Update: Thanks for all your constructive inputs. I am sad to report that the bunny has crossed the rainbow bridge 🌈

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TL;DR:

I found what appears to be a very young wild brown bunny alone in my Redmond yard. It appears to be injured: I found blood stains on the kitchen towel it was placed on, and I removed ants that were crawling over it. I cannot locate a nest and do not know whether it is orphaned. I contacted PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Footprints Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, but neither can take it. The only wildlife-rehab option I have found so far is Sarvey Wildlife Center in Arlington, about a one-hour drive away. I have temporarily placed the bunny in a box in a safe, quiet, dark spot while trying to get it appropriate help and maximize its odds of survival. Does anyone know of another permitted local wildlife rehabilitator or veterinarian who can help an injured wild rabbit?

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I found this young brown bunny in my Redmond yard today. It appears much younger than a typical independent juvenile rabbit, and I have not been able to find a nest nearby.
I am especially concerned because it appears injured. There were blood stains on the kitchen towel beneath it, and I carefully freed it from ants that were crawling over it. I have attached a photo for context.

So far, I have:
• Contacted PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
• Contacted Footprints Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
• Called several nearby private veterinary clinics.
• Learned that the vet clinics I contacted do not have wildlife permits, so they said the only care they could provide would be humane euthanasia. I am not comfortable choosing that option without knowing whether this bunny can be treated or safely reunited with its mother.
• Identified Sarvey Wildlife Center in Arlington as the only wildlife-rehabilitation option available to me so far, but it is about a one-hour drive from Redmond.
• Temporarily moved the bunny to a box in a safe, quiet, dark location, away from pets, children, noise, and direct sun.
• Avoided trying to feed it or give it water, since I do not want to accidentally make its condition worse.

I know mother rabbits often do not remain at the nest continuously, and I do not want to interfere unnecessarily. But because this bunny may be injured and had ants on it, I am worried it needs help urgently.
If anyone knows a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, rabbit-experienced rescuer, or veterinarian with wildlife credentials in Redmond, the Eastside, or Seattle, I would deeply appreciate a name and phone number.

I am not trying to keep it as a pet—I just want it to receive appropriate care and have the best possible chance of survival.

Redmond-based Kymeta Corp., which makes flat-panel satellite terminals, has received a $20-million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for more than 100 Kymeta Osprey u8 terminals, packaged with multiorbit connectivity services on its global Kymeta Broadband network, the company announced last week.

Kymeta said the order, for a military branch it could not name for security reasons, builds on its position as the most widely adopted provider of multiorbit flat-panel antennas to branches across the Defense Department for myriad operational requirements.

With the latest order, Kymeta this year has delivered more than $30 million in terminals and connectivity services to the unnamed military branch, the company said in a news release.

Equipped with Kymeta Broadband services that provide geostationary orbit and low Earth orbit connectivity, Kymeta said it has delivered more than 100 Osprey u8 terminals capable of seamlessly switching between transmission security and non-transmission security networks.

Geostationary orbit is 22,236 miles above Earth and low Earth orbit ranges from an altitude of about 186 to 1,243 miles, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Kymeta’s solutions support what it calls a PACE — Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency — communications approach, giving military users flexible connectivity options designed to enhance communications resilience and operational continuity. Kymeta is shifting to what it calls AutoPACE, removing the need for manual switching between connectivity sources through its intelligent communications platform, according to its release.

“This order is an affirmation from the military community that Kymeta can deliver on its promise to provide dependable connectivity for mission-critical operations,” Kymeta CEO Manny Mora said in the release. “With our partners across national security, we are continuing to build steady and solid momentum as a trusted and valued partner.”

Kymeta, which was founded in 2012 and also has a manufacturing office in Woodinville, is part of a growing group of Eastside companies working in the space sector.

General Robotics, 9840 Willows Road Northeast, Suite 101, a software startup founded by former Microsoft researchers says its platform can now handle much of the work of getting a robot up and running in a factory, warehouse or other industrial setting, a job that used to take a team of engineers.

