🌱 How a summer bridge closure will change bus access to Issaquah hikes
Issaquah, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Issaquah! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a summer bridge closure will change bus access to Issaquah hikes
- What the delayed Issaquah-to-Kirkland light rail means for your commute
Also on today's calendar: Name Those Plants, Flowers, and Mushrooms and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three popular trailheads will not be served by bus this summer (king5.com) — Trailhead Direct buses will skip Poo Poo Point, High School, and East Sunset Way trailheads this summer because Fifteenmile Creek Bridge construction is closing part of SE May Valley Road, a key route into the Issaquah Alps. Detours will still let cars reach the trails through Issaquah, and buses will continue serving Squak Mountain and other nearby hikes from Seattle and Bellevue. 
• EBRT Recap: Dow Constantine on Sound Transit's $35B Reset and a Region That's Done Debating Transit (businessdailynetwork.com) — Sound Transit’s long-term plan still fully funds the future Issaquah-to-Kirkland light rail line, but pushes its construction later to help close a projected $35 billion deficit. CEO Dow Constantine outlines how the agency will maintain most projected ridership, add fare gates at busy stations, refresh its train fleet, and gear up for heavy World Cup crowds next month.
📸 Around Issaquah
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Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish
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English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
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National Public Works Week: Community Open House →
Public Works Building, 670 1st Ave NE, Issaquah
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Trivia Night in Support of Encompass →
North Fork Farms, 43010 SE 79th Street, Snoqualmie
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Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Issaquah Library, 10 West Sunset Way, Issaquah
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Sounds of Another Century: J.W. Wilfong Violin Demonstration →
Issaquah Train Depot, 78 1st Avenue NE, Issaquah
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Down Home Fourth of July: Issaquah Community Mosaic Creation →
Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave, Issaquah
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Exploring Photography: Your Photographic Eye
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish
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Name Those Plants, Flowers, and Mushrooms →
Hazel Wolf Wetlands, 24733-24739 248th Ave SE, Sammamish
10:30 am
Wednesday May 20
Thursday May 21
Saturday May 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Beaver Lake Park - Lodge, 25101 SE 24th St, Sammamish
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Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish
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English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish
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Reading Buddies at Sammamish Library (Study Zone)
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish
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Wednesday May 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lost our cat in Talus 5/12.
If anyone's seen him please reach out (206) 658-5141. Desperate to get him back. (Nextdoor Talus)
- LCS Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Issaquah. Apply here.
- American Eagle Outfitters posted a job opening for Aerie - Stock Associate - Early Morning (Off-Hours) in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Issaquah here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sammamish
- UW Bothell students' immersive 'schooling' searches for struggling kokanee salmon (komonews.com)
- U.S. women's team selected for 2026 Pan American Championships • USA Gymnastics (usagym.org)
Bellevue
- Bellevue City Council bans targeted protests outside private homes (seattletimes.com)
- King County sees rise in domestic violence deaths as two murder-suicides hit Bellevue, Kent in 1 day (kiro7.com)
- Article reveals plans for its first US retail stores (retaildive.com)
Ok Issaquah! 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: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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