🌱 How is a Tukwila startup changing the future of satellites?
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In today's newsletter:
- How is a Tukwila startup changing the future of satellites?
- Why is Tukwila suddenly a top destination for new movers?
Also on today's calendar: Weekend First Sphere Course - Learn the Art of Ascension and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 50, low: 41.
- Thursday: Rain, with a high of 50 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Starfish Space announce Autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity mission success with Impulse Space (nasaspaceflight.com) — A Tukwila-based startup, Starfish Space, has successfully demonstrated its autonomous “Remora” rendezvous mission in orbit, a key step toward future satellite-servicing work. Using minimal hardware and advanced software, the test validated technology that will power the company’s planned Otter servicing missions for major clients starting in 2026, potentially boosting Tukwila’s profile in the growing space-tech sector. 
• Washington: How Washington Became the West Coast's Growth Magnet (siteselection.com) — Tukwila is highlighted as one of U-Haul’s top U.S. growth destinations, signaling that more people are choosing to move there for affordability and access to outdoor amenities. The broader report explains how population and job growth are reshaping Washington’s smaller and interior counties, especially around new energy and tech investments.
📸 Around Tukwila
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Weekend First Sphere Course - Learn the Art of Ascension
Seattle
7:00 pm
Friday January 9
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Other local events
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King County Department of Local Services Office Hours
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
1:00 pm -
The Principles of the Twelve Steps
Seattle Intergroup , 5507 6th Ave S , Seattle
2:30 pm -
Reading Buddies at the Boulevard Park Library (Study Zone)
Boulevard Park Library , 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle
4:30 pm -
Punch Needle Workshop
Boulevard Park Library , 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle
5:00 pm -
Tutors at the Skyway Library (Study Zone)
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
5:00 pm -
مرکز استقبال / The Welcoming Center
Tukwila Library , 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard , Seattle
5:30 pm -
Teen Hang Out
14380 Tukwila International Blvd , Tukwila
9:30 pm -
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2025 South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition Pre-Session Legislative Breakfast
Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce , 2300 Ron Crockett Dr , Auburn
7:30 am -
Daytime Playtime
Des Moines Library , 21620 11th Avenue South , Seattle
1:00 pm -
King County Parks and Recreation Office Hours
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
1:00 pm -
Teen Art Hour
Tukwila Library , 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard , Seattle
2:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A landslide has closed two right lanes of eastbound I-90 near North Bend, Washington, following a week of rain and flooding that has caused multiple landslides and road closures.
8:38AM on Dec 15: A landslide has closed two right lanes of eastbound I-90 near North Bend. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
SeaTac
- Seahawks survive Philip Rivers' return, beat Colts with six field goals (seattletimes.com)
- Federal Prison Healthcare in Crisis: DOJ Inspector General Uncovers Alarming Conditions at Seattle Detention Facility (blogcritics.org)
- ‘Life threatening' flood possible near Tukwila as Green River levee fails (seattletimes.com)
Burien
- Fatal crash kills 18-year-old on SR 509 in Burien Sunday night, Washington State Patrol says (b-townblog.com)
- Shock your system into the New Year at the annual Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day (b-townblog.com)
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