🌱 How will Tukwila’s new tiny house village support local homeless families?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Tukwila’s new tiny house village support local homeless families?
• Macy’s at Southcenter Parkway is on the chopping block.
• How Tukwila Police helped crack a major regional drug ring.

Also on today's calendar: Downtown Issaquah Spring Wine & Artwalk and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Expanding Shelter: Church by the Side of the Road (kcrha.org) — A new family-focused Tiny House Village is about to open on Tukwila International Boulevard, backed by the City of Tukwila and King County funding. Hosted by Church by the Side of the Road and run by LIHI, it will offer 40 climate-controlled tiny homes plus services for families with children, with the first residents expected to move in later this month.
   

2. More than 1,500 stores to shutter in 2026 as retail apocalypse looms (themirror.com) — A Macy’s store at Southcenter Parkway in Tukwila is slated to close as part of a nationwide wave of more than 1,500 retail shutdowns through 2026. The article details major chains like Macy’s, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, Kroger, and others trimming underperforming locations, reflecting broader financial pressures on brick‑and‑mortar retailers across the country.
   

3. 'Predatory behavior': Seattle man gets 75 months for selling drugs in 'The Jungle' encampment (mynorthwest.com) — Tukwila Police helped federal and Seattle authorities investigate a drug trafficking ring that targeted homeless encampments and the Chinatown‑International District, leading to a 75‑month prison sentence for a Seattle man. The case involved wiretaps, firearm seizures, and multiple defendants, highlighting ongoing regional efforts to curb fentanyl and meth distribution affecting nearby communities, including Tukwila.
   

4. Seattle Woman Charged 10 Months After Brandi Kruse Violently Mobbed Outside ICE Facility (ngocomment.com) — Prosecutors in Tukwila have quietly filed charges against a Seattle woman accused of participating in an attack on journalist Brandi Kruse near Seattle last June. The piece, written in a first-person, opinionated style, links this case to broader concerns about violence toward journalists covering protests in the Pacific Northwest.
   

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📸 Around Tukwila

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tukwila

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Downtown Issaquah Spring Wine & Artwalk
  232 Front St N, Issaquah
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Forterra Earth Month Event
  Crestview Park , 16200 42nd Ave S , Tukwila
  1:00 pm
• Tacoma Defiance vs St. Louis
  Starfire Sports , 14800 Starfire Way , Tukwila
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• BECU Member Shred and e-CYcle Event
  BECU ATM , 2800 Southcenter Mall , Tukwila
  9:00 am
• 85th Anniversary of AA in Washington
  Emerald Downs , 2300 Ron Crockett Dr. , Auburn
  10:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Boulevard Park Library , 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle
  11:00 am

Monday April 20

• The Friendship Club
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  12:30 pm
• 26-27 Enrollment Lottery
  Rainier Prep , 10211 12th Ave S , Seattle
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• King County Parks and Recreation Office Hours
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Reading Buddies at the Skyway Library (Study Zone)
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  4:30 pm

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📣 Tukwila Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• 9th Annual Northwest Girlstock
  Four Points by Sheraton , 714 Lakeway Drive , Bellingham
  8:00 am
• RIBBON CUTTING - Color Me Mine, Renton Landing
  Color Me Mine , 827 N 10th Pl Suite D , Renton
  10:00 am
• English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  10:30 am
• Meadow Crest Tour
  Meadow Crest Early Learning Center Renton, WA 98057
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can’t sleep, so I baked a spice Bundt cake.
  The recipe is from Southern Living, with a few tweaks to make it my own. (Nextdoor Riverton Heights)

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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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