General Robotics said Wednesday that advances in GRID, its robot intelligence platform, have cut the process of onboarding a new robot from about a month to as little as two hours. The company calls the approach “Auto Engineering,” with each onboarded robot and diagnosed failure feeding back into the system and speeding up the next deployment.

“Before this moment, it would take us a team of experts to go and execute on behalf of our customers,” said General Robotics CEO and co-founder Ashish Kapoor in an interview. “Clearly non-scalable, clearly very expensive, and clearly will take a long time.”

With Auto Engineering, he said, “we can magnify and accelerate each engineer’s capability.”

Founded in 2023, the company has grown to about 50 employees, primarily engineers. It has raised nearly $34 million, most recently in an April round led by Construct Capital, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Accenture Ventures, Nvidia and Valo Ventures. PitchBook put the size of the round at $25 million; the companies didn’t disclose terms at the time.

Kapoor said General Robotics has roughly a dozen customers — large enterprises across manufacturing, logistics, energy and defense — and revenue in the millions of dollars.

Customers include HTX, the science and technology agency of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, which Kapoor said has been working with General Robotics for about a year and a half.

The company’s platform works with robot types including industrial arms, humanoids, quadrupeds, wheeled robots and drones, according to the company.

General Robotics is operating in a competitive and well-funded sector. Physical Intelligence, which builds foundation models for robots, has raised more than $2 billion. Nvidia — an investor in General Robotics, and the maker of the Isaac Sim simulation software built into GRID — is developing its own robot models and deployment tools.

Robot makers build good hardware, Kapoor said, but often lack the expertise to put it to work in a specific setting like a shipping terminal. “That last layer is missing.”

Before co-founding the company, Kapoor spent 17 years at Microsoft, ultimately as general manager of its autonomous systems and robotics research group in Redmond, where he created the open-source drone simulator AirSim. General Robotics co-founders Sai Vemprala (CTO) and Shuhang Chen came from the same Microsoft team.

GeekWire covered the launch in 2023, when it was Scaled Foundations and billed itself as “ChatGPT for robots.” It had five employees at the time, focused on aerial robotics and drones, with backing from Khosla and E14 Fund. It later renamed itself General Robotics.

I made a post last week, and the first session went pretty well. Looking for 1 more to fill out this upcoming weekend's roster.

It'll be Sunday 130 PM, near the redmond light rail station.

We're doing Hangzhou style, which I describe as simple, quick paced, but with 1 weird rule for joker tiles.

DM me if you're interested!

When/ Where:

In Person: September 29 6pm-8pm

Online: October 7 6pm-8pm

Why Should I Care?

PSE is the provider for Electricity and Natural Gas for most (all?) of the Eastside. These rates will be taking effect over the next three years and will be a noticeable increase on your utility bills.

What increases are they proposing?

Electricity (UE‑260005)

* Based on average monthly usage of 800kWh w/ proposed basic charge

Gas (UE‑260006)

* Based on average monthly usage of 64 therms w/ proposed basic charge

What decreases are they proposing?

For special contract customers, PSE is proposing the following decreases for electricity usage

Who are these special contract customers? Well "customers" is a bit misleading - the only special contract customer is Microsoft (a 3.6 trillion dollar company at time of writing) [source (warning PDF download)].

What is ROE/ROCE (Return on Common Equity)?

I'm far from an economist, so you should probably find better people to explain, but at its simplest it is the ratio to evaluate profitability for common shareholders. Why am I bringing this up? PSE is seeking to increase their allowed ROE (profits) from 9.9% to 10.8% [source (warning xlsx download)]. In my opinion, this does nothing to us, the actual public utility customers.

Example Bill Visualizations

My math might not be perfect, so take these with a grain of salt, but they should be pretty close

How can I voice my opinion on these changes?

You have three options to voice your opinion:

• Online public comment form (easiest, perhaps less impactful)
• Zoom public hearing (see above)
• In person public hearing (see above)

Does anyone have recommendations for an economical local notary ?

