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🌱 Patch AM: How Kirkland’s Eastside climate partnership is turning plans into real projects.
Also check out Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland on the Kirkland Patch calendar
Hi there, Kirkland! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kirkland's Eastside climate partnership is turning plans into real projects.
- What a future Kirkland–Issaquah Link line could mean for your commute.
Also on today's calendar: Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Shifting clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How Regional Collaboration Can Help Local Governments Rethink Capacity and Deliver Climate Action (mrsc.org) — Kirkland is spotlighted as part of the Eastside Climate Partnership, where six Eastside cities are teaming up to cut climate pollution and boost resilience through programs like Energy Smart Eastside. The article explains how regional collaborations help cities like Kirkland share staff, technical expertise, and funding strategies to turn climate plans into real projects, and offers ideas for starting similar partnerships across Washington. 
• Sound Transit Links to the Future (railwayage.com) — Kirkland gets a key mention in Sound Transit's long-range vision, with future plans to connect the city to Issaquah as part of expanding Link light rail across the Eastside. The feature walks through how Seattle's rail, streetcar, and commuter systems have grown, recent extensions to Lynnwood, Federal Way, Bellevue, and Redmond, and the long timelines for projects that could eventually reshape Eastside commuting.
📸 Around Kirkland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland
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★ Featured events ★
- Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland →
Steamoji Kirkland, Maker Space for kids, 355 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
2:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Sponsored Research Post-Award Office Hours for Faculty
University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
10:00 am - SilverKite Community Arts: Latin Dances
Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
11:00 am - Campus Tour
University of Washington Bothell Summit Hall
11:00 am - Talk Time English Conversation Class
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
1:30 pm - 🤩 Accessibility Questions and Conversations Virtual Off
University of Washington Bothell Zoom
3:30 pm - Japanese Story Time/日本語ストーリータイム
Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
10:30 am - 中文故事時間 | Mandarin Story Time
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
10:30 am - Stand-Up Comedy Headliner Zahnae Acquino →
Chainline Brewing Co., 500 Uptown Ct, Kirkland
8:00 pm - 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 - Free Senior Resource Fair: Drop In and Discover →
Peter Kirk Community Center/Kirkland Senior Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
10:00 am
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
📣 Kirkland Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A scope of work isn't the same as a contract, and any contractor telling you differently wants to deceive you —Robert Frank Read on Patch
- UPDATE: SHE'S BEEN FOUND!!
Thanks to our kind neighbor who took her in, and thanks to all who read and shared! Our dog, Sadie is missing. She is a 4 year old yellow lab. She… (Nextdoor North Eastern Kirkland) - UPDATE: SADIE HAS BEEN FOUND
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- Evereve posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist Stores Part Time-The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland. Apply here.
- PCC Natural Markets posted a job opening for Flex Clerk (Grocery/Produce) in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Redmond
- 16418 NE 91st St #105, Redmond, WA 98052 (redfin.com)
- 26030 NE 29th Pl, Redmond, WA 98053 (redfin.com)
- Effect of Computer Screen Background Hues on Attention, Memory, and Visual Task Performance in Medical Students: A Repeated Measures Pilot Study (cureus.com)
Bothell
- Immunome Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (natlawreview.com)
Ok Kirkland! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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