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- 0:02Jennifer Davis: Welcome to the Best of Redmond.
- 0:04Jennifer Davis: I'm Jennifer Davis
- 0:06Dan Schulz: And I'm Dan Schultz, and this is Redmond's twice weekly newsletter and podcast about all of the amazing things happening in Redmond in the next seven days.
- 0:16Dan Schulz: Redmond's first-ever barbecue competition smokes into Marymoor Park this weekend.
- 0:23Dan Schulz: Marymoor Park hosts its first barbecue competition this weekend, and it's a big one.
- 0:28Dan Schulz: Smoke on the Sound brings in pit masters from the Kansas City Barbecue Society's International Competition Circuit to smoke ribs, brisket, and pork across two full days.
- 0:42Dan Schulz: It runs Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Marymoor Park.
- 0:50Dan Schulz: Attendance is free, but tastings run on tokens.
- 0:53Dan Schulz: 10 for $15 in advance or $2 each on the site.
- 0:58Dan Schulz: And I have to give you, just this is, this is my opinion.
- 1:02Dan Schulz: No, my advice, you have to get tokens if you're going here.
- 1:07Dan Schulz: Obviously, that's the whole point.
- 1:08Dan Schulz: You wanna taste all of this barbecue, right?
- 1:11Jennifer Davis: Buy a book, fund a classroom.
- 1:13Jennifer Davis: Brick Mortar's one-day Dolly Parton tribute.
- 1:18Jennifer Davis: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library inspired this one.
- 1:22Jennifer Davis: Brick Mortar Books is donating 10% of every pre-tax sale to buy books for Redmond's Title One classrooms, aiming to raise $500 in a single day.
- 1:33Jennifer Davis: It's happening Friday, September 25th from 10 to 5 at Brick Mortar Books.
- 1:38Jennifer Davis: Again, if you wanna go help out, go ahead and buy a book.
- 1:42Jennifer Davis: Online orders count too, only if placed between 9 and 5, which are the store hours.
- 1:50Jennifer Davis: You can also donate directly with a gift card.
- 1:52Jennifer Davis: Just note in your order that it's for the Title I fundri- that it's for the Title I fundraiser.
- 2:00Jennifer Davis: Even a paperback helps fill a classroom shelf
- 2:03Dan Schulz: Free ice cream and a real lesson in whose land this is.
- 2:11Dan Schulz: Free ice cream is the hook, but the real draw is what you're gonna learn.
- 2:15Dan Schulz: The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and the City of Redmond are teaming up for a family-friendly evening on how the two governments work together to protect cultural and natural resources, including why consulting with tribes matters before ground gets broken.
- 2:34Dan Schulz: It's Monday, September 28th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Redmond City Hall.
- 2:39Dan Schulz: You wanna check the city's event page for any RSVP or updates before you head on over
- 2:45Jennifer Davis: Arts in the Park closes out its season with one last free show.
- 2:51Jennifer Davis: Four Saturdays of free live music in Downtown Park wrap up this weekend, and the lineup is going out strong.
- 3:00Jennifer Davis: Redmond Academy of Theater Arts, Seattle Community Theater, and Faizi Piano Academy students and professionals share the stage for the final night of Arts in the Park.
- 3:12Jennifer Davis: They'll be alongside the Eastside Made Artisan pop-ups.
- 3:17Jennifer Davis: It's Saturday, September 26th from 4:00 to 8:00 at Downtown Park.
- 3:22Jennifer Davis: The music and the park are free.
- 3:24Jennifer Davis: Bring cash if you wanna shop at the artisan booths.
- 3:28Jennifer Davis: Catch the latest set of the season before it's gone until next year
- 3:33Dan Schulz: Stand-up and good wine collide at Sama Cellars Thursday night.
- 3:40Dan Schulz: Zannie Aquino and Brandon Wong headline a night of stand-up at Sama Cellars with Dani Marie hosting.
- 3:48Dan Schulz: Tickets are $18 plus tax and need to be bought at least two days ahead.
- 3:53Dan Schulz: Seating is limited, and it's first come, first serve.
- 3:57Dan Schulz: It's recommended for ages 21 plus, given the adult content.
- 4:01Dan Schulz: Doors open at 6:30 PM with the show running 7:00 to 8:30 PM on Thursday, September 24th.
- 4:09Dan Schulz: Tickets are on Eventbrite, the links in the show notes, and in our newsletter.
- 4:14Jennifer Davis: Why your windows might be killing birds and how to fix it.
- 4:19Jennifer Davis: More birds die from flying into windows than from almost any other human-caused threat they face,
- 4:25Dan Schulz: I wanna know what is the answer to this?
- 4:27Dan Schulz: I had a bird fly into our studio window yesterday and I'm, it made me spill my coffee.
- 4:33Dan Schulz: I'm, and I'm not saying it's all about me.
- 4:35Dan Schulz: It's bad for the bird.
- 4:36Dan Schulz: Arguably, Jennifer, worse for the bird than me spilling my coffee.
- 4:40Dan Schulz: But why do birds do this?
- 4:42Jennifer Davis: Well, you can find out.
- 4:44Jennifer Davis: You should definitely go and try to figure out what you can do about it.
