I don't think this is what this community was intended for, but I don't think there's anywhere else, either.

I've been trying for years to find a fishing buddy or a boating buddy who is not a conservative old man. I have encountered some very friendly conservative old men. I have come across people who suggested a fly fishing class.

I can't do fly fishing due to physical limitations.

Any suggestions on where to find such a buddy would be appreciated.

I live in Seattle but can travel a little bit. I have a boat near Tacoma. I'd love to try some river fishing as long as it doesn't involve a hike (physical limitations).

I also have a little Hi-Laker boat that I'm looking to offload, in case anyone's interested.

Ticketmaster is a hard no for me, so this mean I might be see a Sounders game. Woo-hoo!

Hey Seattle,

In the play Come from Away, there’s a song where the locals offer to make their visitors honorary Newfoundlanders by making them drink terrible alcohol and kiss a freshly caught cod.

This got me thinking: what kind of silly ritual could be used to dub someone an honorary Seattleite?

I was in this area recently and was struck by how different it feels now, so I looked up these street view images showing how much it's changed. These are in almost exactly the same position.

https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/02/26/pioneer-square-bike-lanes/

Also available for printing or downloading, this city-issued ICE unallowed on private property sign.

Mayor Katie Wilson once again failed to commit to blocking a major expansion to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance capabilities that the City approved last fall, but has yet to implement. Wilson sided with advocates for immigrants rights, reproductive justice, and civil liberties, opposing the expansion the former Mayor championed and the City Council passed during her campaign. But now, while she still holds concerns about privacy for vulnerable populations, Wilson said she’s “moved” by arguments that surveillance will help solve crime, echoing the position long held by her cop-tech-loving predecessor and the council’s moderate bloc. At minimum, this blurs the distinction between Wilson and the administration voters thought they were replacing.

Wilson has punted the decision to block the surveillance expansion in the past, but on Tuesday afternoon, at her first state of the City address, the Mayor moderated on her largest stage yet.

She maintained that she still holds the concerns she expressed during the campaign about how the federal government may abuse surveillance technology to target vulnerable communities — think immigrants, out-of-state abortion seekers, trans refugees, protesters, and anyone else who may find themselves in the cross-hairs of this fascist administration. But Wilson said she has been “moved” by what she’s heard from communities impacted by gun violence. She argued surveillance cameras have been a “useful tool” in solving crimes, reducing profiling, and protecting witnesses.

“These are both valid points of view that come from wanting the same thing, to be able to enjoy our neighborhoods and live our lives knowing that we will come home safe,” Wilson said.

This marks a clear shift. Wilson gave no credence to these common, pro-surveillance arguments when she publicly opposed the City Council’s approval of $1 million worth of new cameras in Capitol Hill, the Central District, and near the stadium last September. At the time, Wilson wrote, “Turning on more cameras won’t magically make our neighborhoods safer. But it will certainly make our neighbors more vulnerable.”

On top of that apparent moderation, Wilson did not commit to giving the public an answer any time soon.

“I know this is a contentious issue, and I want to get it right and not rush to a particular deadline, so my team and I will continue to dig in, meet with people who have different opinions, and try to find the best way forward,” Wilson said. “My overriding goal is that whoever you are and wherever you come from, if Seattle is your home, then this is your city, and there is a place for you here.”

While this will disappoint the hours worth of public commenters who opposed the surveillance expansion, Wilson’s comments likely won’t surprise anyone who has been following closely.

Soon after Wilson’s victory last November, The Burner caught her seemingly weasling out of a once strong anti-surveillance position.

“I'm aware of the decisions by Olympia, Redmond, and other cities to turn off their surveillance cameras, and I'm going to work with immigrant rights groups and civil rights advocates to evaluate whether Seattle should also scale back or disable the surveillance expansion that was authorized by the outgoing mayor and council,” Wilson said in a statement to The Burner in December “I'm certainly not going to allow any further expansion of surveillance without an actual independent review of their effectiveness and their impact.”

Advocates also got antsy when Wilson failed to include their demand to turn surveillance cameras off in her list of actions to combat ICE, which she rolled out late last month. At the time, her office told The Burner the public could “expect to hear more from her next week” on the topic of surveillance. That update never came.

Anti-surveillance advocates already anticipated Wilson’s shift on the issue, particularly after two teenagers were shot and killed in Rainier Beach last month. In a recent Instagram post, activists from Stop Surveillance City argued that “cameras do not stop bullets.” Instead, they encouraged the Mayor and the City Council to invest in gun violence prevention programing rather than tech that may help track down shooters retroactively. They even suggested the City defund surveillance technology to pay for it.

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BECU sent an email to members today saying that the $3 monthly reimbursements for using out-of-network ATMs was being eliminated on March 31, 2026.

This was buried in an email reminding customers of the (already existing) alignment with the Allpoint Network of ATMs which members can use for free.

What's Changing

With a large number of ATMs available, most members won’t need to use out-of-network ATMs anymore. For that reason, Member Advantage account holders will no longer receive up to $3 per month in out-of-network ATM surcharge reimbursements beginning March 31, 2026. Instead, members gain thousands more opportunities to avoid ATM fees altogether.

This is several months after the merger with / acqusition of California's SAFE Credit Union.

The Seattle Seahawks return to the Super Bowl Sunday, 12 years after their last and only Super Bowl win. The team’s fan base, nicknamed “The 12s” have a long, loud tradition that dates back to the 80s. The No. 12 jersey has been retired since 1984 to honor the crowd’s spirit and volume.

The number 12, and the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win in 2014 was an important day for Mayan Bomsztyk. She was about to have her first baby that day at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.

“My labor was taking forever,” Bomsztyk said. The nurses at the hospital made a special onesie that would be awarded to the 12th baby born on that Super Bowl Sunday.

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