The City of Redmond held a community visioning event to celebrate its acquisition of the Redmond section of the former Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Corridor on Sept. 15.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in Redmond and nationwide, with the 2009 U.S. victim population estimated at 10.4 million, according to Lt. Doug Shepard of Redmond Police Department (RPD).
The Redmond Reporter, Redmond Town Center and Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas co-hosted a “Women in Business” networking event Sept. 14 at the Gold Class Cinemas.
Tuesday, there was a major breakthrough for 18-year-old Redmond resident Chanel Cogan, who was critically injured in a hiking accident on July 31. She said her first full words since the accident, telling her mom Mimi Cogan, “Goodnight,” “Love you” and “Bye.”
At least one nearby business owner is concerned about a large number of mature trees being removed on Northeast 90th Street near Willows Road, to install a sidewalk, but City of Redmond officials say the trees must go for safety reasons.
The Girls Unlimited conference, a program to empower and inspire teen girls in Redmond, will take place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE.
Say hello to a new “sister act” at the Village Square Shopping Center in downtown Redmond.
Cynthia (Glessner) Olson and Paula Glessner-Vallee opened G2 Salon — as in “Glessners times two” — last month at 16150 NE 85th St., Suite 213.
The Redmond City Council unanimously gave the green light to the city’s new Traffic Safety Camera Pilot Program at its Sept. 7 meeting.
Redmond High School junior Jessica Christian is one of four teen leaders in the Vote 4 Hope campaign sponsored by the Children’s Rare Disease Network.
Lindsey Kremkau, owner of the Trade Chic plus-sized women’s boutique in downtown Redmond, has entered the Miss Curve 2011 competition, an event linked to The Curvy Revolution.
Autumn is both glorious and bittersweet for parents whose young adult children are leaving for college.
The term “Empty Nest Syndrome” was coined decades ago, when mothers traditionally stayed at home and many fathers weren’t terribly involved with child-rearing. Back then, women stereotypically “fell apart” or “lost their sense of worth” when children went off on their own.
The concept of Empty Nest Syndrome may not be exactly the same today. Many moms now work outside of the home and plenty of dads are caregivers, as well. Still, parents of either gender may feel sad or anxious when their son or daughter goes away to college.
“Breakfast for dinner” is an often-sought but hard-to-find commodity, especially in a city that isn’t known for its nightlife. So a new downtown Redmond dining destination is attracting the attention of nearby dwellers and business people who say the evening is prime time for a bacon and egg panini — or hearty, homestyle deli sandwiches and soups.
Inspired by the wildly popular Fox TV series “Glee,” the City of Redmond’s Old Fire House Teen (OFH) Center will form its very own “OFH Glee Club” this fall.
Around 500 students, faculty, regional leaders and community members gathered Aug. 27 for a grand opening celebration at DigiPen Institute of Technology’s new, comprehensive campus at 9931 Willows Rd. NE in Redmond.
Redmond’s Gotta Dance begins its 20th anniversary season on Sept. 2, offering ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and hip-hop classes for ages 2 to adults.
Formerly located on Redmond Way, Gotta Dance moved into its present, 12,000-square-foot facility at 17945 NE 65th St. seven years ago and serves more than 700 students. Not even the Great Recession has diminished the popularity of its programs, according to owners Mari Ann Lawler and Maggie Mitchell-Wagner.
Redmond resident Steve Holetz is director of The BoneBat Comedy of Horrors Film Fest, coming to The Big Picture at Redmond Town Center, from 6 p.m.-midnight Thursday, Sept. 2.
In the heart of downtown Redmond, an unassuming building on a quiet, tree-lined street is a safe haven of hope and help for women, children and families who’ve been displaced from their homes by financial hardship or domestic violence.
The YWCA Family Village, 16601 NE 80th St., provides transitional housing, child care, career coaching and work-appropriate clothing, so that clients can focus on becoming self-sufficient.
Ron “Bubba” Peters, a manager at Ken’s Towing in Redmond and his co-worker, truck driver Kyle Drew were kings of the road at the annual Northwest Tow Expo in Ferndale Aug. 20-21.
Who says the French don’t care for Americans?
Three local teens, including two Redmond High School (RHS) students, won gold medals and even made the front page of a French newspaper, Le Progrès, after triumphing over teams from 28 other countries at the F3J World Championships in Dole, France earlier this month.
Donations are being collected for two community-centered fundraising drives to help pay medical bills for Chanel Cogan.
Eighteen-year-old Cogan, a June graduate of Redmond High School (RHS), has been hospitalized since July 31 when she fell 100 feet from a cliff while on a camping trip near Kachess Lake. She suffered numerous serious injuries in the hiking accident.
