PCC Natural Markets in Redmond, along with Lacey-based Alaffia Sustainable Skin Care, collected 74 bikes and an assortment of usable bicycle parts as part of Sunday’s collection drive to benefit students in Togo.
People need to prepare for some gridlock this weekend as there will be notable road closures west and east of Redmond.
The annual Space Elevator Conference held its first ever Family Science Fest earlier this month at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond.
The Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce held its annual golf tournament and auction on Monday and it was a swinging success, according to Danielle Lynch, interim chamber president.
On Sept. 25, Redmond residents Bhavana Kudikala and Supriya Unnikrishnan will be featured in “Kshetram,” a dance production put on by Lakshmi Sanjay and Sanjay Subramaniam, cofounders and artistic directors of Abhinay Fine Arts (AFA).
Photos by Chad Coleman and Tim Watanabe, Redmond Reporter
Earlier this morning, Redmond police arrested a 51-year-old Colorado man after he sped away from an officer during a routine traffic stop. Officers used spike strips to deflate the man’s tire near the State Route 520/Interstate-405 interchange. It was discovered the man had a warrant for his arrest.
There will be a downtown lane and street closure during night hours this week as the City of Redmond continues its stormwater trunk installation project.
Captain Joseph Kimm, an 11-year resident at Emerald Heights in Redmond, celebrated his 100th birthday last Thursday after receiving word that he will be inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame.
He will be inducted on April 28, 2012 at a ceremony to be held at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Redmond-based Newline Software has recently released Newline Exact, an online backup service with 100 percent data privacy.
Technology teacher Robert Kaneko and librarian Shauna Yusko at Evergreen Junior High School in Redmond have been recognized by the ING Unsung Heroes program and have been awarded $2,000 to help fund their “Beyond Reading” program.
In support of the Arthritis Foundation, 19 Puget Sound area Massage Envy locations — including the Redmond Massage Envy center located at 17214 Redmond Way — will host “Healing Hands for Arthritis” on Oct. 12 (World Arthritis Day) to help raise awareness of those affected by arthritis.
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.
From Tuesday to Thursday, educators, digital publishers and seasoned developers will assess the value of games designed for the school and at-home learning environments, give guidance on setting realistic learning objectives for games and offer tips on lessons learned at the Serious Play Conference.
While state mean scores for college-bound students fell slightly in all categories this year, Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students scored higher in all four of the ACT tests (English, mathematics, reading and science) and improved their average composite score. In addition, LWSD students continue to show significantly greater college readiness than state averages and more than twice the national average for meeting all four benchmark scores.
The King County Council did the right thing Monday in approving a $20 car-tab fee to bail out Metro Transit.
We know we recently editorialized that the public should be allowed to vote on the issue.
So what caused our change of heart?
Call it moral clarity on the part of the council majority.
“The legislature is hanging us out to dry” was a quote by Lake Washington School District Superintendent Chip Kimball in the Aug. 12 edition of the Redmond Reporter.
Boo hoo, Kimball.
Now you know how it feels.
King County prosecutors have filed a felony charge against a Redmond man accused of fleeing to Morocco with his 4-year-old son, according to a seattlepi.com report.
Redmond Reporter photographer Chad Coleman captured some of the beautiful scenery and action at Marymoor Park during Tuesday’s sunny weather.
The Acacia Foundation is inviting neighbors for dinner to break bread with them on Aug. 27 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse at 16600 N.E. 80th St.