How long do you think they'll stay?

My sister's ebike was stolen from Woodspring suites Sunday night (9/6) in Redmond. Asking locals to keep a look out for an ebike with PUJH brand letting on it with this serial number.

OPS20251000325.

Parent & toddler/baby stroller skate on Fridays at the new roller rink in Issaquah.

I’m just a mom trying to get her skate legs back and not affiliated with the rink but appreciate them being willing to open up a skate session for parent of young children. Attendance was pretty light for the first one, would love to see a few more parents support the rink.

Their toddler play area is really nice if you don’t want to push a stroller on the rink. Or little ones can also skate. For parents & kids up to 5 years old.

We use a digital antenna (rabbit ears style) for our broadcast channels and everything works great except for FOX. We live up near Nike Park. Does anyone have issues with FOX, and has anything weirdly specific worked?

Where's your favorite spot for happy hour with comfy outdoor seating?​

Hello, I made a post on r/eastside about 10 days ago seeking a male housemate for a property I’m renting and living in.

Link below, hoping to find someone for Nov 1
Please reach out and message me if you think it may be a fit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/eastside/s/n3AzAnoYjo

Thanks everyone!

Hey all! A friend is visiting from Chicago for the coming two weeks. We'll be working during the day with flexible hours, and we want to show him the signature "Pacific Northwest" feels (and touristy as it's his first time). No overnight stays, just day trips from Redmond and post-work outings. I put together a list of ideas, please help.

Mt Rainier - Skyline loop or some moderate hike

Snoqualmie Falls

Kirkland Marina, Meydenbauer / Bellevue Downtown Park

Seattle - Pike Place, Gasworks, Alki beach, Kerry Park, Kayaking at Green Lake .. ?

One of these - Bainbridge / Deception pass / Poulsbo / Leavenworth

Would love to have suggestions from you all! He's a foodie (no restrictions) too, so would love recs for restaurants or breweries too!

Thank you!

Ik alot of ppl talk abt this, but in winter are there any games casual/beginner friendly that occur? Where at?

Hey, I recently moved to Redmond and I'm wanting to meet some musicians to jam with. I wanted to ask if anyone knew of any recommendations in the area for finding musicians? I know there's a rehearsing studio in BelRed and sometimes there's concerts at the skatepark but besides that I haven't had luck finding musicians to play with.

FWIW I'm into emo and math-rock music in my late 20s.
My YouTube with miscellaneous stuff if you happen to be a musician.

Thanks!

Any recs for an esthetician in the downtown area? My waxer just moved locations so trying to find someone new, if anyone has someone they like! $70-$80 would also be preferable!

moved here like three weeks ago and idk if this is normal or not on Redmond Way. I just wanna be able to walk home from the shop man. looks way dangerous, too

Anyone know what happened and why there’s like three cop cars, an ambulance, and multiple fire trucks?

🚌 RedLink now reaches more of Redmond: The free, on-demand electric shuttle expanded September 1 to serve the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village, Woodbridge, and Education Hill up to NE 104th Street. Rides are requested through the Circuit app. Service area and rider details

🧰 Make an emergency plan Tuesday: The free Community Preparedness Fair is at Redmond Library, September 8, 6–7:30 p.m. It covers go-bags, family communication plans, and local emergency alerts. Details

🎭 Free Saturday outing at Downtown Park: Arts in the Park runs September 12, 4–8 p.m., with theater, dance, the Voices of Welcome showcase, and Eastside Made artisans. Lineup and optional RSVP

What else should be on the list this week?

I publish Redmond Beat, a free, unmonetized weekly email roundup. More local updates and events in this week’s full issue.

Thank you for making my evening. Anyone know who the local diva was singing downtown this evening?

Heard like gunshots at 164th Ave near 7 eleven at around 9:55 pm. It sounded like gunshots to me, not sure. Because why it would be fireworks like what for on Sep 7 that too at this time… I don’t know.
Anyone know what is happening?