c/everett-wa

The city's new parking meter app crashed right when I needed to pay on Hewitt

I was trying to park near the library on Thursday afternoon to grab a book I had on hold. I opened the app on my phone to pay for an hour, and it just kept spinning and wouldn't load. I stood there for like 10 minutes trying to get it to work before I had to just leave. Ended up parking in a paid lot a few blocks away for 8 bucks. Has the app been glitchy for anyone else lately?

Talking to a barista at Narrative Coffee about the new apartments on Colby

She mentioned how many new people are moving here for the tech jobs, but none of them seem to know about the old Everett shipyards, which made me wonder what else gets lost when a place changes that fast.

Showerthought: The 'Everett' pronunciation debate is actually a north vs south Everett thing

I keep hearing people from Casino Road say 'Ev-er-ett' with three clear syllables, but folks around Grand Avenue Park say 'Ev-rett' like it's two. Which one is actually right, or does it just show what part of town you're from?

Remember that old guy who ran the bait shop on the Everett waterfront? He told me once, 'The river used to be so clear you could see the salmon run from the dock.'

TIL the Everett library's tool loan program is actually pretty solid

I always figured it was just a gimmick, but my pressure washer pump died last week and I needed a socket set to fix it. A guy at the hardware store on Colby told me to just go to the library. They had the exact set, let me borrow it for free for 7 days, and it worked perfectly. No fees, no hassle. Anyone else tried this and know what other tools they have?

The Everett Costco gas line last Tuesday was a whole new level of bad

I got there at 4:15 PM and the line was already wrapped around the building, took me 35 minutes just to get to a pump. Some dude in a huge truck tried to cut the line and blocked two lanes, which just made everything stop for like ten minutes. Has anyone else just given up on that station during the week and gone somewhere else?

Heard someone at the Everett Station say the city's losing its character with all the new buildings

I think they're missing that a lot of us need those new apartments... rents were killing me before I found a place off Casino Road last year. Anyone else feel like we need more housing, not less?

Best cash home buyers in the Everett WA area?

I need to relocate for work by the end of the month and I don't want to leave my vacant house sitting here paying two mortgages. Can anyone recommend a fast cash buyer?