Don’t let the office buildings fool you. Redmond is a town full of surprises. Its population of artists, musicians, poets, storytellers and dreamers has been growing steadily, and for the past two years, SoulFood Books and Cafe, 15748 Redmond Way, has had the privilege of housing a part of this growing community.
Mickey Mouse met the Mustangs over spring break, as the Redmond High School (RHS) Music Department participated in “Disney’s Magic Music Days.”
Area businesses with exceptional recycling programs are encouraged to see how they rate against other businesses by participating in King County’s 2008 “Best Workplaces for Recycling” event.
The weekend arrives. You’re finally free! Free to go home and … do the laundry, mow the lawn, fix that leaky faucet, do all those exciting chores that have been piling up. Oh, what joy.
Redmond junior Sarah Lord successfully defended her 3,200-meter championship at Saturday’s Pasco Invitational track and field meet at Edgar Brown Stadium, confirming her standing as one of the favorites for a Class 4A state title.
The Lake Washington baseball team may still be able to reach many of its preseason goals, but the Kangs are not making it easy on themselves.
The Redmond softball team won three 4A Kingco games last week, highlighted by a come-from-behind, 3-2 win against Eastlake on Thursday.
Dr. Brenda Bruns has been named Executive Medical Director for the health plan division of Group Health Cooperative.
Eastside Rail Now! will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 24 at the Bellevue Regional Library to discuss how the Eastside rail corridor can most effectively be used to benefit the region’s environment.
Last Friday, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) honored 24 traffic safety professionals statewide for their outstanding contributions to traffic safety, including the City of Redmond Transportation Services Division.
There’s no yellow brick road on Education Hill, but the Redmond High School (RHS) Performing Arts Center is where you’ll find Redmond Junior High’s (RJH) musical production of “Oz.” The show opened April 17 and continues at 7:30 p.m. April 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26. There are also matinees at 2:30 p.m. April 19 and 26.
Girls Tennis
• Head coaches: David Miller (third season) and Scott Wright (fifth season)
Lock your door: A suspect entered an unlocked apartment in the 16900 block of Northeast 80th Street and stole several video game systems.
Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Redmond on Friday, April 25 to promote identity theft prevention and assist the public in keeping sensitive documents out of the hands of crooks. Frontline will be on site to destroy sensitive documents for consumers and small businesses at no charge.
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Game developers have emerged from their winter hibernation and the influx of new titles has finally picked up.
Have you tipped a cop lately?
We expect to live out our “golden years” — the time when we’ve retired from work and/or raised a family — traveling or enjoying hobbies. Sadly, many older Americans, due to health or financial problems, struggle to just get by.
