🌱 Patch AM: How a Bellevue teen’s jazz chops landed him a KNKX DJ spot

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Bellevue teen’s jazz chops landed him a KNKX DJ spot

Also on today's calendar: Cebiche & Pisco Workshop with La Mar Bellevue and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 43 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, temps: high: 51, low: 44.
• Saturday: A bit of rain in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School of Jazz guest DJ for January: Vikram Jagannathan (knkx.org) — A Bellevue Interlake High School senior, Vikram Jagannathan, is stepping into the spotlight as KNKX’s first School of Jazz guest DJ of 2026, drawing on experience in his school jazz band and Bellevue College’s Big Band. He shares how jazz, his alto sax, and mentors at Interlake and Bellevue College shaped both his music and even his rocketry teamwork.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellevue

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Friday January 2

• Story Time at the Garden for Preschoolers
  Sharp Cabin , 12001 Main St. , Bellevue
  10:00 am
• Teen Dungeons & Dragons Meet-Up
  Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Journaling the Garden
  Sharp Cabin , 12001 Main St. , Bellevue
  9:00 am
• Big Play Date
  Newport Way Library , 14250 SE Newport Way , Bellevue
  11:30 am
• Intro to the Cricut
  Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  11:30 am
• Youth Nature Journaling Club
  The Aaron Education Center , 12001 Main St , Bellevue
  12:00 pm
• Cebiche & Pisco Workshop with La Mar Bellevue
  10508 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98004
  3:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Tutors at Bellevue Library (Study Zone)
  Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Path of Grief - Support Group
  Online via Teams
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• 1st Trimester: Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
  Online via Teams
  2:00 pm

Monday January 12

• QPR Suicide Prevention Training
  Online via Zoom
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Mental Health First Aid: Adult 2-day
  Online via Zoom
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I wanted to share a happy update regarding the injured deer many of you commented about and offered advice on.
  While I was in the process of deciding which organization to contact based on suggestions, one of my neighbors took swift, proactive action to secure… (Nextdoor Chandler Park)
• Do you know this kitty?
  It visits us almost daily. Multiple times a day. It’s so friendly and climbs into our laps to be pet. I have two cats and a dog so, we don’t let the… (Nextdoor Tam O'Shanter)

• Chewy, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Director, Site Merchandising Operations in Bellevue. Apply here.
• Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellevue here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mercer Island

• Newell will discuss mentoring youth in foster care at Jan. 6 Rotary meeting (mi-reporter.com)
• Prep basketball roundup: Rolling Hills Preps knocks off Arcadia at Damien (modbee.com)
• Controversy, debate intensifies regarding WA child care center fraud allegations (ncwlife.com)

Redmond

• WA could regulate Flock Safety and other license-plate readers in 2026 (seattletimes.com)
• Puyallup father released from ICE custody after two months (king5.com)
• 2025: KCRHA Year in Review (kcrha.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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