As the sun set on a recent Friday at City Hall, a co-worker of mine asked me a rather intriguing question.
We had just met each other only a few minutes earlier at Derby Days where we were working, and we had just begun to engage in small talk. He told me about his wife and toddler, and I told him about my hobbies and what I wanted to be later in life. It was basic, normal chatter.
More than 1,000 churchgoers from Redmond’s Overlake Christian Church, Northshore Baptist Church in Bothell and other community churches and organizations will offer their help at elementary schools, private homes and other locations serving clients from agencies such as Hopelink and Vision House this weekend.
The second annual Community Serve Day on Saturday, Aug. 21 is aimed at empowering churchgoers and others to give back to their communities.
Volunteers will be at Einstein Elementary School, 18025 NE 116th St. in Redmond from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. during the Community Serve Day on Aug. 21. Other locations for service are in Kirkland, Kenmore and Shoreline. For hours, addresses or other details, visit www.communityserveday.org or call Josh McQueen at Overlake Christian Church at (425) 260-2780.
I’m convinced — if it has to happen — the best place in Western Washington to have your car quit on you is in front of Aegis Living in Redmond.
Been there, done that.
I take exception to your editorial cartoon in the Aug. 13 edition portraying a gloating Gov. Christine Gregoire in a carriage consisting apparently of ill-gotten taxpayers’ money.
Here at the Redmond Reporter we recognize the tremendous strides and impressive contributions women have made in the business world. Whether they are business owners, managers or running the front office, they are the driving force behind many successful businesses. Bearing that in mind we would like to highlight some of our local “Women in Business” starting in our Aug. 27 issue.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up 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.
While national mean scores for college-bound students fell slightly this year, Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students scored higher on three of the four ACT tests (English, Reading and Science) and improved their average composite score. In addition, LWSD students continue to show significantly greater college readiness than state and national averages.
Redmond High School senior Dylan Davis pitched a shutout eighth inning for the West squad at the AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic last Sunday at PETCO Park in San Diego in a 5-3 East victory.
Jamba Juice, including a Redmond location at 16002 Redmond Way, is offering $1 tea smoothies and iced coffee creations on Thursday, Aug. 19.
The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) announced three new acting principals, including two at Redmond schools, in a Wednesday press release.
The second annual “Thrill the World: Zombie Dance and Block Party” is set to lurch its way into Redmond Town Center on Saturday, Oct. 23.
The event will be a fundraiser for children’s educational programs at SecondStory Repertory.
Based on early primary elections returns, several local races are setting the stage for a tight battle in November.
As of Thursday morning, Republican candidate for state Senate from the 45th District and Redmond resident, Andy Hill, was beating incumbent Democrat and Kirkland resident Eric Oemig 51.20-48.68 percent.
Based on early primary elections returns, several local races are setting the stage for a tight battle in November.
As of Thursday morning, Republican candidate for state Senate from the 45th District and Redmond resident, Andy Hill, was beating incumbent Democrat and Kirkland resident Eric Oemig 51.20-48.68 percent.
Registration is now open for the annual Mustang Open, a golf tournament that supports Redmond High School (RHS) athletics. The…
Kirkland residents Dey Sanchez, 16, (left) and Oscar Velazco, 16, (right) watch as Edwin Alvarez, 15, falls off an inflatable tube during a watersports event, sponsored by the Lake Sammamish Water Ski Club (LSWSC) at Idylwood Park in Redmond on Monday.
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews will spend this weekend inspecting and making repairs to the aging State Route 520 floating bridge to make sure it will continue to carry traffic safely through winter weather.
While the bridge is closed, drivers should allow extra time to travel across or around Lake Washington during the work.
The annual weekend bridge closure starts at 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, and the bridge will re-open by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23.
Alejandro Escovedo and his band The Sensitive Boys will be part of the line-up as the No Depression Festival 2010 comes to King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond on Saturday, Aug. 21.
The Hollywood District Art Walk happens on the fourth Thursday of each month and is sponsored by the Sammamish Valley Arts Center. The next walk is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26.
The Redmond Historical Society will meet from 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St.
Redmond’s Poet Laureate, Rebecca Meredith, a 20-year Redmond resident and first president of the Redmond Association of Spokenword, will speak about the “power of place” and how poets’ works and audience responses are shaped by places in their past and present.
From Aug. 16- Sept. 14, King County invites its residents outside the city of Seattle to submit their stories of how well they recycle, as part of the county’s first “Recycling Superstar” online contest.