🌱 Patch AM: How a pioneering Kirkland office hints at Washington’s timber-built future.

Good morning Kirkland! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a pioneering Kirkland office hints at Washington's timber-built future.
• What a Kirkland gaming company's casino closures mean for local jobs.
• Why Kirkland police used a drone to catch a "burglar."

Also on today's calendar: Stand-Up Comedy Headliner Zahnae Acquino and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ecological mass timber may very well be the future of architecture (seattletimes.com) — Kirkland gets a nod in a broader look at mass timber architecture, thanks to the Lakeview Office Building, billed as the Eastside's first mass timber office project. The article explains why architects see engineered wood as a climate-friendly alternative to concrete and steel, and how Washington's new codes and school projects are accelerating its use statewide.
   

• Poker Player Persson's Maverick To Close 2 Washington Casinos (cardplayer.com) — A Kirkland-based company, Maverick Gaming, is closing two Tukwila casinos on Nov. 1 as it works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, cutting 238 jobs. The article details Maverick's financial struggles, earlier cardroom closures around Puget Sound, and the CEO's criticism of Washington's non-tribal gaming regulations, which could have ongoing implications for local employment and entertainment options.
   

• 93-year-old calls police to report a burglar in the house; police find a bobcat (notthebee.com) — A 93-year-old Kirkland resident woke to loud crashes and called police, fearing a burglar, only for officers and a drone to discover a bobcat that had chased her pet cat inside. Kirkland police and state wildlife officers safely tranquilized and removed the animal, and the story has since turned into a lighthearted reminder for neighbors to secure open windows against curious wildlife.
   

📸 Around Kirkland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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Tuesday September 8
• LWSD - First Day of Preschool
  Emerson K-12 10903 N.E. 53rd ST., Kirkland, WA 98033
• Campus Tour
  University of Washington Bothell Summit Hall
  11:00 am
• Sponsored Research Virtual Office Hours for Faculty
  University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
  2:00 pm
• Evening Campus Tour
  Lake Washington Technical Academy West Building Room W206
  4:00 pm
• 5:45 Woodinville Storehouse Volunteering →
  Trinity Church Woodinville Storehouse, 17110 140th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA, 98072
  5:45 pm
• Stories, Movement and Motor Skills
  Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• LWSD - Wednesday early release begins
  Emerson K-12 10903 N.E. 53rd ST., Kirkland, WA 98033
• Bothell Business Forum
  Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce Bothell City Hall
  8:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Stand-Up Comedy Headliner Zahnae Acquino →
  Chainline Brewing Co., 500 Uptown Ct, Kirkland
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Romeo & Juliet Auditions (Grades 6-12) →
  10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• Young Frankenstein Auditions (Grade 9-Age 20) →
  Studio East, 10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Free Senior Resource Fair: Drop In and Discover →
  Peter Kirk Community Center/Kirkland Senior Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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Bothell

• Early Access homes for Sale in Bothell, WA (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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