I have weird dreams about school.
All… the… time.
For a while now, I’ve been done with classes, textbooks, note taking and the fright of receiving test results back from instructors — even if I knew I did well. I’m just paranoid like that.
Driving around town in a police car — not a bad way to spend part of my Tuesday evening. I’m talking front-seat action, not a back-seat-in-handcuffs ride for this guy.
Thanks to Redmond police officer Krista Bauer, I was able to tag along with her on National Night Out Against Crime as we visited a pair of block parties to meet with residents and get a taste of what is on their minds regarding crime, safety, traffic and keeping in touch with their neighbors to make sure everything runs smoothly on their streets.
When Patrick Lee passed out fliers at Redmond Derby Days for the upcoming Sammamish Valley Festival, he mentioned to people that Theno’s Dairy was “reopening” at the event.
“Kids were grabbing fliers out of my hands,” said Lee of the excited youth.
A 36-year-old former Microsoft senior program manager was charged with second-degree rape on July 31 in King County Superior Court.
About 720 roses.
Bear Creek Florist owner Lisa Aliment’s eyes opened wide when she thought of all those roses, many of which she was donating to four Redmond and two Kirkland nursing and senior care facilities on Monday.
The tequila has arrived.
That’s right, 240 bottles of it — and the oak barrel — from Amatitan, Jalisco, Mexico.
I wasn’t able to attend last weekend’s 73rd Derby Days events, but Redmond and the state of Washington weren’t far from my mind while attending my cousin Eric’s wedding in Saratoga, Calif.
Tent City 4 is returning to Redmond this Saturday at Redwood Family Church. For 90 days, 85 homeless residents will set up outside the church at 11500 Redmond Woodinville Road Northeast.
In February, I visited some residents when Tent City 4 was located at St. Jude Parish in Redmond.
It was an eye-opening experience, and the words of one resident still echo in my mind.
After taking meetings with a potential buyer for a few weeks and showing him around the store, a local business owner’s coffers were minus $8,000 when the man allegedly took the money without the owner’s permission.
Redmond Police Department (RPD) former officer Marcella Fogg and one-time lieutenant/officer Brent Howard have filed claims of $1 million each against the City of Redmond, RPD and several members of the police force.
“Two-hundred hours … Wow, that’s a lot,” Carlos Martinez said as he leaned back in his chair and glanced at fellow Redmond High senior Athena Anderle on Tuesday afternoon.
For four hours on May 30, five Redmond Police Department (RPD) traffic officers were on the lookout for drivers using their cell phones and not buckling their seat belts.
When people in the surrounding communities leave for work in the morning, many of them are headed to Redmond.
Redmond City Council members received a visit from 10 people from the Redmond Senior Center with transportation on their minds at Tuesday night’s meeting.
The calm atmosphere changed dramatically when Bree Casey asked people to unleash a barrage of noise for a full minute.
Nine months ago, I began my tenure as editor of the Redmond Reporter.
I’d been editor and news reporter at the Bothell-Kenmore Reporter for more than a decade and welcomed the chance to spread my wings and become involved with a different community.
When it comes to bikes and protecting the environment, the City of Redmond scores big points.
On the city government front, I’m wondering why more people aren’t keen on running for a City Council spot.
Bear Creek’s girls golf team snagged the 1B/2B state championship today at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood. The Grizzlies had 36.50 points and St. John Endicott was second with 35.00 points.
As Lorraine Josifek pointed the way to the Redmond Bike Bash, cyclist Bill Tsang noticed the invitation and turned off the Sammamish River Trail and joined the celebration.
