🌱 How do Kenmore’s policing costs compare to Shoreline and nearby cities?
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In today's newsletter:
- How do Kenmore’s policing costs compare to Shoreline and nearby cities?
Also on today's calendar: Global Steamoji Day - Steamoji Kirkland and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds breaking for some sun, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shoreline police report lower costs ‘through economies of scale' (myedmondsnews.com) — Kenmore residents can see how their city’s per-person law enforcement costs stack up against Shoreline and other neighbors, with Kenmore spending less per capita than most nearby cities. The piece centers on Shoreline’s contract policing model, response times, and crisis-response partnership that also includes Kenmore, offering context for regional public safety spending and services. 
📸 Around Kenmore
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Global Steamoji Day - Steamoji Kirkland
Steamoji Kirkland, Maker Space for kids, 355 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
1:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Live Stand Up Comedy
Side Hustle: Taproom & La Vida Social Cuisine , 15 Lake St #201 , Kirkland
7:00 pm -
Wedding Tasting Pick Up
Seatown Sweets , 6830 NE Bothell Way Suite A , Kenmore
11:00 am -
Bluegrass jam and concert
Copperworks Distilling - Kenmore , 7324 NE 175th St , Kenmore
2:30 pm -
PTA Community Night
Arrowhead Elementary , 6725 NE Arrowhead Drive , Kenmore
5:30 pm -
Tutors at Kenmore Library (Study Zone)
Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
6:00 pm -
Kenmore LGBTQ+ Youth Group
Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
4:30 pm -
Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
10:00 am -
Family Story Time
Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
10:00 am -
Beyond Borders: Travel and Tourism EXPO
6728 NE 181st St , Kenmore
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marimba Band
Hollywood Hill Elementary , 17110 148th Avenue N.E. , Woodinville
8:30 am -
Parent & Tot (2 - 5 Yrs)
Creart Studioz , 1427 228th St SE , Bothell
9:45 am -
Baby Story Time
Kingsgate Library , 12315 NE 143rd Street , Kirkland
10:30 am -
English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:30 am
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Associate in Kenmore. Apply here.
- Bastyr University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Counseling & Health Psychology - Clinical Supervisor in Kenmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenmore here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Forest Park
- Ballinger Way Down To One Lane At Night (lfptowncrier.com)
Bothell
- Five massage parlors shuttered in Bothell prostitution sweep; all within blocks of police station (king5.com)
- Washington Directs $500K To IonQ Expansion In Bothell (hoodline.com)
- Downtown Bothell Jolted As Safety Sweep Shuts Multiple Spots (hoodline.com)
Kirkland
- The Top 10 New Home Bars So Far in 2026 (houzz.com)
- New Equity Partner Positions Cadre Energy Solutions, LLC to Accelerate Growth in Contract Compression (lasvegassun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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