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Outstanding volunteers (from left) Richard Williams

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Redmond Senior Center celebrates 20th anniversary, honors volunteers

A June 2 celebration marked the 20th anniversary of the Redmond Senior Center (RSC) and honored three volunteers…

Kids can cool off this summer at Redmond's Idlywood Park

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Summer fun just around the corner

June is bustin' out all over. And before we know it, Redmond kids and teens will be bustin'…

Susanna Wilson

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SecondStory Repertory shares details of upcoming season at ‘Secrets Revealed’ event

SecondStory Repertory, the professional theatre company upstairs at Redmond Town Center, will release juicy details about its 12th…

Redmond Junior High student Tyler Nielson prepares French Toast with Fruit samples for judges at the 'So You Think You Can Cook?' contest Wednesday afternoon. The contest was linked to a year-long

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Students show off healthy cooking skills at Redmond Junior High

A year-long, student-directed, health and fitness campaign culminated in the "So You Think You Can Cook?" contest Wednesday…

Members of the Interrobang Interactive video game design team include Redmond High School students

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RHS students to participate in Microsoft’s ‘Hunt the Wumpus’ game design contest

Growing up in the shadows of Microsoft, Nintendo and DigiPen Institute of Technology, it's no wonder that many…

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Redmond High students win $9,000 at WSU “Imagine Tomorrow” competition

Students from Redmond High School (RHS) placed second in the Technological Challenge category and third in the Design…

Danielle Sekins

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Cascade Plaza opens Memory Care community for people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia

Redmond's Cascade Plaza retirement community at 7950 Willows Rd. NE has opened a Memory Care wing to co-exist…

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LINKS to honor volunteers; more help needed next year to support local students

LINKS (Looking Into Needs of Kids and Schools) will honor its more than 100 volunteers from the 2009-10…

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Redmond High students selling discount dining cards as part of class project

The Entrepreneurship class at Redmond High School has formed a Junior Achievement company that is selling a "Summer…

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Attention Redmond: Nominate your office space in nationwide ‘Search for the Worst Workspace’ contest

Redmond is home to some very nice workspaces at businesses large and small. Yet there might be a…

Crews raise the “Grand Chapiteau” (big top tent) Thursday afternoon in preparation for “KOOZA

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Circus coming to Redmond: Cirque du Soleil returns to Marymoor Park with ‘KOOZA’

The circus is coming to town! The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil will soon be back in action in…

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was in Redmond Wednesday for a reception honoring her as the recipient of the 2010 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award.

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Queen Rania of Jordan receives humanitarian award at Microsoft campus

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was in Redmond today, at a…

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Redmond and King County hold May 24 meeting about Marymoor Park summer line-up

The City of Redmond and King County’s Marymoor Park will host a neighborhood meeting for those who live…

Former Seattle Seahawks fullback Mack Strong speaks to students during Tuesday's Career Day at Redmond Junior High. Strong used the letters of the word 'WIN' to impart this message to students: The 'W' stands for 'Work hard!' ... 'I' stands for 'Input is essential!' ... 'N' means 'Never give up!'

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Redmond Junior High students learn the secrets to success at career day

Ninth grade students at Redmond Junior High learned what it takes to enter and advance in a variety…

Carl Deuker

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Award-winning author visits Redmond Junior High: ‘See the world through other people’s eyes,’ author says

Award-winning author Carl Deuker visited Redmond Junior High (RJH) Friday afternoon and talked to a group of seventh-…

A new community garden at Redmond's Juel Park is up and running this spring. Garden members are growing a variety of flowers

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New programs at Juel Park to promote nature

Although it's still mostly undeveloped, Redmond's Juel Park, named for community benefactors Dr. Glen and Mrs. Betty Juel,…

Lake Washington School District Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimball described himself as 'between a rock and a hard place' at a Thursday evening meeting at Redmond's Audubon Elementary. Many Audubon parents were upset about a school feeder change that will affect them in the fall of 2012

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Lake Washington School District superintendent stuck ‘between a rock and hard place’ with school feeder changes

"Between a rock and a hard place" was how Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimball…

The new 300

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Nintendo celebrates new grand, green building in Redmond

Video game heroes Mario and Luigi welcomed Nintendo executives and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire at Thursday afternoon's ribbon-cutting…

ABOVE: Lindsay Irwin

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Redmond nurseries promote sustainable, natural yard care: Two local garden shops highlighted for their green products, practices

Two Redmond nurseries/garden centers are recommended on Seattle Public Utilities’ 2010 list of Natural Yard Care Nurseries. They…

Transition Academy graduate Andrew Young

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Extending support, beyond high school: Transition Academy provides opportunities for special needs students in competitive workforce

In October 2009, the Redmond Reporter launched a series of stories about the Lake Washington School District's (LWSD)…