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Cheers Redmond! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How this weekend's SR 520 work could snarl your Redmond drive.
  • How FedEx's pullback could affect a big Redmond warehouse loan

Also on today's calendar: From Washington to the Crown: Nitisha Polkondwar Wins Femina USA North America Universe 2026 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Sunday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
  • Monday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major I-405 closure, SR 520 lane restrictions this weekend (kiro7.com) — If you're driving through Redmond this weekend, expect lane closures on eastbound SR 520 over Lake Sammamish Parkway both Saturday and Sunday mornings, with backups likely on nearby streets like 148th Avenue NE and Redmond Way. Combined with a full northbound I-405 closure between Renton and Bellevue, regional congestion will be heavy, so plan extra time and consider alternate routes before heading out.
   

• FedEx's Consolidation Plan Puts $3B Of CMBS Debt In Crosshairs (bisnow.com) — A major FedEx-leased warehouse in Redmond faces a tricky window where the company's lease ends in mid-2028 but the property's $45.1 million loan doesn't mature until early 2030. That timing, part of FedEx's broader plan to shrink its real estate footprint, could leave the Redmond landlord scrambling for a new tenant in a shifting industrial market.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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