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  • How did Redmond-based Microsoft rank among America’s best companies?

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Remaining cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 33.
  • Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What are America's best companies? These WA businesses made top 20, Forbes says (thenewstribune.com) — Redmond gets a nod in Forbes’ new “America’s Best Companies” list, where Microsoft, headquartered in the city, ranks No. 16 nationwide. The roundup also spotlights Amazon at No. 2 and several other Washington-based employers, underscoring the state’s strong corporate presence and potential job opportunities for Eastside residents.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond

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Other local events
    Thursday December 25
  • St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    10:00 am
  • Friday December 26
  • Community Coffee Hour with REACH Renton
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    11:00 am
  • Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    1:00 pm
  • Saturday December 27
  • El Centro de Bienvenida / The Welcoming Center
    Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
    11:00 am
  • Monday December 29
  • Tech Help Mondays
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    1:00 pm
  • Tuesday December 30
  • The Friendship Club
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    12:00 pm
  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 23
  • Intermediate Choir
    Hollywood Hill Elementary , 17110 148th Avenue N.E. , Woodinville
    8:30 am
  • Wednesday December 24
  • Christmas Eve
    Trinity Church Kirkland, WA 98033
  • 7 PM Lessons & Carols Service
    Providence North , 19021 120th Ave NE , Bothell
    7:00 pm
  • 7 PM Lessons and Carols Service
    Trinity Church Providence North, 19021 120th Ave NE, Bothell, WA, 98011
    8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
    FOUND on December 21, 2025 in Bellevue, WA 98015 near Huron Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view this… (Nextdoor Bellarose)
  • Firefighters respond to and secure a natural gas leak at 4422 Bagley Ave N, Seattle, with no gas detected on the meter.
    8:10PM on Dec 21: Major natural gas leak reported at 4422 Bagley Ave N in Seattle. (Nextdoor )
  • iMPact Business Group posted a job opening for 1st Shift Weekend Assembler in Redmond. Apply here.
  • Olympus Corporation posted a job opening for Assembler II in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kirkland

  • Kirkland woman donates RV to family who lost home in Washington flooding (fox13seattle.com)
  • Former Eastside real estate broker convicted of scheme that stole over $2 million (kiro7.com)
  • VIDEO: Elderly couple robbed, attacked in Lynnwood, WA parking lot (fox13seattle.com)

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