King County Executive Ron Sims wants a 25-cent fare increase on Metro buses to help offset rising fuel costs and avoid having to cut any service.
Since the late 1960s, Mike McCoy has performed with the legendary American folk group The Brothers Four, known for hits such as “Greenfields,” “Try to Remember” and “The Green Leaves of Summer.”
McCoy has also spent more than 30 years as a teacher in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), including 16 years at Wilder Elementary — which has a Woodinville address, but serves many students from Redmond.
The upcoming 2008-09 academic year was expected to be McCoy’s last, but he might opt for early retirement because the LWSD has denied his request for a three-week, unpaid leave of absence to tour with The Brothers Four in the fall.
When Mayor John Marchione introduced the City of Redmond’s Budgeting by Priorities (BP) process early this year, he knew that it would require “a mental shift … a cultural change,” in the way that people think about how their money is spent.
It’s time to make plans to give crooks a going away party.
The Eastside Swing Cats invite the community to a special fundraising event from 4-10 p.m. Sunday, July 13 at the North Bellevue Community Center, 4063 148th Ave. NE.
Thinkspace breaks new ground
The City of Redmond is sponsoring a personal disaster preparedness seminar from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Redmond Regional Library, 15990 NE 85th St.
Hit and run: Police responded to a hit and run at a grocery store parking lot in the 15000 block of Northeast 24th Street.
The body of a 44-year-old Bellevue man was found Tuesday night near Overlake Hospital.
It was supposed to be Darcy Burner’s day for rest and relaxation.
Instead, it was a day of devastation and near death, caused by a “faulty lamp.”
Quadrant Homes’ latest addition to the Villages at Redmond Ridge community will be Cascara at the Villages, with 156 new residences for active adults, off Novelty Hill Road in unincorporated King County.
The home of Eighth Congressional District candidate Darcy Burner, on the 3600 block of West Ames Lake Road between Redmond and Carnation, was destroyed in a fire which broke out sometime between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1.
A 43-year-old Kirkland male who’d been riding a bicycle was in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center after being hit by a pick-up truck in Redmond around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The Redmond Police Explorers are painting curbside house numbers in and around the city this summer. Having a visible house number can speed up police and fire response in the event of an emergency.
The Redmond Rotary Club invites the public to attend their lunch meetings on July 10 and July 24. Meetings are from 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Redmond Marriott Town Center, 7401 164th Ave. NE.
Redmond’s Hartman Park, atop Education Hill, was the site of two unusual occurrences on Wednesday, June 25.
Two home-schooled teens from Redmond, Keren Stewart and Crystal Marshall, were awarded The Congressional Award Gold Medal, Congress’ highest honor for youth service, in Washington, D.C. on June 19.
On July 10, Aegis of Redmond and the Aegis Living Corporation are teaming up to host a special fundraising event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Celebrate your independence from dull, tasteless vegetables at the Fourth of July Weekend Farm Celebration at The South 47 Farm in Redmond.
