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- How did Redmond-based Microsoft rank among America’s best companies?
Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- 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. 
📸 Around Redmond
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond
★ Featured events ★
- Redmond Planning Commission – 4th Wednesdays
City of Redmond - City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St, Redmond
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 24
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Other local events
- St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:00 am - 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 - El Centro de Bienvenida / The Welcoming Center
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
11:00 am - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - 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
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Intermediate Choir
Hollywood Hill Elementary , 17110 148th Avenue N.E. , Woodinville
8:30 am - 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
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
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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)
Woodinville
- Guardian of the Farm Cerberus Lancero (halfwheel.com)
Bellevue
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