🌱 Patch AM: Which Kirkland bus routes are detouring off NE 85th this weekend?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Kirkland bus routes are detouring off NE 85th this weekend?
• Kirkland swim standout commits to the U.S. Air Force Academy
• How a Kirkland-based casino operator's troubles could ripple across Washington

Also on today's calendar: One Day Only - A Full Home Remodel in The Farm Community - Award Winning Remodeling Team and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 52.
• Monday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metro Weekend Update – October 2-4, 2026 (kingcountymetro.blog) — Bus riders in Kirkland should prepare for weekend detours on Routes 239 and 250, which will avoid NE 85th Street between 6th Street and 120th Avenue NE through early Monday due to construction. Several other Metro routes around Seattle, Lake City, Renton, and Issaquah are also rerouted or have stops closed for construction and special events.
   

• Junior Nationals Qualifier Jacob Lee Sends Verbal To Air Force For Fall 2027 (swimswam.com) — A Lake Washington High School senior from Kirkland has verbally committed to swim Division I at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2027, after a breakout season in breaststroke and IM. He's a year‑round Bellevue Club Swim Team member and a WIAA 4A state finalist, with times already good enough to score at his future conference meet.
   

• Maverick Gaming to close 10 WA casinos (focusgn.com) — A Kirkland-based casino company, Maverick Gaming, plans to close eight Washington casinos on November 30 and two more in Tukwila on November 1, cutting more than 1,000 jobs. While no Kirkland venue is listed for closure, the company's local headquarters anchors a shrinking statewide footprint as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy and blames regulatory limits on surveillance technology for its struggles.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Hair Nation at The Lime →
  The Lime, Kirkland
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Cafe Classics Workshop with Seattle Coffee Gear →
  Seattle Coffee Gear | Kirkland Urban, Kirkland
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Sensory Dough: Monster Makers
  Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland
  4:15 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Kirkland Picture Day →
  Lil' People's World Kirkland, 12629 NE 144th St, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  1:00 pm
• Fall Cheerleading Class ~ 9 Tuesdays ~ 10/6 to 12/8 ~ 4:30 to 5:30pm
  Friendship Academy Shoreline, 1206 N 185th St, Shoreline
  4:30 pm
• Family Story Time
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Admissions Café →
  Les Lilas French Bilingual Community School, 14216 132nd Avenue Northeast, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• The Lime →
  8544 122nd AVE NE, Kirkland
  9:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• One Day Only - A Full Home Remodel in The Farm Community - Award Winning Remodeling Team →
  To be released the week of event - Woodinville, WA
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Author Thomas Lion book signing →
  Barnes & Noble, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost cat?
  Black and white chest Hi, might this be anyone's lost cat? He/she has been coming to my backyard the past few days. Or might be a neighbors cat… (Nextdoor South Totem Lake)
• I just found a little hole in the wall I've been driving by for years that are giving out free boxes.
  The sign says 25, but the lady working there was nice enough to let us take more than that. Definitely huge help, just wanted to share the info. (Nextdoor North Rose Hill)

• Compass Group posted a job opening for Pastry Chef de Cuisine in Kirkland. Apply here.
• Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redmond

• PuroClean of Redmond Warns That Heat Pumps and AC Systems May Be Feeding Hidden Mold Growth This Summer (cincinnati.com)
• My Nintendo September Wrap-Up - News - Nintendo Official Site for Canada (nintendo.com)
• Augmented Fixation of Distal Clavicle Fractures: High Union, Moderate Complications (cureus.com)

Bothell

• 14 people got sick after Cryptosporidium outbreak at McMenamins Pool in Washington (koin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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