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🌱 Patch AM: How ICE arrests at big-box stores reached a Home Depot in Redmond
Coming up on the Redmond Patch calendar: Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers
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In today's newsletter:
- How ICE arrests at big-box stores reached a Home Depot in Redmond
Also on today's calendar: Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Redmondfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Redmondfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 45, low: 40.
- Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 56 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Puyallup father released from ICE custody after two months (king5.com) — An ICE operation that included an arrest outside a Home Depot in Redmond is part of a broader push targeting big-box stores where day laborers gather. The story centers on a Puyallup man recently released from ICE custody after two months, detailing his family’s ordeal, his ongoing ankle monitoring, and the wider federal strategy behind these workplace-adjacent arrests. 
📸 Around Redmond
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond
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- Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers
Redmond Toddler Group , 17725 NE 65th St , Redmond
10:00 am - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Kids' Coloring Workshop - Fun for All Ages!
VALA Art Center, 8020 161st Avenue Northeast, #104, Redmond, WA, 98052
11:00 am - Tutors at Redmond Library (Study Zone)
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
3:00 pm - Family Story Time at the Redmond Community and Senior Center
Redmond Community and Senior Center , 8703 160th Avenue NE , Redmond
10:30 am - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - The Librarian is In
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
1:00 pm - Tutors at Redmond Library (Study Zone)
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
5:00 pm - Community Writing Group
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
6:00 pm - OneRedmond Lunch & Learn: Leadership Edition
16305 NE 87th St , Redmond
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
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Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
📣 Redmond Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- LEGO Brick Party
Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
1:00 pm - 年の瀬・お正月 みんなでおはなし会 / Japanese New Year Story Time
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
1:00 pm - 8:30 PM Elders Meeting
Trinity Church Church Office
8:30 pm - New Year's Day
Trinity Church Kirkland, WA 98033
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Redmond PatchAM possible:
- N3 - No Nonsense Networking — (206) 817-9979
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Child Care , Day Care , Preschool, Opening Soon - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - Crystal Carpet Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. — (425) 649-0908
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody.
" ~ Benjamin Franklin - wise words to live by indeed. Hi Neighbors. So I purchased a vacuum for my mother for Christmas back in 2020 from Redmond… (Nextdoor Grasslawn) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on December 29, 2025 in Bellevue, WA 98005 near 134th Ave NE and 40th St. Bellevue Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Bellarose)
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Day Porter in Redmond. Apply here.
- Accenture posted a job opening for Customer Service Strategy Consultant in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kirkland
- A Different Way To Date (seattlemag.com)
Woodinville
- Brayden Bartoletti of Woodinville HS (Washington) named Week 16 NFL ‘Way to Play' High School Award Winner (highschoolfootballamerica.com)
- Barking Frog Shines As Woodinville's Best Celebration Spot (katsfm.com)
- If You Love 'Bridgerton,' These 12 U.S. Spots Feel Just Like the Show (onlyinyourstate.com)
Bellevue
Ok Redmond! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
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