Some kids grow up wanting to be superheroes. Others idolize athletes or rock stars.
“My orthodontist was my childhood hero,” declared Dr. Matt Bruner at March 19’s grand re-opening of Bruner Orthodontics, 17130 Avondale Way NE, Suite 109 in Redmond.
Still hospitalized after a serious car accident on March 24, Redmond High School sophomore Jessie Follett does not yet recall the circumstances leading up to her head-on crash with a school bus that afternoon. But she’s regaining other memories about her family, friends and favorite activities, as well as her sense of humor.
The 2009 season of the Redmond Saturday Market runs May 2-Oct. 31 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 7730 Leary Way NE.
Friends of Youth’s third annual “Celebration of Youth” luncheon paid tribute to the vital work that the Redmond-based non-profit and its volunteers have done for nearly 60 years — helping Eastside young people triumph over family conflicts, addictions, mental illness, teen pregnancy or homelessness.
The Green Grind Organic Coffee & Tea Co. opened earlier this month on the upper level of Redmond Town Center.
Everyone’s invited to an opening celebration at the new Redmond Clay Studio, from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, March 28. The studio is located in the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St.
While TV viewers marvel — or sometimes shriek with laughter — over the footwork on “Dancing With The Stars,” everybody is a star at DanceWorks in downtown Redmond.
The Redmond High School (RHS) dance team is small but mighty.
Just eight members strong, the team placed first in Hip-Hop and third in Pom at the District 2 Dance and Drill competion on March 7.
Now Lisa Heard, Stacey Townsend, Haley Gusich, Kelly O’ Donnell, Maddie Ebi, Sarah Coburn, Rashmi Sathe and Imani Steiner are headed to the state competition, March 28 at the Sun Dome in Yakima.
School is for kids, right? In the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), there are ample opportunities for parents to learn, too.
A free class series, “Teen Life on the Eastside: What Parents Should Know” continues next week. “Maintaining the Parent-Teen Relationship as Your Teen Asserts Their Independence” runs from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the cafeteria at Evergreen Junior High School, 6900 208th Ave. NE, Redmond.
Kids of all ages are invited to take part in the monthly Family Drum Circle at SoulFood Books and Cafe,…
Redmond High School (RHS) senior Rachel Nakanishi is one of 29 students nationwide to receive a grant for an environmental project from the National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with The Weather Channel.
With vacuum cleaners, rakes and other tools in hand, an army of youthful volunteers from The Bear Creek School in Redmond fanned out across the Eastside and into Seattle on March 11, for an annual Community Service Day.
FRESH Way U-Bake Pizza opened in late January at 8460 164th Ave. NE in Redmond. Grand opening specials, through March 31, include family combo deals on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The City of Redmond has embarked on a planning process for a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood park to be located on the north side of Northeast 122nd Street, between Northeast 176th and 177th Avenues
Fashion Fights MS, a fashion show to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research, starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center, 16250 NE 74th St.
The Evergreen Junior High School PTSA, in cooperation with Redmond’s SecondStory Repertory, presents “The Pirates of Penzance, Jr.” Thursday-Saturday, March…
Last summer, a Redmond boy named Connor Burshears, organized a fundraising drive called “Connor’s Cabs at Camp Korey.”
Brigitte Tennis, founder, head mistress and seventh grade teacher at Stella Schola Middle School in Redmond, is among the contributing authors of a book called “Today I Made a Difference: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from America’s Top Educators.”
A penny here, a penny there, adds up like pennies from heaven for impoverished children in remote areas of Pakistan…
Walking into Daman’s Bar and Grill, at 14810 NE 24th St. in Redmond, is a bit of a blast from the past.
