We found a set of keys in the parking lot near the Bill Mahan Apartments, 846 5th St, in Bremerton this morning (9/1/26). Includes a Toyota car key and a few other keys on a carabiner, plus a wrist lanyard. If these are yours, message me with a description of the keychain/lanyard details to confirm and we will get them back to you. Also posted in Bremerton and Kitsap groups on Facebook.

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I need my brakes replaced, and looking for a local mobile mechanic (or not). I usually go to Les Schwab but I didn't like their quote / would like to go to a non-chain mechanic.

Hello! Unique Experience Custom Embroidery Inc is looking to hire an experienced Embroidery Machine Operator. Since this is such a niche job we thought it best to post the job opportunity here, if you or someone you know fits this job description and is interested in applying you can find our contact information on our website: uniqueexperience1.com

This position is ideal for someone who has previous experience working with **commercial/industrial embroidery machines** and understands how to produce clean, consistent embroidery on a variety of garments and products.

Responsibilities
Set up, operate, and monitor industrial embroidery machines
Load embroidery designs and prepare machines for production
Hoop garments and products accurately for proper design placement
Select and change thread colors, needles, bobbins, and other machine components as needed
Adjust thread tension and machine settings to maintain embroidery quality
Run embroidery jobs on shirts, jackets, hats, bags, and other apparel/products
Inspect finished embroidery for quality, placement, thread issues, and defects
Troubleshoot common embroidery and machine issues, including thread breaks, tension problems, registration, and needle breaks
Trim, clean, and finish embroidered products
Follow work orders and production instructions to ensure the correct design, garment, color, placement, and quantity
Maintain a clean and organized production area
Perform routine cleaning and basic maintenance of embroidery equipment
Work efficiently to meet production deadlines while maintaining quality standards

Qualifications
Previous professional/commercial embroidery experience required
Experience operating **industrial multi-needle embroidery machines**
Strong understanding of hooping, garment placement, thread tension, stabilizers/backing, needles, and embroidery production
Ability to recognize and troubleshoot embroidery quality problems
Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work
Ability to read and follow production work orders
Comfortable working independently as well as part of a production team
Dependable, organized, and able to manage multiple jobs and deadlines
Ability to stand for extended periods and handle boxes, garments, and production materials as needed

Preferred Experience
Experience with multi-head commercial embroidery machines
Experience embroidering hats/caps, jackets, polos, sweatshirts, and other challenging garments
Knowledge of embroidery design files and basic embroidery software
Experience in a screen printing, embroidery, promotional products, or apparel decoration shop

**This is an experienced position. Candidates should already be comfortable setting up and operating commercial embroidery equipment with minimal training.*\*

Hourly Pay is based off experience.

If you own a home in Bremerton, you're probably paying more in property taxes than a $650M real-estate conglomerate.

So much of our area is owned by the Sound West Group. SWG Holdings LLC

They advertise that they own 650M dollars of real estate on the Puget Sound, and they're rapidly growing

One of the Senior Vice Presidents is on our city planning commission. Jack Paauw

Sound West Group has been receiving massive tax breaks on these over priced apartments that they're popping up everywhere

Like the SpyGlass Hill apartments. They have this listed as a $20M project

for a 572 sqft apartment, it's 1900 per month

600$ deposit for a single pet, only half of it refundable

30/month pet rent

85 - 135 month parking. With the only option currently available being the 135/month

400$ combined reservation+application fees

1000$ security deposit

They own several other apartment complexes around town, and they're all similarly priced

The assessed property tax value for the above mentioned apartments is 200k. And they pay 1700/annually in property taxes

For reference, my house is 479k assessed value, and I pay about 4200 in taxes. (this seems around what a lot of Bremerton home owners pay)

Sound West Group also has several building with a zero'd out property value, and they pay 0 dollars in taxes on these properties

proofs: https://psearch.kitsap.gov/pdetails/Details?page=taxassessments&parcel=2583417 - Spyglass Hill apartments (20M Dollar build)

https://psearch.kitsap.gov/pdetails/Details?page=taxassessments&parcel=1426725 - B-flats Loft apartments, for some reason listed as only 183k in property value

https://psearch.kitsap.gov/pdetails/Details?page=taxassessments&parcel=2661890 - Kitsap Marina condos in downtown bremerton. Marked at 0 dollars property value and 0 dollars owed

