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  • What’s really happening with those damaged West Seattle post office boxes?
  • How will Seattle’s new city attorney change prosecutions and community court?
  • Why a Pike Place shop owner fears another break-in this week

Also on today's calendar: Be in the Band! With Richard Gilewitz and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Breezy with rain at times, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 35.
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📰 News we're reading

1. FOLLOWUP: What USPS says about damaged West Seattle mailboxes (westseattleblog.com) — USPS says damage to outdoor mailboxes at both West Seattle post offices happened outside retail hours and has been referred to federal postal inspectors, but won’t yet say if it was theft or vandalism. There’s still no timeline for repairs or replacements, though the Junction box has been removed and the Westwood Village box may already be back in service.
   

2. Erika Evans, Seattle's First Black City Attorney, Is Sworn In (thestranger.com) — Seattle’s new city attorney, Erika Evans, has been sworn in as the city’s first Black person to hold the role and is promising a “reimagined” community court and tougher focus on domestic violence, DUIs, and bias crimes. She emphasized safety, dignity, and civil-rights protections for all Seattle residents while outlining how she plans to distinguish her approach from her predecessor’s.
   

3. Two break-ins, one week: Seattle shop owner ‘scared it'll happen again' (king5.com) — A downtown Seattle shoe shop near Pike Place Market was burglarized twice in one week, leaving the longtime owner anxious and facing more than $3,000 in losses. Nearby business workers say similar smash-and-grab incidents are happening in the area, even as police data shows burglaries at a five-year low. The owner is now adding steel gates to try to deter future break-ins.
   

4. Man charged in deadly shooting at Seattle hookah lounge (king5.com) — A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a deadly December 2025 shooting inside a hookah lounge in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, where the victim later died at Harborview. Seattle police linked the suspect using Lime scooter data and DNA, and the Evangadi Hookah Lounge has since closed amid prior city nightlife violations.
   

5. Social media apps are the main content. The effect of state laws governing phone use at school 'remains to be seen,' says the paper's senior author. (thefactsnewspaper.com) — A Seattle Children’s Hospital pediatrician helped lead a major study finding U.S. teens spend over an hour on smartphones during school, mostly on social media. The research, tracking 640 adolescents nationwide, warns these apps are designed to be addictive and may undermine classroom engagement and in-person social skills, raising questions for Seattle educators and parents alike.
   

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    Tuesday January 6
  • Makerspace Drop-in
    Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
    11:00 am
  • Bellevue Makerspace Equipment Reservations
    Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
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    Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
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    • Wednesday January 7
  • LEGO Brick Builders
    Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
    1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Scout, a dog who went missing in Kent, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 3 hours, 38 minutes. Message from Owner: "Scout went… (Nextdoor South Belltown)
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    we relax. If Tiger could work the camera, you’d be able to see me in my chair like that, too. (Nextdoor White Center Pond)
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