On Saturday, more than 250 Boys & Girls Club youth will attend the first-ever Kids TechFest on the Microsoft Corp. campus in Redmond.
King County’s second annual “Bag your Bags. Bring ‘em Back” campaign brings together recycling, reuse and reduction right in your kitchen and grocery store.
We need people on City Council who are thoughtful and care deeply for the City of Redmond.
Tom Flynn is that type of person.
I have known Redmond City Council candidate Tom Flynn since 2003, when I joined the board of a local literary arts association called Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP).
This past weekend, GoGirlGo! Seattle and the City of Redmond hosted a viewing of the documentary and movement called “Finding Kind.”
Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and the Union Hill Water Association (UHWA) signed last week a “landmark” agreement that will protect water quality and the environment.
The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is seeking community input on what it should look for in its new superintendent.
LWSD board of directors is embarking on its process to find a successor to Dr. Chip Kimball, who will be leaving after this school year to take a similar position in Singapore.
Sandra Bettencourt, City of Redmond recreation division manager, will be the guest at the next Redmond Senior Center (RSC) First Friday Coffee Chat on Nov. 4 from 10-11 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge of RSC, 8703 160th Ave. N.E.
The City of Redmond and the Cascade Land Conservancy have partnered to sponsor a work party on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m.-noon at Hartman Park, 17300 N.E. 104 St.
The Redmond Arts Commission wants the community to join them in a conversation about the arts in Redmond on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Soul Food Books, 15748 Redmond Way.
The Lady Grizzlies kept their Sea-Tac 2B record perfect at 4-0-0 with a 7-0 thrashing of Evergreen Lutheran on Tuesday afternoon at home.
Six different players – Caroline Bridgewater, Halle Coleman, Morgan Ral, Kristina Englestone, Lizzi Udeschini and Whitney Isabell – scored in the winning effort with Coleman leading with two goals and Isabell recording three assists as well.
The City of Redmond received the Best City Award from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for its Northeast 36th Street Bridge project in the Overlake neighborhood.
An award presentation was given at Tuesday’s City Council business meeting and public works director Bill Campbell said, “(The bridge) is our pride and joy … to deliver this project.”
One League for Everyone (OLE) will be holding a gear drive to collect new or gently used cleats, shin guards, shorts and socks to donate to the OLE program. The drive will be on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Marymoor Park at the canopy by the Marymoor Meadows parking lot. The drive will also be collecting on Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 60 Acres Park.
Last Friday, Overlake Terrace Assisted Living and Independent Living in Redmond hosted a Shave a Thon and raised $3,412 for breast cancer research.
The winless Redmond High football team scored a season-high 24 points last Friday against the Newport Knights, but it wasn’t enough as the Mustangs were handed their seventh loss of the season 42-24. Facing a 14-0 deficit, kicker Chris Schumacher got the Mustangs on the board with a 25-yard field goal, and later in the third Brady Anderson launched a 64-yard bomb to Nikolaj la Cour.
The third annual Redmond Lights Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for Dec. 3 at Redmond Town Center — its new location.
On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the King County Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
As part of his “Songs & Stories” Tour, Steven Curtis Chapman will be performing at Overlake Christian Church, 9900 NE Willows Rd. N.E. in Redmond, on Oct. 29.
PCC Natural Markets is partnering with Amtrak Cascades to offer a two-for-one fare promotion.
The five Whole Foods Market locations in the Puget Sound region — including Redmond — recently presented a $12,000 check to the University of Washington’s Experimental Education Unit (EEU) to help keep students eating the freshest and most nutritional food possible during school hours.