🌱 Patch AM: How a $4.4M grant could reshape reuse and repair in Shoreline

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $4.4M grant could reshape reuse and repair in Shoreline

Also on today's calendar: Annual Holiday Pops and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, temps: high: 48, low: 42.
• Thursday: Windy with occasional rain, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• EPA announces $8M for recycling projects in AK and WA (epa.gov) — Shoreline just secured more than $4.4 million in federal EPA funding to launch a new Shoreline Reuse Center that will help residents and businesses donate, repair, and repurpose goods. The project aims to divert over 670 tons of reusable materials from the landfill by co-locating salvaged building supplies, a tool library, and a community bike shop.
   

📸 Around Shoreline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoreline

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Annual Holiday Pops
  Bastyr Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Tutors at Shoreline Library (Study Zone)
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  5:00 pm
• Steel Magic Northwest Steel Drum Show
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  6:00 pm
• Chilling Tales for a December Evening with Storyteller Larry Hohm
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  6:30 pm
• The Jazz Guild
  North City Bistro and Wine Shop , 1520 NE 177th St , Shoreline
  7:00 pm
• Kellogg Concert and Symphonic Orchestras
  Kellogg Middle School , 16045 25th Ave NE , Shoreline
  7:00 pm
• Jazz Punishments Big Band
  Aurora Borealis , 16708 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Family Story Time
  Lake Forest Park Library , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Seattle
  10:00 am
• Toddler Story Time
  Richmond Beach Library , 19601 21st Avenue NW , Seattle
  10:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Storytime
  Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
  9:30 am
• Brendan Wires
  Brendan Wires Performance , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  4:30 pm
• Stranded by the Sea
  Stranded by the Sea , 176 Sunset Ave , Edmonds
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Wonderland Play Group
  Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tulalip Resort Casino in Christmas Lights (Tulalip, Washington, USA;
  12/13/2025) A life-sized orca sculpture leaps from a glowing pool, surrounded by trees draped in vibrant holiday lights. Red, blue, and purple… (Nextdoor Parkwood)

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Forest Park

• Lake Forest Park for Peace in Washington State Marks 23 Years of Weekly Vigil (worldbeyondwar.org)

Kenmore

• GNAME aftermarket sales led by FrogGifts.com (tldinvestors.com)

Bothell

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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