Latest / Best of Redmond: Redmond Washington News, Events, Restaurants & Things to Do / Bicycle Café Near Marymoor? Arts in the Park & Best Family Dentist in Redmond?
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- 0:00Jennifer Davis: Welcome to The Best of Redmond.
- 0:03Jennifer Davis: I'm Jennifer Davis
- 0:04Dan Schulz: And I'm Dan Schultz, and this is Redmond's twice weekly newsletter and podcast about all of the amazing things happening right here in and around Redmond for the next seven days.
- 0:17Dan Schulz: And we're gonna start out with a big story.
- 0:19Dan Schulz: Redmond is starting work on its 2027-28 city budget, and the city wants residents to weigh in on what should get funded.
- 0:30Dan Schulz: This is an online budget questionnaire.
- 0:32Dan Schulz: It's open now where you can give feedback on city programs, services, and priorities.
- 0:37Dan Schulz: several public budget hearings is coming up on Tuesday, September 15th.
- 0:42Dan Schulz: Basically, if there's something you think Redmond should be spending more money on, or maybe less, this is your chance to say something before the budget gets locked down
- 0:55Jennifer Davis: Arts in the Park kicks off its September run Saturday, September 5th from 4:00 to 8:00 at Redmond Downtown Park.
- 1:03Jennifer Davis: This week's performances include Big Hug K-pop dance group and the Redmond Tech Orchestra, plus the East Side Made pop-up fair with local artists, small businesses, nonprofits, and youth groups.
- 1:19Jennifer Davis: It's free, family-friendly, and this is the first of four Saturday night Arts in the Park events happening throughout September.
- 1:29Dan Schulz: If you own a small business or nonprofit and keep hearing about AI without really knowing what you're supposed to do with it, OneRedmond has a lunch and learn Thursday, September 3rd, from noon to 1 PM at the Together
- 1:44Dan Schulz: Center.
- 1:45Dan Schulz: AI Without the Overwhelm is supposed to cut through some of the noise and focus on which tools are actually useful, how to get started, and what to watch for when it comes to security and responsible use.
- 1:59Dan Schulz: There'll be a presentation, a live demonstration, and time for questions.
- 2:03Dan Schulz: That will all happen before the robots have an uprising and kill us all.
- 2:13Jennifer Davis: Here's a pretty easy Friday night.
- 2:15Jennifer Davis: The Jerry Baker Velodrome at Marymoor has Friday night racing September 4th from 7:00 to 10:00, with a $5 suggested donation for spectators and free admission for kids.
- 2:28Jennifer Davis: The racing includes a mixed Madison scratch, elimination races, and something called the Marymoor Crawl, which already sounds worth seeing just based on that name.
- 2:39Jennifer Davis: The panini truck will also be there from 6:00 to 9:00 so you can grab dinner before or during the racing.
- 2:46Jennifer Davis: Food truck schedules can change, so check before you go
- 2:52Dan Schulz: Exotics at Redmond Town Center is back Saturday, September 5th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.
- 2:58Dan Schulz: The weekly gathering brings out exotic and genuinely rare cars and bills itself as the largest weekly car gathering in the country.
- 3:08Dan Schulz: This Saturday is a regular show rather than one of the specialty car days.
- 3:13Dan Schulz: Admission is free, and you can just walk around and see what showed up that morning.
- 3:18Dan Schulz: One catch, as always, the whole thing is weather dependent, so if Saturday looks rainy, check the site before heading over.
- 3:30Jennifer Davis: Okay, this is adorable.
- 3:32Jennifer Davis: Homeward Pet Adoption Center is looking for candidates for Pet Mayor of Woodinville, which means your dog, cat, or other very ambitious household supervisor can officially enter local politics.
- 3:46Dan Schulz: This is only a good thing, Jennifer
- 3:48Jennifer Davis: I know, I can't imagine anything better.
- 3:50Jennifer Davis: We need good people running our government Pets don't even have to live in Woodinville to run.
- 3:57Jennifer Davis: Each submission and vote helps raise money for Homeward Pets work, including veterinary care, behavior support, kitten care, and finding homes for adoptable animals.
- 4:09Jennifer Davis: So yes, your pet can run for mayor, raise money for a good cause, and potentially become more popular than most actual politicians Now here's something most homeowners don't think about.
- 4:24Jennifer Davis: You could have a water leak right now and not even know it.
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- 5:22Dan Schulz: Flatstick Pub has Study Hall Thursday on September 3rd from 7 to 11 PM.
- 5:27Dan Schulz: Anyone with a valid school ID gets free games, and that includes teachers and faculty too.
