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What's up Redmond! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Meta's new caterer could change meals at its Redmond offices
  • Why Phoebe Bridgers just postponed her intimate UK shows

Also on today's calendar: Family Fun Nights including free dinner, games and teaching for the kids and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Periods of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
  • Sunday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seattle corporate caterers caught between hybrid work, national rivals (goskagit.com) — Meta is replacing its local caterer with global giant Sodexo at offices in Seattle, Redmond, and Bellevue, a shift that could change where thousands of tech workers get their meals. The move highlights how hybrid work and corporate consolidation are squeezing smaller Seattle-area catering companies that once thrived on big tech contracts.
   

• Phoebe Bridgers Postpones UK Shows After Appendicitis Diagnosis (ticketnews.com) — Redmond gets a brief shoutout here, as the story notes a photo of Phoebe Bridgers performing at Marymoor Park in Redmond while explaining that she's postponing several small-venue UK shows due to appendicitis. Her North American arena tour, which includes a Seattle stop in October, is still scheduled to begin in mid-September, with rescheduled UK dates yet to be announced.
   

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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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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