🌱 How Tukwila residents check if they must report for federal testing

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In today's newsletter:

• How Tukwila residents check if they must report for federal testing
• Will Toys R Us ever return to Tukwila permanently?
• How does Tukwila's minimum wage stack up against Seattle's 2027 hike?

Also on today's calendar: Farmers Market - Cascade View Community Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
• Thursday: Some sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Western District of Washington (uscourts.gov) — Residents under federal supervision in Tukwila should know that local contract facilities are part of the Western District of Washington's drug-testing network, accessed through a nightly call‑in system. By phoning in with a code between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., individuals learn whether they must report the next day and at what time, alongside similar sites across the region.
   

• Toys R Us coming back to three Western WA locations (tri-cityherald.com) — Tukwila shoppers may remember Toys R Us' seasonal pop-up at Westfield Southcenter, and now the brand is returning to three nearby malls in Puyallup, Auburn and Vancouver this October. The revived, smaller-format stores will test holiday-season performance, with some locations adding event spaces, candy shops and cafés as the company cautiously rebuilds its brick-and-mortar presence.
   

• Seattle minimum wage will rise to over $22 an hour in 2027 (komonews.com) — Workers in Tukwila already earn one of Washington's highest minimum wages at $21.65 per hour, just ahead of Seattle's current rate. Seattle's minimum wage will rise to $22.14 on Jan. 1, 2027, potentially surpassing Tukwila unless the city increases its own rate again.
   

📸 Around Tukwila

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tukwila

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Tukwila Village Farmers Market →
  Cascade View Community Park, 14211 37th Avenue S, Tukwila

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Farmers Market - Cascade View Community Park →
  Cascade View Community Park, 14211 37th Avenue South, Tukwila
  3:00 pm
• Serenity Now Monthly Birthday and Potluck
  VFW Hall, 3601 SW Alaska St, Seattle
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Come Join Us: Sound Transit Onboarding Session →
  Tabor 100, 7100 Fort Dent Way, Tukwila
  10:00 am
• Master Your Mind With AI: Execution Unleashed™ →
  Tabor 100 Business Center, 7100 Fort Dent Way, Tukwila
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Rainier Symphony: Colors and Lines Classics Concert →
  Foster Performing Arts Center, 4242 S 144th St., Tukwila
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Barnes & Noble →
  Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
  6:30 pm
• Spy School Goes East Exclusive Edition Celebration →
  Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
  6:30 pm
• Spy School Goes East release celebration →
  Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
  6:30 pm
• Spy School Goes East exclusive edition signing →
  Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Green Tukwila: Fry-Day Family Event →
  Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• District 18 Gratitude Breakfast
  St Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1700 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My all-time favorite pictures I have taken.
  PLEASE NOTE- I do not use any Photoshop or AI. I have the originals and these I am posting are watermarked for the obvious reasons. I like my… (Nextdoor Riverton Heights)
• Each year, the Seattle Fire Department gathers to remember the brave men and women lost in the line of duty in service to our city.
  Please join Seattle Fire on Friday, Oct. 2 as the department pays tribute to the Seattle Fire members who gave their lives protecting others. Date:… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

SeaTac

• Seattle gets a new light rail station, and then a long wait (seattletimes.com)
• A Simple Guide to SeaTac Cruise Transportation for Travelers (wordpress.com)
• Sunday Movie: East Link Station Areas & More (newsbreak.com)

Burien

• The Secret's Out: Dry Spell has a new home (b-townblog.com)
• Seattle Film Festival will bring four days of independent cinema to Burien's Tin Room Theater Oct. 1-4 (b-townblog.com)
• Have you registered yet? Burien's 17th annual Brat Trot returns Saturday, Oct. 3 to help Highline Schools Foundation (b-townblog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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