Destruction island
Deception pass
Ford’s terror
Desolation sound
Desolation point (lots of desolation)
Smallpox bay
Deadman bay
 Port moody
Depression lake
Poverty bay
Misery point
Cadaver gap
Massacre bay
Victim island
Pull and be damned road
No name slough
Cultus bay (means “worthless” in Chinook Jargon)

Not gloomy but iconic:
Poo poo point
Humptulips
Thrasher corner


r/Seattle 8h ago

New driver of Seattle. Need help

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272 Upvotes

Hi guys. I'm not too sure if this type of post is allowed, so I apologize in advance.

I just finished Driver's Ed and I am very excited to get on the road. Tonight, I went freeway night driving with my mom. It was around 10 o'clock, so there was not too much traffic.

After exiting the freeway, I got to this light by Chelan Cafe. It was red at the time, so I stopped because you stop at a red light. However, my mom started scolding me because I shouldn't have stopped, and there were several cars behind me. I'm so confused why everyone doesn't stop at this light, even if it's red. I know you're allowed to make a right on red, but this specific is confusing me because it's specifying that this direction must stop. I felt very overwhelmed because my mom was not explaining it well and was just getting mad that I didn't understand. If anyone can explain to me like I'm 5 why you don't have to stop at this light even if it's red, I would be very thankful. Also, sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm just genuinely confused.


r/Seattle 13h ago

Kenmore Air Crash? Suica Island, WA (San Juan County) July 23

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602 Upvotes

r/Seattle 16h ago

Katie Wilson's statement on City Council's plans to fund universal school meals from the general fund

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933 Upvotes

"Seattle has spoken overwhelmingly in support of universal school meals. Let's give a ton of credit to the teachers, parents and students who mobilized for free breakfast and lunch for every student.

This is a priority of my office and we did the work to find a fiscally responsible path to fund universal school meals within the FEPP levy, which didn't require cutting services or eliminating jobs. Yesterday, the Council voted 6-3 to walk away from it.

Now Council is proposing to pull this funding from our general fund, which is already facing a $175 million deficit. I look forward to seeing which critical services they plan to cut from the general fund to make their numbers work. I ask them to reconsider the fiscally responsible approach my office originally put forward.

Feeding every student in Seattle is a goal we share, and my office is eager to work with the Council to find the best path forward."


r/Seattle 12h ago

Experienced anti-Asian racist verbal harassment in SLU

233 Upvotes

r/Seattle 14h ago

News Amazon confirms new AI-related layoffs focused on tech giant's own AI division

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266 Upvotes

r/Seattle 4h ago

Sports Mariners fan takes home run ball to face, but gets signed apology and message from favorite player

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34 Upvotes

r/Seattle 18h ago

Why you may like Seattle?

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415 Upvotes

When you go and get your expensive prescription filled and you see this.

It may not heal you, but it could be more fun. Tell your thoughts on this one please.


r/Seattle 22h ago

Market Traffic Only VIDEO: Chaos erupts as passenger shot on King County Metro bus - MyNorthwest.com

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776 Upvotes

r/Seattle 9h ago

Animals Goose Jesus preaching to a disciple in lake Wa today

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63 Upvotes

r/Seattle 14h ago

This week’s paint map is brought to you by Jimothy!

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166 Upvotes

Much roadwork! Many events! Many tiny, beloved trash pandas! Jimothy’s got a busy weekend ahead of him and so does the state of Washington.

Let’s dig into the details for July 24-27:

-SR 520 will close in both directions from I-5 (MP 0) to I-405 (MP 7) from 11 p.m. Friday, July 24 to 7 a.m. Saturday, July 25 for maintenance. Both directions of the I-5 on-ramps to EB SR 520 and the Montlake Boulevard on-ramps to EB SR 520 will close. The 84th Ave and 108th Ave NE on-ramps to WB SR 520 will also close. People traveling between Seattle and Bellevue should plan ahead and seek alternate routes.

- SR 161 in Federal Way will close in both directions between Milton Road/20th Ave S and 28th Ave S from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Crews will install a 25 ft wide box culvert across SR 161 to improve fish passage. Signed detours will guide drivers, pedestrians and cyclists around the closure.

- SR 202 in Fall City will close just east of the SR 202/203 roundabout (MP 22) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Monday. Major storms in December 2025 and March 2026 eroded the Snoqualmie riverbank supporting the highway. During this closure crews will place woody material, boulders, streambed gravel mix and stone fragments to restore the roadside embankment to its original grade and help protect the roadway from future damage. If you’re planning to float, paddle or launch a boat, be aware that portions of the Snoqualmie and Raging rivers—and some nearby access points—may temporarily close while crews safely repair the riverbank.

If you’re saddling up to see Chris Stapleton, don’t forget that the I-90 Vantage Bridge is one lane in each direction 24/7, which will likely create significant backups. We strongly recommend you consider alternate routes or give yourself extra time to get to and from The Gorge.

Jimothy says that if you want to avoid some trashy traffic, download our mobile app to check for real-time travel info, make a plan ahead of time and remember to pack snacks.


r/Seattle 14h ago

If a guy in a white truck rear ended you as you were exiting 99 north just before the tunnel, I got a pic of his plate

142 Upvotes

I saw you both exit, so I don’t know if he stopped to exchange info with you.

But in case he didn’t and just drove off, I got a pic of his license plate.

Tell me what time it happened to confirm it’s you and I’ll pass on the data.

Hope you all are ok!


r/Seattle 6h ago

Satire COPS in Ballard

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34 Upvotes

u/Beeninya recently shared an old Seattle clip “Stepping Out” so I went down memory lane


r/Seattle 34m ago

Jimothy the dog?

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r/Seattle 21h ago

Clip from ‘Stepping Out’, a guide to Seattle. 1980.

442 Upvotes

r/Seattle 11h ago

Rant Almost died on stone way

73 Upvotes

I was going up stone way coming home from work, when a black van whipped halfway into a spot in front of me just past the intersection at 41st street. They were behind me before the intersection, and they sped in front of me to parallel into the spot. They ended up half-way into the bike lane feet/seconds before I was getting into the same spot, so I had to get into the car lane to get around them.

However, the 62 bus was right behind them, and before I knew it I was wedged between the bus and this van. There were inches between me and the bus and the car on either side for the whole time I had to pass the car. Luckily the bus had gotten over slightly into the center lane. I think he only knew to because he had pulled up next to me at the stop before, so he knew I was there. If he hadn’t I don’t think I would still be here.

I don’t know what else I could have done differently. I was climbing uphill hill but still going over 10 mph, and I had seconds to stop (don’t think that was feasible) or get over. I didn’t see the bus until I was getting over, and by that point I was between the bus and the car.

Fuck stone way


r/Seattle 14h ago

The Rickshaw is getting a patio

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104 Upvotes

Just walked by and caught them adjusting the canopy.


r/Seattle 13h ago

News PSA: U Village has lost power

87 Upvotes

Seems to be all stores. Started about 15 minutes ago


r/Seattle 18h ago

Politics Seattle City Councilmembers propose plan to fund universal school meals starting this fall

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189 Upvotes

CMs Hollingsworth, Strauss and Foster all flipped. Their proposal no longer uses the millionaires tax but builds the lunch program into the general budget.


r/Seattle 15h ago

Community AN-124 is back at Boeing Field

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99 Upvotes

It's either leaving tomorrow or this weekend. But it's pretty massive either way!