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Best Things to Do This Weekend + Wild New Redmond Food Rumor · Best of Redmond: Redmond Washington News, Events, Restaurants & Things to Do

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  Jennifer Davis: welcome to the Best of Redmond.
• 0:02
  Jennifer Davis: I'm Jennifer Davis.
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  Dan Schulz: And I am Dan Schultz, and this is Redmond's Twice weekly newsletter and podcast about all of the amazing things happening in Redmond for the next seven days.
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  Dan Schulz: Our lead story today is something for our canine pals.
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  Dan Schulz: There is a big dog walk happening at Mary Moore Park on Sunday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM and it's all about raising money to fight canine cancer.
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  Dan Schulz: It's called Wag Love Life.
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  Dan Schulz: And yeah, you can walk, run, or just show up with your dog and hang out.
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  Dan Schulz: Registration is $35 and they've got dog contests, a tribute wall, and a bunch of other stuff planned.
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  Dan Schulz: The money goes toward real research and treatments that are already helping dogs live longer.
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  Dan Schulz: If you've got a dog, this one's worth showing up for.
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  Jennifer Davis: There's a local vendor popup happening at Soul Food Coffee House on Saturday, May 2nd from nine to noon, and it's all focused on Asian owned businesses.
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  Jennifer Davis: They're bringing in a mix of handmade goods, art, and low waste products.
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  Jennifer Davis: So it's not just one type of thing.
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  Jennifer Davis: You can grab your usual cup of coffee while you walk around and check out vendors featuring things like handmade collectibles and stained glass art pieces.
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  Jennifer Davis: It's a pretty easy, low key way To support local without committing your whole day.
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  Jennifer Davis: Get there early if you want.
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  Jennifer Davis: First pick.
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  Dan Schulz: Have you had that uncomfortable talk with your kids yet?
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  Dan Schulz: You know the one I'm talking about.
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  Jennifer Davis: oh no.
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  Jennifer Davis: Witch talk.
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  Dan Schulz: a little awkward.
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  Dan Schulz: Here it goes.
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  Dan Schulz: It, it's, it's awkward mostly because you're not totally sure you have all the answers either.
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  Dan Schulz: We're talking about how do you really brush your teeth?
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  Dan Schulz: What were you thinking?
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  Dan Schulz: I was gonna say, Jennifer, your mind out of the gutter.
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  Dan Schulz: There's this event at the Redmond Library on Saturday, May 2nd starting at 3:00 PM that basically handles that tough question for you.
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  Dan Schulz: It's for kids aged eight to 12, and they make it hands-on so it's not boring, and they send you home with a goodie bag.
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  Dan Schulz: We are talking about what is the proper way to brush your teeth.
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  Dan Schulz: Because I think, you know what, sometimes it's hard to tell kids how to brush your teeth because you end up being the bad guy.
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  Jennifer Davis: Yeah.
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  Dan Schulz: let the people at the library be the bad guy.
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  Jennifer Davis: Let the librarians do it.
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  Jennifer Davis: There's a senior prom happening at the Redmond Senior and Community Center on Friday, May 1st from four to seven 30.
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  Dan Schulz: senior.
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  Dan Schulz: I get
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  Jennifer Davis: That's right.
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  Jennifer Davis: It's exactly what it sounds like.
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  Jennifer Davis: This one's for ages.
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  Jennifer Davis: Okay, we're almost there.
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  Jennifer Davis: I'm almost there.
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  Jennifer Davis: Dan, you've made it 50 plus.
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  Jennifer Davis: This one's for ages 50 plus, and it comes with a DJ dancing, a photo booth, and a full spread of appetizers.
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  Jennifer Davis: No awkward high school memories required.
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  Jennifer Davis: Tickets are around 10 to $12, which honestly feels like a steal for a full night out.
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  Jennifer Davis: You can dress up or just keep it casual.
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  Jennifer Davis: Just don't skip the dancing.
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  Dan Schulz: That sounds.
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  Dan Schulz: If you're looking for something easy on Saturday night, uncle's games at the Redmond Town Center is doing open board gaming on May 2nd from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM This is a really fun event.
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  Dan Schulz: You can bring your own board games or you can jump into whatever they've already got set up.
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  Dan Schulz: A lot of times they have demos.
