There wasn’t much pot talk at tonight’s Redmond City Council meeting.
With a public hearing on the docket to discuss marijuana regulations, nobody was on hand to speak other than council members and Rob Odle, the city’s director of planning and community development.
Sierra Mukerjee gets a thrill out of leaping, tumbling and dancing.
When she’s in the spotlight, the Redmond High freshman steps up her floor exercise routine a few notches.
Don Wong felt he had the best job in the world.
He was a dedicated physical education teacher who thrived on watching his students shine.
The 61-year-old sports fanatic — who played rugby until he was 52 — also approved of his instructor’s uniform at Norman Rockwell Elementary School, said his sister Ann Cohen.
As if there weren’t enough intense, mind-boggling performances already.
Art Gonzales has experienced good times — and the toughest situations.
He worked for equipment rental companies for seven years in Lake City and Bothell before the economy burst and he lost his job.
Luke Blankenbeckler says that shooting the ball is paramount to Bear Creek’s basketball success.
Defense, teamwork, selflessness and unity have been crucial components to the Grizzlies’ 7-0 start in their 2B Sea Tac League campaign, but putting the ball up to the hoop from a distance is at the top of the list.
Tami Borms said her daughter Kaylee had done her floor exercise a “million times” without suffering an injury.
However, last October, while the Redmond High senior gymnast was trying to nail a back layout half during practice at the Northwest Aerials gym in Kirkland, something went horribly wrong.
It’s coming. Just look for the blue-and-gold Grand Chapiteau.
That’s the Cirque du Soleil’s big top, which will rise to the sky this Thursday and stand tall in Marymoor Park for 46 days. Inside, the 50-member troupe will perform its latest creation, “Amaluna,” which is set on a mysterious island governed by Goddesses, guided by the cycles of the moon and protected by Valkyrie warrior women, who also fly high with their aerial talents.
Rosa Parks Elementary School up on Redmond Ridge is usually in the news about being overcrowded with students.
As the Seattle Seahawks roll through their season, the victories taste a bit sweeter to chef and restaurateur John Howie, as well.
“With them winning, it’s a lot more fun. It’s gotten to a fever pitch now,” he said the day after the Hawks’ 24-14 playoff victory over the Washington Redskins last Sunday.
I know this has been said before, but it’s worth repeating. Again and again.
Stay alert out there on the road, whether you’re walking, biking or driving.
The Seattle Seahawks won’t play the Washington Redskins until Sunday, but playoff football fever has already begun in the form of 99-cent Top Pot Doughnuts offerings. The commemorative Hawks doughnuts feature blue, green and yellow sprinkles atop a white frosting.
So, as 2012 nears its end, I — like everyone else, I assume — find myself evaluating my productivity over the last 12 months.
I’ve put another year under my belt in my two decades-plus journalism career and feel it’s been a good one.
Tim Sharpe is angry that he couldn’t agree on an offer with the state to keep his Graces 5 healthy eating restaurant open longer.
His foray into the business world with his wife, Katherine, was cut short last week after a 16-month run because the owners lost their business license due to unpaid taxes.
Phillip Klassen feels that team spirit is at a premium for this year’s Redmond High boys swimming team. Freshman are on campus for the first time and that means more aqua athletes for the Mustangs. In all, there’s about 50 guys pumped up to support the squad, which last February had six boys compete at the 4A state meet.
It was Hopelink public relations coordinator Kris Betker’s first time experiencing Microsoft’s Giving Tree event on Thursday morning — it’s safe to say that she’s now hooked on it.
It’s still early in the season, and Redmond High senior captains Lauren Bogard and Ali Jorgensen feel their team can get on track and win a handful of games when all is said and done.
Senior captains Kyle Sawtell and Nate Swanson know they’ve got to provide a ton of leadership for their teammates this season. Probably more than normal since the Redmond High Mustangs only sport one returning varsity player — Sawtell.
Normally, I’m a pretty quiet guy when it comes to discussing my job outside of the work place.
I’ve been in the journalism business for 20-plus years, and while there’s always something interesting happening at the paper, my usual outlook is to get the job done and move on to the many other aspects of my life. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate each day on the job to the fullest, and I always have ever since that first day at the Los Altos Town Crier as an entertainment section editor.
Count to seven.
That’s how long it took Anthony Hamilton to dispatch of Mike Riddell in a CageSport bout on Nov. 3. First, there was some maneuvering and a Hamilton jab to create some distance between the two fighters. And then came the big blow: an overhand right punch to the “button” of Riddell’s chin. Lights out. A knockout victory.
