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🌱 Patch AM: What GIX’s move from Bellevue to Microsoft’s campus really changes
Spotted on the Bellevue calendar: REPS Showcase

Cheers Bellevue! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What GIX's move from Bellevue to Microsoft's campus really changes
Also on today's calendar: Mental Health First Aid: Youth 2-day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
- Friday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• University of Washington opens first full-time base on Microsoft campus as GIX moves to Redmond (edtechinnovationhub.com) — Bellevue readers may note that the University of Washington's Global Innovation Exchange has now moved from its former Bellevue site into a new, rent‑free home on Microsoft's Redmond campus. The expanded facility deepens UW–Microsoft collaboration around AI, robotics and leadership training, with shared classrooms, labs and programs for both students and Microsoft employees.
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📸 Around Bellevue
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellevue
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★ Featured events ★
- REPS Showcase →
Hotel 116, 625 116th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- Mental Health First Aid: Youth 2-day →
Online via Zoom
10:00 am - Crossroads Indoor Kite Fly →
Crossroads Community Center in the Gym, 16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue
12:00 pm - FREE Whole House Remodel & Additions Seminar →
15600 NE 8th St, Suite O-2 Bellevue, WA 98008
6:00 pm - Lake Hills Candidate Forum →
7:00 pm - Google Books: the Tool You Should Use Every Day →
Zoom
7:00 pm - Bellevue, WA Concert →
The Gardens at Town Square, 933 111th Avenue NE, Bellevue
3:00 pm - Jazz Overhaul at Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series →
Theatre At Meydenbauer Center, 11100 Northeast 6th Street, Bellevue
7:30 pm - Speak Up for Better Care →
Overlake Medical Center, 1035 116th Ave NE, Bellevue
1:00 pm - What's In Your Attic - Is There a Treasure There? →
Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue
1:30 pm - Teen Resilience and Thriving →
Online via Zoom
5:00 pm - A Picasso →
Theatre33, 13243 NE 20th St, Bellevue
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our cat Jill just got out our back door!!
1037 158 Pl se in Bellevue. She has no collar but is chipped. She is very skittish but if you see her please let us know. (Nextdoor E Lk Hills/Evergreen Park) - Found parakeet.
We found a parakeet on September 24th. We can not keep it so we would like to find its owner or someone interested in taking it. (Nextdoor Woodridge)
- Blue Nile posted a job opening for Personal Jeweler, Blue Nile in Bellevue. Apply here.
- Accord posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellevue here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mercer Island
- MI Reporter wins awards at newspaper contest (mi-reporter.com)
- Mercer Islanders speak at 'Rare Family Day' (mi-reporter.com)
- Lochwood-Lozier Custom Homes: Creating an Eastside Home Where Life and Family Come Together (downtownbellevue.com)
Redmond
- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Raised to Buy at Melius Research (defenseworld.net)
Ok Bellevue! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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