- 4:48Jennifer Davis: The Eastside Audubon wants Redmond to know what actually will help Judy Bowes opens the group's new season of program night speakers with a talk on protecting birds from window collisions, covering the simple fixes that make glass visible to
- 5:04Jennifer Davis: birds without wrecking your view.
- 5:06Jennifer Davis: The doors open at 6:00, with the talk running from 6:30 to 7:30 Wednesday, September 23rd at the Redmond Library.
- 5:15Jennifer Davis: It's free, so no registration is needed
- 5:18Dan Schulz: I'll tell you what would fix this and to correct you, Jennifer.
- 5:22Jennifer Davis: Yeah
- 5:22Dan Schulz: You said the doors open at 6:00 PM?
- 5:25Dan Schulz: I think those windows need to be open at 6:00 PM too so they don't crash into them.
- 5:29Dan Schulz: And if I, I will go, but if Judy says something that's like, "Duct tape a pillow to the outside of the window," my wife is leaving me Redmond's Teen Lounge throws a back-to-school bash worth showing up for.
- 6:49Dan Schulz: A few weeks into the school year is exactly when teens need an excuse to blow off steam, and the city's Teen Lounge has one.
- 6:58Dan Schulz: The Teen Back-to-School Bash brings games, music, food, and a look at upcoming programs to the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village.
- 7:08Dan Schulz: Run Saturday, September 26th from noon to 5:00 PM.
- 7:12Dan Schulz: Whether you are new or returning, everyone is welcome
- 7:18Jennifer Davis: All right, it's time for the Redmond History Minute.
- 7:21Jennifer Davis: So the question this time is, the Campbell Mill, which is one of Redmond's biggest lumber operations, was unusual because it was built on top of what?
- 7:32Dan Schulz: in a bog of Campbell's Soup.
- 7:34Dan Schulz: Is that it, A?
- 7:36Jennifer Davis: It was A, a floating barge, B, pilings extending over Lake Sammamish, C, a natural cave system, or D, an abandoned railroad bridge.
- 7:50Jennifer Davis: And your time starts now
- 7:53Dan Schulz: I love all of these answers.
- 7:55Dan Schulz: They all seem really cool.
- 7:57Dan Schulz: One is so incredibly cool, I want it to be true
- 8:01Jennifer Davis: All right, well let's go with that one.
- 8:03Jennifer Davis: We'll choose that one
- 8:04Dan Schulz: C, a natural cave system.
- 8:07Dan Schulz: That's my final answer, and I want it to be true
- 8:13Jennifer Davis: Uh, you are not correct again this time.
- 8:17Jennifer Davis: This time, The answer is B, pilings extended over Lake Sammamish.
- 8:24Jennifer Davis: In 1905, James Campbell and L.B.
- 8:27Jennifer Davis: Steadman invested $100,000, which is over 30 million in today's money, and they built a massive lumber mill on pilings extending out over the northeast corner of Lake Sammamish, complete with a company town called Campton.
- 8:44Jennifer Davis: The mill burned down in 1924 when firefighters discovered that their unused hoses, probably because of all the rain around here, had rotted through.
- 8:53Jennifer Davis: You can still see the old pilings if you go on Lake Sammamish.
- 8:57Jennifer Davis: they're still in the water today
- 9:08Dan Schulz: Let's do rumor mill.
- 9:10Dan Schulz: This is a good one.
- 9:11Dan Schulz: This is a ridiculous one.
- 9:13Dan Schulz: This is something I've never heard of, and when I say heard, I think it's gonna make sense in a second.
- 9:19Dan Schulz: Sources say a, quote, "quiet cafe," unquote, no music, no loud espresso machines, conversation kept to a low murmur, is being designed for a spot near the light rail station.
- 9:34Dan Schulz: Do you understand what I'm saying?
- 9:36Dan Schulz: Everyone be quiet.
- 9:38Dan Schulz: Be quiet.
- 9:39Dan Schulz: Keep it down.
- 9:40Dan Schulz: Keep it nice and smooth.
- 9:42Dan Schulz: Nothing is confirmed, no name, no lease, no opening date.
- 9:46Dan Schulz: The concept apparently doing some serious numbers in Tokyo and a few New York City neighborhoods.
- 9:53Dan Schulz: And word is a Redmond resident came back from a trip and decided someone needed to build one here, and I guess that person has a couple bucks, so they wanna open one here.
- 10:04Dan Schulz: Who do you think is behind it?
- 10:05Dan Schulz: We do not have a clue.
- 10:07Dan Schulz: If you have a guess or have heard something, head on over to our Facebook page at facebook.com/bestofredmond and drop it in the Redmond Rumor Mill Guesses post.
- 10:18Dan Schulz: And while you're at our Facebook page, find the Your Picks post and answer this question.
- 10:23Dan Schulz: We wanna know what you think is the best bicycle repair shop in Redmond
- 10:27Jennifer Davis: If you've enjoyed this podcast, you're gonna love our companion newsletter.
- 10:32Jennifer Davis: Find it at bestofredmond.com, and we'll see you in the next one
- 10:37Dan Schulz: Or maybe before then, walking in and around Redmond