Fairwinds — Redmond Retirement Community at 9988 Avondale Rd. N.E. is currently collecting kids’ pajamas as part of its ninth annual Pajama Drive for Treehouse, an organization that works to give foster children a real childhood as well as hope for the future.
Redmond High School (RHS) sophomore Jonathan Qu won second place in the Senior Piano Division of the Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) Outstanding Artist competition.
The Redmond Academy of Theater Arts will present “Once on This Island Jr.,” a show for the entire family.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
The restored Odd Fellows rings insignia will again adorn the front façade of Odd Fellows Hall at 7979 Leary Way in downtown Redmond on Dec. 4.
Businesses, community groups and nonprofits around the country are coming together on Nov. 27 for Giving Tuesday to promote giving back to the community.
People can drop off dog- or cat-food donations at the Redmond locations for All the Best Care, Mud Bay, Pet Pros and Petco as part of Homeward Pet Adoption Center’s Holiday Pet Food Drive starting Friday through Dec. 31.
(In response to last issue’s City of Redmond, Tim Eyman traffic-enforcement cameras court hearing story.) Cities and camera companies fight HARD to block real votes on ticket cameras because they have lost the votes 90 percent of the time (27 of 30 public votes went against the cameras).
(In response to last issue’s liquor privatization story.) The problem is not with the stores, it is with the state. They knew they would lose revenue so they put so much tax on booze that no one will purchase it.
A Nov. 16 editorial in the Redmond Reporter called shame on the cost of elections, while completely misunderstanding the cause. “Super PACs” are not a cause of the high cost of elections — they are a consequence.
The 2012 general election was a lot of things. It was an exercise in democracy, a peaceful transition of power and as annoying as ever. The cliches alone are enough to make you want to throw something at the TV.
City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione will proclaim Nov. 24, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, as Small Business Saturday in Redmond.
Crews from the City of Redmond’s stormwater, wastewater and water divisions responded to 19 calls during Monday’s storm regarding plugged storm drains and minor flooding.
In addition, the city’s streets division responded to three reports of downed trees.
City officials said there was some minor nuisance flooding, but no major impacts or road closures resulting from the rain.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
Olivia Tillinghast scored Bear Creek’s first goal just over 12 minutes into the match to get the ball rolling for the Grizzlies en route to their 4-0 victory over Crosspoint Academy this afternoon in the 1B/2B state semifinal at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner.
Singer Leona Coakley-Spring of Redmond will perform her “Gosperation” music (a combination of gospel and inspirational tunes) at her 14th annual AIDS Benefit Concert at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 3030 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue.
The 65-member Eastside Symphony will perform a piece by composer Jeff Taylor to celebrate the City of Redmond’s centennial during a free holiday Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Redmond Performing Arts Center, 17272 N.E. 104th St.
Rotary Club of Redmond honored Redmond High School’s Meg Holtzinger, a senior, and Sarang Joshi, a junior, as its students of the month for November. Club President Michael Nichols made the presentations to the two students.
Humorist Will Rogers once noted that “politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” If he could only see it now.
Estimates put the cost of the recent presidential race at $2.6 billion. That means one side spent more than $1 billion only to lose. We’d hope there was a lesson there — but we doubt it.