Incumbent Jane Hague has the early lead in the primary race for King County Council Position 6, with Mercer Island resident Richard Mitchell holding on to the second spot for the November General Election.
On Monday, electrical contractors hired by the City of Redmond will begin work to add a new transformer and electrical capacity to the great lawn area of City Hall — providing additional power for city and community events on campus.
Brown Bear Car Wash, located at 17809 Redmond Way, will add sparkle to local cars and trucks Aug. 25 as it will offer free washes to celebrate the franchise’s 54th anniversary.
The Redmond Historical Society’s (RHS) next meeting will be Sept. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, located at 16600 N.E. 80 St.
Seattle Synchronized Swimming Club is holding a free try-it session at Redmond Pool, located at 17535 NE 104 St., on Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. for kids 7 to 12 years old.
I am strongly opposed to the potential for any type of shared-community program or co-op that allows for the maintenance and care of animals, for a multitude of owners, in one person’s backyard.
King County Proposition 1 – the Veterans and Human Services Levy – asks voters to approve a tax levy of five cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to support a wide variety of services to those who need them most.
Please say yes.
Ugly politics are afoot in the Sixth Metropolitan King County Council District.
Incumbent Jane Hague has drawn a small fleet of challengers, spearheaded by attorney and Mercer Island resident Richard Mitchell.
In contrast to Hague’s meaty menu of accomplishments since being re-elected to the council in 2007, Mitchell’s career of political appointments (most under Gov. Christine Gregoire) and sparse private sector experience is little more than an amuse bouche in need of a main course.
As part of its commitment to improving visitor experience, King County Parks (KCP) is looking for visitor opinions: what is great about King County’s parks, trails and natural areas and what is needed in order to make them even better.
The City of Redmond was recently praised by the state’s Department of Ecology (DOE) for the quick and correct response from the fire and public works departments during the June fire at the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) substation fire.
Walk a Mile in My Shoes, a fundraiser for Redmond-based Pushing Boundaries, is encouraging people on the Eastside and the greater Puget Sound area to get up and walk all month through Aug. 28.
On Aug. 19 and 20, Evergreen Family Theatre in Redmond will present “Honk! Jr.” at Leota Junior High School Theater at 19301 168th Ave. N.E. in Woodinville.
Our men and women in uniform are currently involved in the longest deployment in the history of our nation.
Whether it be in Afghanistan, Iraq, or elsewhere, they have fought for their country for more than a decade, most serving an average three to four tours, leaving loved ones behind, uncertain whether they’ll ever see them again.
But when they return home, too often these veterans do not find the support they deserve. That is why we urge you to approve Proposition 1 on your Aug. 16 primary ballot, and join us in renewing the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy.
I sincerely want to thank the mayor and the City Council for starting their partnership with American Traffic Solutions (ATS) with a traffic camera pilot-program for the first year.
The council must give its termination notice to ATS by Dec. 1. Given the police department’s update to the city council last month, it is impossible to imagine the council will extend the program another four years. We are halfway through the pilot program and what have we learned?
King County Fire Marshal calls for burn ban through SeptemberA county-wide fire safety burn ban through the end of September has been declared by the King County Fire Marshal in coordination with the King County Fire Chiefs’ Association.
U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, a national urgent care and occupational healthcare center operator, is relocating its Redmond clinic to a new, location at 16690 Redmond Way.
The Redmond Arts Commission will exhibit oil paintings by artist Jeffrey Corson beginning Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St.
On Wednesday evening, roughly three dozen Redmond residents filled City Hall’s Bytes Cafe to discuss the city’s municipal code regarding the ownership of small animals such as chickens on lots smaller than a half-acre.
The Redmond Reporter will be adding another columnist to its opinion pages, starting in the Aug. 12 issue.
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.