Bought a condo here late 2021. It's really been wave after wave of corrupt HOA members and…read moreproperty management companies, racist neighbors, and at least racially biased cops. Lots of spineless white people that only want your money and make a point of looking out for white people first. Black people are 7.2 times more likely to be cited for non-violent infractions in this city. Believe it and count on the cops coming up with more excuses than solving problems or making arrests when Black people are the victims. Non-White services have been great here however. From car repair, law offices, and food services, always having nice and friendly people that you'll make a point of seeing again and again. Nightlife leaves a lot to be desired.

I grew up in Des Moines & now I'm back (by choice this time)!…read more This city has an extremely central location, 10 min. to the Southcenter Mall, 20 min. or less to downtown Seattle, 20-ish min to Tacoma and in the right place you'll get a view of the Cascade & Olympic mountain ranges (including Mt. Rainier!!)! The people are ridiculously nice, and having quite a few retirement communities & well regarded schools, Des Moines has a friendly & accessible social environment. Downtown Des Moines has a mix of new boutique restaurants & community owned stores. On the 4th on July there's a marina fireworks show & mid summer there's a truly charming parade, local carnival, & farmers market. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Des Moines to anyone as a great place to visit & an ever better place to live!

This town has really grown and doesn't have some of the older comments that I heard about and…read morealmost kept me from moving here. I heard that it old run down, it was a drug center ,on and on. I can tell you first hand after driving around seeing nice homes, new apartments, newer strip mall center, great looking schools. My first was AM I MISSING SOMETHING ? So off to the police dept, great team of officers and staff. If this town was so bad, I even like old town part, keep thinking new growth will take over. So, great place for families, small town feel, you found a home.

We've been living here for 3 mos now and just love it. Everything is so close and everyone is…read morefriendly that we've run into. The only thing bad that I can say is the planning dept knew the state was going to be buying our land and the new home we were building and took our money for paving a dirt road! 2 weeks before moving in we got a letter from the state saying they needed to buy our property we hadn't even moved into yet. The county knew as well and still gave us permits. Long story short we have purchased another home in Milton and plan to stay the rest of our lives.

I felt very comfortable here…read more It's well ventilated, and it's an extremely peaceful environment.

It is a good library. It is quiet most of the time, calm environment compared to some bigger…read morelibraries. It has helpful staff as well. But, the book selection is way less compared to other libraries near by, so it doesn't specialize in that part. Overall, 8/10.

Love the folks at City Hall and the Police Department who are so devoted to keeping our residents…read moresafe. Normandy Park is the best place to live in Puget Sound and these folks are a big part of the neighborly experience.

This city hall gets 2 stars from me because the receptionist was very nice and funny at the same…read moretime. A good personality to have for people coming to do business. Brightens up the place. The police officers were very uptight though. I was only there doing paperwork with the city clerk. They walked in frowning and I smiled and winked at them and said "here comes trouble" and one of them snorted at me. Lol get your panties out of a bunch boys and have a sense of humor. If police officers wonder why the general public doesn't like them, these guys would be the perfect example. If you're a peace officer, learn to have a little fun and live a little. Not everyone is a criminal or bad guy. I hope the vote is against them and they get rid of these guys. I would not feel safe calling you for help.

King County's Chinook Office Building houses a variety of County agencies, including Public…read moreHealth--Seattle and King County, the Department of Community and Human Services, the Finance Division, the Office of Information and Resource Management, and others. The 6th floor primarily houses King County's IT Departments along with the newly established "Business Resource Center" BRC. The floor is secured off the elevators, so you'll need to call from the lobby in order to access the floor.

I was here for a volunteer training so I didn't receive any service here per se, but I'm happy to…read moresee that our county's employees are very competent and friendly and the building really encourages doing 'green' things all over the building, way to walk the walk King County.

I rarely go to Puyallup and the only reason why I would visit is because of Washington state fair…read more It's a city with no high rise or busy commercial businesses. It's very much like a small city but very relaxing. There are local shops and malls. Air is very clean. It's a very nice suburb. If you compare to Other city, Puyallup is much better because it has something uniqueness to it. The name Puyallup is from the name of a First Nation band.