- 5:33Dan Schulz: Bring classmates, coworkers, or whoever else qualifies and play without paying for the games.
- 5:40Dan Schulz: And since Flatstick also runs its regular free trivia from 7 to 9 that night, you could theoretically make a whole evening out of proving how smart you are and then immediately missing a three-foot putt.
- 5:55Jennifer Davis: Redmond is making a batch of accessibility and transportation improvements around Education Hill and Grass Lawn, including a new buffered bike lane on Northeast 104th Street between 179th and 184th Avenue.
- 6:11Jennifer Davis: The larger project upgrades 47 curb ramps to current ADA standards and includes new pavement around Redmond High School.
- 6:21Jennifer Davis: Work on the Northeast 104th Street portion began in August, and the overall project is expected to continue through December.
- 6:30Jennifer Davis: So this isn't just planning on a map somewhere.
- 6:32Jennifer Davis: The work is actually underway
- 6:36Dan Schulz: It is time for the Redmond History Trivia Minute, where we are going to share an interesting piece of trivia, tidbit about history, about life in and/or around Redmond.
- 6:49Dan Schulz: Today's question, if you're ready, Jennifer
- 6:52Jennifer Davis: I'm ready
- 6:54Dan Schulz: is Washington went dry with statewide prohibition in what year, years before a national prohibition?
- 7:04Dan Schulz: All right.
- 7:05Dan Schulz: Your choices are A, 1912; B, 1916; C, 1920; or D, 1923.
- 7:17Dan Schulz: And your time starts now
- 7:22Jennifer Davis: All right.
- 7:22Jennifer Davis: I'm trying to remember when prohibition even started.
- 7:25Jennifer Davis: I, I always
- 7:27Dan Schulz: It, it was, I believe it started in 1922 or 1923, something like that, and I think it ran until '30, '33
- 7:37Jennifer Davis: Well, that's actually a long stretch.
- 7:38Jennifer Davis: I knew it was in the '20s, 'cause I'm always thinking about, like, the flappers and the speakeasies.
- 7:44Jennifer Davis: So if it's before then, I'm gonna pick the earliest one.
- 7:48Jennifer Davis: I'm gonna go A, 1912
- 7:50Dan Schulz: So you think the people of Redmond were teetotalers, and they wanted to say, "No, even though we don't have to not drink booze and sell booze, we are goody two-shoes.
- 8:00Dan Schulz: We're gonna start early."
- 8:01Dan Schulz: That's what you're telling me?
- 8:03Jennifer Davis: Yeah, that's, that's my final answer, Dan.
- 8:05Jennifer Davis: Yes, that is what I'm saying
- 8:09Dan Schulz: So sorry, as Alex Trebek used to say.
- 8:12Dan Schulz: That is wrong, but you weren't too wrong.
- 8:15Dan Schulz: The actual answer is B, 1916.
- 8:18Dan Schulz: Still, several years before the 18th Amendment made Prohibition national, pharmacies and bootleggers had a field day, and saloons like, you know who, Bill Brown's, either shut down or pivoted hard.
- 8:34Dan Schulz: So yes, 1916 is when that all went down
- 8:47Jennifer Davis: Sources say a bicycle cafe with showers, lockers, and secure bike storage is being pitched for a spot between downtown and Marymoor Park.
- 8:57Jennifer Davis: The idea is coffee and breakfast in the morning, beer and sandwiches later, plus monthly memberships for commuters who want somewhere to clean up before work
- 9:07Dan Schulz: the big question is, would you go to something like this?
- 9:11Dan Schulz: I would totally go for something like this.
- 9:14Dan Schulz: Number one, I like bicycles, I like to shower, I like beer.
- 9:18Dan Schulz: This is a win-win.
- 9:20Dan Schulz: Now, right now, obviously this is just a rumor because none of this has been nailed down.
- 9:26Dan Schulz: But we'd like to know.
- 9:27Dan Schulz: If you know of any of the details of this potential rumor, head on over to our Facebook page at facebook.com/bestofredmond and find the Rumor Mills Guesses post and put any info you have about this rumor in there.
- 9:42Dan Schulz: And while you are at our Facebook page, find the post called Your Picks and answer the following question.
- 9:49Dan Schulz: We wanna know who you think is the best family dentist in Redmond
- 9:53Jennifer Davis: if you've enjoyed this podcast, you're gonna love our companion newsletter.
- 9:58Jennifer Davis: Find it at bestofredmond.com, and we'll see you in the next one.
- 10:03Dan Schulz: Or maybe before then, walking in and around Redmond