🌱 Patch AM: What’s in Shoreline’s $434 million budget and project list?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's in Shoreline's $434 million budget and project list?
• Ready for ghost stories and organ chills in Shoreline?
• Shorewood girls soccer seizes league lead in Shoreline thriller.

Also on today's calendar: Author Thomas Lion book signing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny intervals with a shower, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shoreline Council reviewing the 2027-2028 Biennial Budget; 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline's City Council is beginning review of a proposed $434 million 2027–2028 biennial budget and long-range capital plan that will shape roads, parks, sidewalks, and utilities. Key projects include Aurora Avenue landscaping, new sidewalks and bike lanes, the 148th Street pedestrian bridge, and school-zone enforcement, with public hearings and final adoption scheduled by mid-November.
   

• Phantom of the Pipes: A Haunting Halloween Organ Concert & Spooky Storytelling Spectacle October 30, 2026 (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline residents can catch a Halloween-themed organ concert and spooky storytelling on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan's on North 145th Street. Costumes are encouraged, treats follow the show, and a modest suggested donation supports the church's concert series, which features its custom Opus 2 Ortloff organ and is accessible by several transit routes.
   

• Prep girls soccer: Shorewood takes league lead in OT win (heraldnet.com) — Shoreline soccer fans saw Shorewood edge Edmonds-Woodway 4-3 in an overtime shootout to keep its Wesco 3A/2A South lead, with multiple Stormrays players finding the net. The roundup also highlights Shorecrest's 2-2 draw with Mountlake Terrace and several other Snohomish County matchups, offering a snapshot of how local girls teams are shaping their playoff prospects.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoreline

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• TCA Seattle Chapter Train Meet →
  Shoreline Senior Center, 18560 1st Avenue NE, Shoreline
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Tool School for Women+: Drills & Drivers, Bits & Bobs @ STL →
  Shoreline Tool Library, 16610 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  10:00 am
• Combat Pro Wrestling →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  6:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Parkinson's Karate Club →
  Dale Turner Family YMCA, 19290 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline
  11:30 am
• Phinney Caledonians
  Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
  7:00 pm
• Seattle's Best Country Dance Night →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• October Blues Bash featuring PNW Ladies of the Blues! →
  Aurora Borealis – Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Parkinson's Karate Club →
  Dale Turner Family YMCA, 19290 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline
  11:30 am
• Jazz Punishments Big Band with opener! →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Trivia Thursday! →
  Aurora Borealis Restaurant, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Author Thomas Lion book signing →
  Barnes & Noble, 18025 Garden Way NE, Woodinville
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Zombie Walk →
  232 Front St N, Issaquah
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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