🌱 Patch AM: How this weekend’s SR 520 work could snarl your Redmond drive.

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In today's newsletter:

• How this weekend's SR 520 work could snarl your Redmond drive.
• How FedEx's pullback could affect a big Redmond warehouse loan

Also on today's calendar: From Washington to the Crown: Nitisha Polkondwar Wins Femina USA North America Universe 2026 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
• Monday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major I-405 closure, SR 520 lane restrictions this weekend (kiro7.com) — If you're driving through Redmond this weekend, expect lane closures on eastbound SR 520 over Lake Sammamish Parkway both Saturday and Sunday mornings, with backups likely on nearby streets like 148th Avenue NE and Redmond Way. Combined with a full northbound I-405 closure between Renton and Bellevue, regional congestion will be heavy, so plan extra time and consider alternate routes before heading out.
   

• FedEx's Consolidation Plan Puts $3B Of CMBS Debt In Crosshairs (bisnow.com) — A major FedEx-leased warehouse in Redmond faces a tricky window where the company's lease ends in mid-2028 but the property's $45.1 million loan doesn't mature until early 2030. That timing, part of FedEx's broader plan to shrink its real estate footprint, could leave the Redmond landlord scrambling for a new tenant in a shifting industrial market.
   

📸 Around Redmond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• From Washington to the Crown: Nitisha Polkondwar Wins Femina USA North America Universe 2026 →
  Aura Event Center, 3100 E Valley Rd, Renton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• Rainbow on the Eastside at Centro Cultural Mexicano →
  Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way Ste 100, Redmond
  9:00 am
• Crystal Magic & Geology Class →
  SoulFood CoffeeHouse, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond
  10:30 am
• Walk & Talk Litter Pickup Party →
  SoulFood CoffeeHouse, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond
  11:00 am
• Aria Ballroom Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance →
  Aria Ballroom, 15300 NE 95th St, Redmond
  1:00 pm
• Queer Figure Drawing →
  Vala Art Center, 8020 161st Avenue NE #104, Redmond
  2:00 pm
• EnGAYging with Sapphistry →
  Redmond Library, Northeast 85th Street, Redmond
  2:00 pm
• EnGAYging in Sapphistry →
  Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85th St, Redmond
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Salsa/Bachata Party →
  Aria Ballroom, 15300 NE 95th St, Redmond
  7:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Rainbow on the Eastside at Centro Cultural Mexicano →
  Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way Ste 100, Redmond
  9:00 am
• Magic (The Gathering) Monday →
  SoulFood CoffeeHouse, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Rainbow on the Eastside at Centro Cultural Mexicano →
  Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way Ste 100, Redmond
  9:00 am
• Drop-In Play at the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village →
  Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village, 6505 176th Ave NE, Redmond
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bolt was recently voted the TSA's Cutest Canine for 2026.
  According to his handler, Bolt sniffs out trouble with 100% focus and 110% silliness. His specialty is explosives detection. He is the third GSP to… (Nextdoor Education Hill)
• Anyone lost a bunny?
  Coming home from the grocery store- he was in my parking spot. (Nextdoor Downtown Redmond)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Redmond. Apply here.
• Lake Washington School District posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian Pool - 2026-2027 in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Woodinville

• Escugen, Sovran pivot into co-development of pan-tumor bispecific MICA/B ADC (allsci.com)

Ok Redmond! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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