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🌱 Patch AM: How new light rail and highways are reshaping your regional commute

Coming up: Annual Holiday Pops on the Redmond Patch calendar

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Morning Redmond! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new light rail and highways are reshaping your regional commute

Also on today's calendar: Annual Holiday Pops and 8 more events.

Find out what's happening in Redmondfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Redmond? Post it to Redmond photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Find out what's happening in Redmondfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain, temps: high: 53, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The wins of 2025 — where WA transportation got it right (mynorthwest.com) — New light-rail service into downtown Redmond is highlighted as one of Sound Transit’s big wins in a year of major transportation improvements across Washington. The piece recaps new highway projects, ferry upgrades, and airport changes that could affect how Redmond residents travel around the region and beyond.
   

📸 Around Redmond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond

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Other local events
    Wednesday December 17
  • Sample Class For Toddlers!
    Redmond Toddler Group , 17725 NE 65th St , Redmond
    9:30 am
  • Holiday Choral Concert
    Hazen High School Auditorium
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    10:00 am
  • Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
    Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
    10:15 am
  • Senior Special Holiday Lunch
    Redmond Senior and Community Center , 8703 160th Ave NE , Redmond
    11:30 am
  • Renton Library Resource Days
    Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
    1:00 pm
  • City of Redmond Homeless & Housing Stability
    Together Center , 16305 NE 87th St Suite 110 , Redmond
    1:00 pm
  • NAMI Eastside | In Person Peer Support Group
    Together Center , 16305 NE 87th St Suite 110 , Redmond
    6:30 pm
  • Music Departmet Holiday Gala
    Hazen High School Auditorium
    7:00 pm
    • Monday December 22
  • Winter Day Camps for Kids and Teens
    Little Green Acres , 20911 NE Novelty Hill Rd , Redmond
    9:00 am

📣 Redmond Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 17
  • Asuntos de Matemáticas / Math Matters
    Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
    2:30 pm
  • Art for Kids and Tweens: Masking Tape Watercolor Painting
    Kingsgate Library , 12315 NE 143rd Street , Kirkland
    3:00 pm
  • Graphic Novel Group Read
    Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
    4:00 pm
  • Annie Eastwood & Billy Stapleton Duo at the Sparrow, Kirkland
    Sparrow , 9736 NE 120th Pl , Kirkland
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Firefighters respond to a report of a fire on the roof of a commercial building at 7224 1st Ave S in Seattle, with a small fire extinguished and no reported injuries.
    12:42AM on Dec 16: Firefighters report a fire on the roof of a commercial building at 7224 1st Ave S in Seattle, Washington, with people evacuating. … (Nextdoor )
  • All StarZ Staffing & Consulting, LLC posted a job opening for Material Handler in Redmond. Apply here.
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor II / Tutor II in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kirkland

  • Western Washington lottery tickets split Hit 5 jackpot. Here's how much they won (thenewstribune.com)
  • Live coverage: ULA Atlas 5 launch will put Amazon's 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit (spaceflightnow.com)
  • Dave's Hot Chicken's Sana Keshap is on a Roll (southsoundbiz.com)

Woodinville

  • Western WA windstorm: ‘Wall of wind' threatens Whidbey Island, Snohomish County (mynorthwest.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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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