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  Dan Schulz: It's really fun, super casual, no pressure, and you don't need to group or anything.
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  Dan Schulz: You just show up.
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  Dan Schulz: People are usually pretty open to letting others join their game.
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  Dan Schulz: Solid option if you like playing games and you want something that doesn't involve yelling over music,
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  Jennifer Davis: There's an author event happening at brick and mortar books tonight at six 30 featuring Alexandra Oliver and Lori Frankel.
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  Jennifer Davis: They're both local and this is part book launch, part live conversation about writing and storytelling.
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  Jennifer Davis: It's a smaller setting, so you actually get to hear them talk through ideas instead of just doing a reading and leaving.
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  Jennifer Davis: They're also doing a prize drawing.
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  Jennifer Davis: If you pre-order the new book, good option.
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  Jennifer Davis: If you want something quieter, that still feels like getting out.
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  Dan Schulz: It's time for the Redmond History Minute where we share an interesting piece of history, trivia or tidbit about life in and or around Redmond.
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  Dan Schulz: Jennifer, I have prepared a question.
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  Dan Schulz: Those of you playing along, play along your question is.
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  Dan Schulz: From 1919 to 1942, the American Pacific Whaling Company, wintered its boats in which East Side location your choices are a Lake Sammamish, B Maiden Bower Bay in Bellevue.
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  Dan Schulz: C Lake Washington.
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  Dan Schulz: D.
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  Dan Schulz: The Samish River Jennifer listeners, your time starts now.
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  Jennifer Davis: Oh boy.
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  Jennifer Davis: Um, I don't think it was Lake Samish.
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  Jennifer Davis: I think it's kind of hard to get in there.
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  Jennifer Davis: lake Washington would be pretty easy, but I.
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  Jennifer Davis: That's pretty large.
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  Jennifer Davis: I think it'd be more specific answer.
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  Jennifer Davis: So I'm gonna go with B made in Bauer Bay in Bellevue.
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  Dan Schulz: Wow.
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  Dan Schulz: Wow, wow.
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  Dan Schulz: She is on fire.
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  Dan Schulz: She
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  Jennifer Davis: I got three in a row.
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  Dan Schulz: I mean, three in a row, meaning that you did miss the last one, but yeah, three in a row you answered three questions in a in a row.
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  Dan Schulz: I guess that's one way of looking at it.
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  Dan Schulz: Whaling ships actually spent their winter's dock in Baden Bauer Bay, which is now one of the most expensive residential areas.
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  Dan Schulz: On the east side, the American Pacific Whaling Company operated there until it went bankrupt in 1942.
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  Dan Schulz: So yeah, there were literal whaling ships sitting in what is now downtown Bellevue.
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  Jennifer Davis: Amazing.
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  Dan Schulz: Jennifer, I wanna hear what your little rumor birds have cooked up.
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  Dan Schulz: What have you heard?
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  Jennifer Davis: Oh boy, Dan, here's one that I've been hearing about.
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  Jennifer Davis: There might be a new small plates spot coming to downtown Redmond, and it's not just your typical restaurant setup word is it's a 10 seat counter.
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  Jennifer Davis: Everything's cooked over a live fire using Japanese charcoal, and there's no menu at all.
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  Jennifer Davis: You just trust the chef.
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  Jennifer Davis: Supposedly it's being developed by a former Seattle chef, but nothing's been officially confirmed.
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  Jennifer Davis: So yeah, very little detail, but a lot of intrigue.
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  Jennifer Davis: Would you try something like this?
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  Jennifer Davis: If you've got a guess or have heard something, head over to our facebookPage@facebook.com slash Best of Redmond and drop it in the Redmond rumor Mill guesses post.
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  Dan Schulz: We wanna know what you think is the best thing to do on a typical weekend in Redmond.
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  Dan Schulz: Oh, that's an interesting question.
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  Dan Schulz: Head on over to facebook.com/best of Redmond, find the post called Your Picks and drop your vote in the comments.
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  Jennifer Davis: If you've enjoyed this podcast, you're gonna love the companion newsletter.
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  Jennifer Davis: Find it@bestofredmond.com and we'll see you in the next one.
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  Dan Schulz: Or maybe before then walking around Redmond.