This has to be one of, if not the best suburb of Seattle. I've lived here for countless years, and…read moreI've never found such an amazing place so diverse. What I find very interesting about Puyallup is downtown and then South Hill. South Hill is filled with malls, shopping galore and housing developments all living with ginormous Douglas Fir Trees. The way I would describe South Hill would be very contemporary and modern that anyone in the fast life would enjoy. On the other hand, downtown is a completely different story! Strolling downtown the feel is extremely different. It feels like a small town down there with shops still lining the streets like they did a hundred years ago, farms, cute homes, no "cookie-cutter" ones that are being built, and is an adorable area. It's awesome to have the best of both worlds! PROS: 1) The Sounder train that runs through downtown that commutes workers to and from Seattle everyday which is extremely convenient. 2) The school district is AMAZING! All the schools are clean, teachers and administrators are kind and generally want the best in kids. The schools are gorgeous and some of them (such as Meeker Elementary) are a hundred years old yet still keep some of the originals' roots such as the hardwood floors original used in classrooms. 3) Overall, it's an incredible place to raise a family. You can feel safe letting your teens roam around. There's also a lot of teen and tween safe places (ie: Elements Frozen Yogurt, Puyallup Public Library, Anthem Coffee and Tea). 4) There is some nightlife! There are bars and some great places for some adult-time! 5) There's amazing hole-in-the-wall restaurants like Trackside Pizza, Crockett's, among others. 6) The Washington State Fair brings visitors from all over the country to Puyallup and it's just an amazing time! The list is infinite. I just don't have hours to write them all....lol :) CONS: 1) Meridean is poorly constructed. Traffic is a big, fat, pain in the booty! It needs to be widened or something because this isn't working. 2) Puyallup is a growing city, and with a flourishing city comes crime, and I cannot honesty say it isn't on a rise. Of course, this isn't at an alarming rate, but it is there. Puyallup is astounding. I've fallen in love with this suburb, and I don't think I will ever be able to leave :)

I was on the quest to look for a place to process passports for my mother. This place happens to be…read morereally close to where she live. I made the appointment online and prior to the appointment, I received an email from one of the office technician, Kennedy Courtney and a follow up phone call to confirm the appointment and to see if I had any questions. I definitely wasn't expecting that type of thoroughness from a government agency. Upon arrival, there were ample of parking space and the building was super easy to find. The passport office shares the same building as the police department and is on the 2nd floor. When you get there, there's a touchscreen tv that you can check in at, but there was a nice lady there that said she can help check us in while we wait. Kennedy helped us with the passport process and we were in and out within minutes. Keep up the great work, Federal Way. My mother was impress with the whole process.

Federal Way City Hall was a busy place when I stopped by on Friday 8 March 2024. The parking lot…read morefor the main city hall and the court was shared and wrapped around two sides of the building that I could see. Signs in the parking lot provided clear directions to the entrance for the city hall and the court. I was looking for a ballot dropbox per the dropbox information I received in the mail along with my ballot. Looking for the ballot dropbox by the front of the building I did not immediately sight the box. Turns out it was located along the road above where I parked my car. It was visible from the front of the city hall, just not located at the entrance. A sidewalk provided means of dropping off my ballot via foot.

The only good things are the black guy who brings the dogs treats and friendly dogs!…read more I take my dog to Burien off leash dog park and it's pretty frustrating, as a disabled person, to see the girl, who works for the city, in dreads park in the only disability parking spot to pick up the garbage. Then instead of moving her truck to clear the other 3 cans she stays parked in the disabled spot and WALKS across the park slowly collecting garbage. No consideration what so ever!! Today is fairly infuriating! As we sit at the park, I see and hear workers working on the park, but you have the dread girl and her 3 coworkers chit chatting at their rigs doing no real work! Thanks to the people who actually put in the work to keep this park pleasant and safe!

A nice neighborhood, which seems quiet and peaceful. Though, we didn't get a chance to see other…read moreareas, it had that small town charm. We checked out Burien Press.