Sound West Group pays 0$ tax on the Roxy Theater https://psearch.kitsap.gov/pdetails/Details?page=taxassessments&parcel=1426675

If this resonates with you, please email the mayor and city council. Any attendance at the council session would also be much appreciated, with the goal of pressuring the city government to remove Senior Vice President of Sound West Group from the city planning commission, or at least pressuring them as to why they keep getting massive tax breaks, but they're building tinier apartments that cost more and more. The next meeting is Wednesday at 5PM.

Edited for clarity.

These are the contact emails provided on the city website.

greg.wheeler@ci.bremerton.wa.us

City.Council@ci.bremerton.wa.us

I am reaching out to our community as I work on rebuilding our lives. My three daughters and I recently got out of a domestic violence situation and are starting fresh. With school starting back up, funds are extremely tight, and I am trying to make sure they have the basic essentials to succeed.
If anyone has spare school supplies or gently used clothes sitting around from last year that you are looking to get rid of, any help would mean the world to us.

Specific items we need:
3-Ring Binders (1-inch or 2-inch)
2-Pocket Folders
College-Ruled Notebooks & loose-leaf college-ruled paper
Girls/Youth & Teen Clothing (gently used tops, pants, or school clothes from last year)

working laptop or tablet for homework/school portals if anyone happens to have a spare or old device they no longer use

I am happy to meet in a safe, public
spot locally for pickup, or I can share an Amazon Wishlist if anyone prefers that route.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and for any support, guidance, or kindness you can share!

I was driving today and was absolutely delighted to see this pup enjoying the weather. If the owner is here, please know that this has been the highlight of the week already 🤣💕

I’m closing on a house in Bremerton in the next couple of weeks and need a cleaner to help us take care of the kitchen and 2 bathrooms before we move in. I’m talking deep cleaning so that we can focus on working on other aspects of the house before we move in. The current owners are not clean people. Any recommendations? Hopefully on the budget friendly side but I’ve never hired a cleaner so I don’t know what a fair price for this would look like.

Just saw the post from Blue Sky that the whole kitchen and bar staff walked. Anyone know why?

EDIT: from the Gamer’s Keep Facebook

“Sadly today our entire bar and kitchen staff decided to walk off the job without any notice or clear explanation. We had been going through some changes in the kitchen in order to improve the service and quality of our menu items, but I think there were some other personality issues that played into the walk-off.

While we saddened by their decision, and will miss them we will be working to keep the Tavern functioning to support our gaming community. Over the next week or two the Tavern will be operating under reduced hours and a more limited menu as we train up our new staff.

Please be patient with us and we look forward to hearing any suggestions you might have in order to better serve everyone. We will keep you posted, so stay tuned!”

My Husband and I are moving to Bremerton since he got stationed there for the Navy. Since, the cost of apartment living seems so expensive we are looking at campers to live in long term. I haven’t found any good campgrounds and wonder if anyone else knows where we should look.
And also the pros and cons of living in a camper/RV.
Not 100% sure if we are going to follow through, but it seems to be a better option right now (money wise).

R.I.P. Wheaton Shari's, you werea gracious host to many pre-hangovers, and will never be forgotten.

Hello all,

I've noticed there's not much on reddit for actual dating. So I created one: Kitsap BBW dating. Just wanted to share in case people were interested.

Have a good day!

Looking for friends to go walking or just hang out. Just moved here a year ago. 60 f retired. Bored want to meet new people.

Has anyone seen any mushroom circles in odd places? Unusually whimsical people (even by Bremerton standards) speaking in slightly coherent nonsense and overly interested in knowing strangers' names?

There's going to be a lunar eclipse tonight, so I feel like this is the perfect time to deliberately fall for a fae trap.....

Mostly, I'm just trying to permanently get rid of my gender, and this seems the most proper and easy way.

Hey Bremerton!

