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Cathy Beam

Life

Redmond to launch new green-living program and Web site

The City of Redmond has long been focused on cross-departmental efforts to promote sustainability, broadly defined as "how…

Scott Molyneaux is the lead butcher and essentially “the face of Bill the Butcher” at the new Bill the Butcher shop at 7990 Leary Way NE in downtown Redmond. A trained chef

Business

Bill the Butcher: A throwback butcher shop with a modern twist

Remember a time when every town had its own friendly, old-fashioned butcher shop? Downtown Redmond’s newly opened Bill…

Hannah Ohrt (above)

Life

RHS graduate places second in national interior design contest

A Redmond High School (RHS) graduate and her teammate from Washington State University (WSU) Spokane have placed second…

News

City of Redmond will conduct travel behavior study; both residents and workers to be included

The City of Redmond will conduct a travel behavior survey, including both people who live and work in…

Redmond teens Dmitriy Vorobiev and Kseniya Sovenko will represent the state of Washington at the USA Dance Nationals 2010 Dancesport Championship in Los Angeles

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Redmond teens head to USA Dance Nationals 2010 Dancesport Championship

Redmond teens Dmitriy Vorobiev and Kseniya Sovenko will represent the state of Washington at the USA Dance Nationals…

Brothers Jeff (left) and John Hancock

Life

March Can Madness exceeds expectations: Hancock’s Bakery wins trophy

What began as a whimsical way to tie basketball’s March Madness excitement in with a canned food drive…

Guitarist Russ Thornburg will perform with the Kenmore-based band Jar in Old Fire House Teen Center's fourth annual Classic Rockathon

Life

Eight local bands to battle for Rockathon supremacy

Eight local rock bands have been selected for the semifinal round of the fourth annual Classic Rockathon at…

Sixth-grader Lexi Wolf

Life

Rockwell Elementary program helps special-needs students feel more comfortable in social settings

The "Friendly Fridays" program at Redmond's Norman Rockwell Elementary School is striving to foster empathy for peers with…

Scott Higbee directs the Upper School Band at The Bear Creek School in Redmond

Life

Bear Creek Upper School Band wins big at Instrumental Festival

The Upper School Band from The Bear Creek School in Redmond won in the large school category at…

Leadership Eastside presented a panel discussion about the expansion of Mental Health Court resources and the need for more wrap-around services for mentally ill people in Redmond and surrounding communities

News

Reaching out to help the mentally ill: Project explores the importance of expanding human services on the Eastside

Last May, Leadership Eastside’s (LE) class of 2011 rolled out its community service projects including a challenge by…

Mailbox and Shipping Center owner Al Hudda has moved to a new location

Business

Redmond’s Mailbox and Shipping Center moves, but just across the street

Patrons of Mailbox and Shipping Center, formerly located in the Redmond Shopping Square, don’t have to look far…

Michelle Solomon

Life

Redmond High senior starts up club to help special-needs students

A recently formed Redmond High School (RHS) club, which pairs special-needs students up to high school age with…

Redmond native Carol Roll triumphantly summited Mt. Rainier and raised more than $8

Life

Climbing to fight breast cancer: Redmond residents seek donations for charity mountain climbs

There “ain’t no mountain high enough” to keep some Redmond residents and workers away from “Climb to Fight…

Rockwell Elementary School student Kaitlyn Marlow prepares apple crunch during the Kids Can Cook contest at Redmond Junior High School Wednesday.

Life

Lake Washington School District students rule the kitchen at friendly contest

Kids ruled the kitchen at the Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD) third annual Kids Can Cook contest, held…

From left

Life

Redmond High students to compete at International conference of DECA

Nineteen Redmond High School (RHS) students have qualified to compete at the International conference of DECA, an association…

Shalimar Backman

Business

Upscale, ladies’ consignment shop opens in Redmond’s Village Square

Consignment shoppers are a savvy bunch, willing to search far and wide for designer fashions at low prices.…

Quyen Thai

Life

Redmond resident featured in new book, ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales’

Redmond resident Quyen Thai, a substitute elementary teacher in the Lake Washington School District, is featured in the…

News

Lake Washington schools’ support staff take sick day Monday to protest wages

Most secretaries in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) called in sick on Monday, March 8, but apparently…

Dillon Myers (right)

Life

Redmond students map their future at RYPAC Youth Summit

“Reaching Beyond Your Limits” was the theme of the Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC) Summit 2010, held…

At Redmond City Council's March 2 meeting

News

Northeast Rose Hill annexation to add 150 residents to Redmond

Effective March 13, the City of Redmond will gain approximately 150 more residents. Yet most have already felt…