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Also on today's calendar: Romeo & Juliet Auditions (Grades 6-12) and 8 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Christopher W.!
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Gamifying Multifamily Recycling and Composting: Lessons From the Pacific Northwest (waste360.com) — Kirkland has been running a "Sort Smart" recycling and composting tournament in multifamily buildings, sharply cutting garbage and boosting composting while earning a statewide Recycler of the Year award. City staff, WM partners, and Mayor Kelli Curtis plan to expand the program, focusing on multilingual outreach, on-site education, and annual competitions so more Kirkland residents in apartments and condos can join the city's zero-waste push.
2. 'Cat burglar' bobcat found perched on stairs inside Kirkland, Washington home (wesh.com) — A Kirkland homeowner recently called 911 after strange noises revealed a bobcat perched atop their Moss Bay staircase, prompting a careful response from Kirkland police and state wildlife officers. The animal was safely sedated and released near Forbes Creek in Kirkland, and officials are reminding residents to keep pets indoors at night and call 911 if a bobcat ever gets inside their home.
3. Drone helps officers track bobcat in a house before wildlife officials sedate it (wjla.com) — A bobcat recently wandered into a home in Kirkland's Moss Bay neighborhood, prompting a 911 call and a careful response from local police and state wildlife officers. Using a drone, officers tracked the animal, isolated it, and helped wildlife officials safely sedate and release it near Forbes Creek. Authorities are reminding Kirkland residents to secure homes, protect pets, and call 911 if a bobcat gets inside.
4. $elling $kinny: How a weight-loss startup kept shipping risky diet drugs while patients landed in the hospital (king5.com) — A KING 5 investigation links several severe medical emergencies nationwide to compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including operations at Aequita Pharmacy, a lab in a Kirkland business park that state inspectors shut down for posing a serious patient risk. After the Kirkland closure, Mochi Health turned to other pharmacies with their own regulatory troubles, while lawsuits and investigations continue. Kirkland residents may want to note the local role in this broader safety story.
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