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Thai Coffee Rumor Near Town Center? + Free Tax Help & Dog Parks Return · Best of Redmond: Redmond Washington News, Events, Restaurants & Things to Do

• 0:02
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Welcome to the Best of Redmond.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: I'm Jennifer Davis.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I'm Dan Schultz, and this is Redmond's Twice weekly newsletter and podcast about all of the amazing things happening right here in Redmond for the next seven days.
• 0:15
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Jennifer, what is the top story today?
• 0:19
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Okay, so Redmond's popup dog parks are officially open again and they're running through mid-August.
• 0:25
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: The main one is at Luke Mc Redmond Park.
• 0:29
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Open daily from dawn to dusk and Hartman Park joins in starting April 17th.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: These are fully fenced with separate areas for big and small dogs, plus regular maintenance.
• 0:41
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: It's basically a free off leash hangout spot while the city plans a permanent dog park, bring water and expect it to get muddy early in the season.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Right on.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I love opportunities for dogs.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Me too.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: If you haven't filed your taxes yet, you better get hopping because, you know, we're, we're basically, uh, at the end of the line here this Saturday, April 11th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Redmond Library.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: A volunteers are doing free one-on-one tax prep and it's walk-in only with the last appointment starting at 3:00 PM No income or age limits, which is rare.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: You're gonna need your ID last year's return and all of your tax documents show up earlier rather than later.
• 1:31
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: This kind of thing usually fills up really fast 'cause it's hard to get good free help.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: There's a local history talk happening Saturday, April 11th at 10 30 at the old Redmond schoolhouse.
• 1:47
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: This one dives into a real murder from 1895 on Avondale Road and how two neighboring families ended up in a deadly feud.
• 1:58
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Doors open at 10:00 AM and it's free for members of the Redmond Historical Society or about $5.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: If you're not, they'll walk through the investigation and court drama.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Then do q and a after.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Get there a little early if you wanna seat.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: These talks tend to fill up
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Holy cow.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: It's like if Keith Morrison was doing a road trip and doing a live Dateline NBC tour.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: old, old time your Redmond murders.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Yeah.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Yeah.
• 2:28
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Jennifer, my new thing with doing stories about games at uncle's games, I'm just gonna pretend I know what I'm talking about.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: If you are into War Hammer like your boy here, or you've been curious about it, there is an open play.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Next Monday, April 13th, starting at 6:00 PM at Uncle's games in the Redmond Town Center.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: They've got tables, terrain, and space for everything from war Hammer 40 K to kill team and more.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Sounds fun.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Absolutely.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: It's fun.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: You know where this guy's gonna be.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: You can play, build, or paint while hanging out.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Okay?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: What goes on in these games?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: What does painting have to do?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Is this a war game?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: But they got a guy who paints
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Apparently so I'm not sure.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: one of the forgotten warriors of any war, the painter.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: it's a super low pressure setup.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Whether you are brand new or deep into it, just show up, grab a table, no registration needed, and uh, grab that war hammer and hammer on.
• 3:38
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Okay, it's time for the Redmond History Minute where we share an interesting piece of history, trivia or tidbit about life in and around Redmond.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: All right.
• 3:49
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: All right.
• 3:50
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Dan, I have a question for you.
• 3:53
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Lay it on me.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Bellevue Square, now known as the Bellevue Collection, but I remember that when it had the Orange Julius and it was just the old Bellevue Square.
• 4:03
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: the East Side's first shopping mall was built on land that was previously A a strawberry farm, BA cemetery C.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Bell or DA horse racing track.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I am 100% going with a cemetery.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I think this is a Poltergeist kind of thing.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: You like the idea, don't you?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I, want this to be true so much, and I don't know if it's because of the, the true crime, uh, talk that's happening or, but I am in that mode right now.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Are ya?
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I, So my final answer, a cemetery,
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: well, you are not right.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: nah,
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: The answer is a, a strawberry farm.
• 4:54
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I should have gone with the most boring answer ever.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: It's the more, it's the most cheerful answer.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: In 1946, Kemper Freeman Sr.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Built the first suburban shopping mall in the Pacific Northwest on land that had been strawberry farms just a few years earlier.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Japanese American farmers had cultivated those fields before World War II internment, where you buy Nordstrom shoes today.
• 5:21
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: People once picked strawberries
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Jennifer, what, what do your little gossip birds, what are they squawking about today?
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Well, word is a Thai coffee shop, Burnt banana lattes chocolate tai tea.
• 5:43
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: The whole vibe is quietly looking at a space near Redmond Town Center.
• 5:48
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: The concept just launched in Capitol Hill and apparently they're already scouting the East side for a second location.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Now nothing is confirmed yet.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: No lease has been signed, no official announcement and no timeline that we've seen.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: But if this one lands, it's a pretty interesting addition to the area.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: So the question is, would you or have you ever tried a burnt banana latte?
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: If you've got a guess or have heard something, head to our slash bestof redmond and drop it in the Redmond rumor.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Mill guesses post.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I've never tried.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: I don't think I've ever heard of a burnt banana latte.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Have you?
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: I don't like the idea of burning bananas unless it's like a banana foster, but that's more like a cooked banana, I guess I would try it.
• 6:36
  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: I would try just about anything.
• 6:38
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: we're looking for your pick Redmond.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: We want to know who you think is the best pet groomer in Redmond.
• 6:44
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Head on over to facebook.com/best at Redmond.
• 6:47
  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Find the post called your picks and drop your vote in the comments.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: If you've enjoyed this podcast, you are gonna love the companion newsletter.
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  Jennifer co-host Banned Camp: Find it at best of redmond com and we'll see you in the next one.
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  Dan co-host Banned Camp: Or maybe before then walking around Redmond.