I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for Cake4Kids, a non-profit organization that helps provide volunteer created birthday cakes (and other treats) for foster children and kids who otherwise would not be able to receive something for their special occasion, and we have a local chapter in Western Washington that serves Bremerton and Kitsap County.  Since starting in 2020, the local chapter has delivered over 1500 cakes, and this year we are projected to deliver over 700 cakes to youth along the Olympic Peninsula.

https://www.cake4kids.org/chapters/westernwashington

I’m reaching out because there is a growing need for our services, and we are desperately seeking more volunteer bakers who can help us meet this increased demand.  Many of our local bakers are getting older (and also don’t use reddit), and we have struggled to get the word out about our volunteer opportunities as much as we would like to in this specific geographic area.

I myself am not from the Bremerton area - we have over 80 local volunteers in the area - but I am reaching out in hopes that there may be some folks here interested in helping us meet this increased demand so that we don't have to limit the number of orders our partner agencies submit.

You can sign up as a volunteer here: https://www.cake4kids.org/volunteer-form and I'm happy to answer any questions you might have as well. Thanks so much for your time!

-Jeff

I need a personal trainer to help get into shape, I would like to do weight training so anyone specialized in that area. Preferably a guy who can be kinda hard on his clients. But really anything helps.

Drove through today and saw what looked like a Bremerton city employee putting up a camera. Haven't seen anything like it before. He was unboxing it from a gray case with a city of Bremerton logo sticker on it. It's on its own pole mounted to the utility pole on the corner outside Bucky's. It didn't look like the Flock cameras I've seen photos of. It's much smaller and was set up very high on a telescoping thin pole pointed into the intersection.

Anyone know what this is? Seems like an odd setup considering they could just mount a camera directly to to the utility pole or traffic lights.

I'm currently staying in Oklahoma with a friend due to having been kicked out of my home. I'm originally from Kentucky and had visited Bremerton earlier this year and decided I wanted to move there. However, due to current life circumstances I have to build myself back up.

As of late, I have been working for an airline and have learned that I can transfer to the Sea-Tac airport. Issue is that I really would like to branch into working on the ferries but have no clue where I'd even begin besides getting my TWIC and MMC documents created.

Furthermore, I have no clue how much money I should save up before trying to move or if I should just live out of my beat-up car and work at Sea-Tac until I can get a permanent address.

Any helpful advice would be appreciated!

Rainier for Robert.

Trying a different format with these posts to avoid Reddit's spam filter. 2026 internet is difficult. 

If you're interested in my mission you can check out my previous posts on my account or follow the Rainier for Robert subreddit I made at Rainier for Robert.

Number 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. Mount Adams, Mount Angeles, Yellow Aster Butte, Trappers Peak, Baldy Mountain, and East Baldy Mountain have been bagged. 

Additionally, here is a Seattle Times article that came out last week about my mission. 

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/man-summits-mount-adams-other-washington-mountains-in-cousins-honor/

There will also be a short segment on Fox 13 tonight (8/25/26) at 1600 PST. Tune in if you’d like!

Rainier for Robert.

Summer is almost over, and I haven't had a reasonable excuse for gazpacho this year. Not currently able to use my own kitchen to make a proper gazpacho at home due to current produce quality circumstances.

If I don't taste gazpacho soon, I am in danger of exploding and taking half of Downtown with me. And NOBODY wants that.

Hi everyone,

Like many of you, I will be affected by the upcoming 35% reduction in fast ferry service come end of this month. I love living here in Kitsap County, but it will be unsustainable for me long term without the regular fast ferry service (and auto ferry service, for that matter).

Which legislators/groups are best to contact to advocate for increased funding? I’m not sure who at the county/state/federal level is contributing to this decision, and I think we need to make our voices heard!

My girlfriend found this dog on the road near the Humane Society in silverdale. Is someone you know miss a sweet boy? We need to find the owner or a forever home.

We haven't been able to check for a chip yet.

I’ve had three so far… all young dudes maybe 20. All with the exact same script… who do i use for pest control? Then throwing out names of supposed neighbors supposedly using them that I’ve never heard of, all the while ignoring my No Soliciting sign. Annoying AF!