Growing up in Redmond and the Redmond of today are vastly different. The “Third Street” (now 166th Avenue Northeast) I grew up on of residences with yards and gardens has disappeared into high-rise apartments and condominiums snugged right up to the sidewalk. How is the sun to reach the earth? Are zoning laws being upheld? What about carbon footprint? The earth is paved over. Lost is the feeling of neighborhoods and private residences.
I don’t know who Rajan Amani is, but he certainly doesn’t seem very progressive to me. As an atheist and (I consider) a progressive, and someone who has friends with a variety of religious beliefs, I find nothing offensive about religious iconography of any faith, and will just as happily wish someone “Eid Mubarak” as I do “Merry Christmas.”
Wells Fargo’s Redmond branch recently donated a signed Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks jersey to the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington. From left to right, Jessica Giordano, director of support programs for the alliance; Deborah Crawley, executive director of the alliance; and Nita Ku, business specialist at Wells Fargo’s Redmond branch.
Seven Lake Washington School District (LWSD) teachers — including two from Redmond — achieved National Board Certification, as announced by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
Saturday, Dec. 26
Assault: Redmond police took an assault report at 3:09 p.m. in the 15900 block of Northeast 85th Street. Police responded to the library when a woman made threats and lunged at another person and became belligerent inside, shouting profanities. The woman was arrested for assault and may also be charged for damaging a police vehicle.
An article regarding the “It’s OK to say Merry Christmas” signs was recently published in the Redmond Reporter. There is some controversy over the use of these signs when, as it is obvious to me, there should not be.
Winter has hit the passes in full force, right before college students are heading home for winter breaks and families are preparing for holiday road trips.
Local students from all grade levels are encouraged to submit art to be featured in the Olympia office of Sen. Andy Hill through the Capitol Art Program.
Redmond Elementary School is one of 90 schools in Washington being recognized with the 2015 School of Distinction award.
On Dec. 6, math teams from The Bear Creek School competed at the state-level Math Is Cool Masters contest hosted by Moses Lake High School.
Redmond High School (RHS) teachers, friends remember former students after fatal crash — Members of the RHS community share their memories of Jose Alaniz-Escalante, 19, and Erwin Mendoza, 18, following their deaths in a head-on collision.
A teacher and teaching team from Nikola Tesla STEM High School in unincorporated King County near Redmond have been named finalists for the Allen Distinguished Educators (ADE) Program.
Each December, when most people are setting up their Christmas trees, Boy Scout troops across the Eastside and Seattle are gearing up for one of their biggest yearly projects. Each year, boys canvas neighborhoods throughout Redmond, picking up Christmas trees after the holiday.
Was the wrong person arrested and nearly hung in the murders of two men nearly 130 years ago as they rowed a boat across Lake Washington? A suspect was arrested soon after the men were killed by gunshots coming from the southern shore of Mercer Island, but the case was never fully solved.
For three weeks in November, Redmond Middle School sixth-graders in Katy McCorkle’s fitness class learned about bike safety.
The Evergreen State College, in Olympia recently honored Robin Kunkler of Redmond High School with a Teacher of Excellence Award, recognizing teachers who have had a significant impact on the lives of students.
Redmond’s Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community with amenity-rich offerings and on-site health care services, has welcomed Dwight Whiting to the board of directors, the Eastside Retirement Association. Whiting’s role began in November.
Luvo Inc., a forward-thinking frozen food company that offers chef-created, nutritionist-approved meals made from high-quality ingredients, teamed up with Hopelink, a Redmond-based action agency that serves homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in the greater-Seattle area, to donate 900 frozen meals to the Bellevue Food Bank.
Sen. Cyrus Habib, Rep. Joan McBride and Rep. Patty Kuderer will host a pre-session town hall meeting from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5, 2016 at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E.
Centric Consulting — which launched the Seattle Business Unit in Redmond this year and now has more than 70 employees — has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2016.
