Jill Esau started making toffee when she and her family moved to Redmond about 20 years ago.
Someone had given her a cookbook at a holiday party and while flipping through the book on the drive home, she found a toffee recipe with only a few ingredients and thought it seemed doable.
When John Hughes started working in the carpeting and flooring business in 1975, it was just a way to pay for college.
He had no idea his side job would turn into a career.
Hughes, who was attending the University of Washington at the time, worked for University District property owners for a few years before moving to Redmond in 1979 and opening Redmond Carpet & Interiors in October of the same year. Although he opened the business in 1979, Hughes said the showroom was not fully complete until 1980, which is why they are celebrating Redmond Carpet’s 30th anniversary this year.
“(Working in the University District) was a great experience to learn the business,” he said. “It’s kind of funny how you turn around and it’s 30 years later.”
The same La Nina snowfall that wreaked havoc on commuters last week in the greater Seattle area also got another group of people quite fired up.
Winter sports enthusiasts have been coming out in droves for ski and snowboard tune-ups and are getting ready to
Ken’s Redmond Auto Body shop recently opened its doors to mentor other shop owners and government agency staff on a new water-borne vehicle paint system. The collision repair facility, located at 18138 Redmond Way, offered an inside look at how the state-of-the-art system works and answered candid questions about how other shops can transition to water-based systems.
Vinaya Kulkarni said she believes she has the program that will help grade-school age children gain confidence and competence in arithmetic.
Kulkarni is the founder and head teacher of Abacus West, which started classes in February at campuses in Sammamish and Issaquah. Starting next January, she will start a program in Redmond.
Elevation Exhibits, an award-winning firm that specializes in exhibit design, marketing and event planning around trade shows, has recently opened up shop in a new Redmond office located on 166th Avenue Northeast.
Margo Engberg has been baking for as long as she remembers.
Whether it was for a birthday, the holidays or any other celebration, she would mark the occasion with sweets. So, it wasn’t too much of a stretch when she decided to open her own cupcake shop in Redmond Town Center.
Robert Malte, CEO of Evergreen Medical Center will be the featured speaker at the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. announced Bellevue College as one of six recipients of its Elevate America veterans initiative grants, which will help give veterans and their spouses the skills and resources they need to be successful in today’s civilian work force.
Summer’s hit movie “Toy Story 3” was a bit of a tear-jerker, brilliantly capturing themes of how quickly children grow up and lose interest in imaginative play.
With America Recycles Day fast on Nov. 15, Cartridge World of Redmond is doing its part to inform and educate local consumers about the importance of increasing their recycling habits at home and at work.
Dependable equipment originally sourced direct from top-tier manufacturers will be on sale at five RSC Equipment Rental (www.rscrental.com) locations in the Seattle area, including 9045 Willows Rd. in Redmond, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.
During October, which is Cancer Awareness Month, Redmond Eye Doctors, 16375 NE 85th St., Suite 102, is raising money to help people who suffer from dry eye syndrome due to chemotherapy treatments. Community members are welcome to drop off donations and receive a free lens cleaner and cloth.
Red Mango, the fastest growing retailer of yogurt and smoothies, announced it will open its first store in Redmond, with a grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 16. Red Mango’s founder Dan Kim will be at the store, at 16515 NE 74th St. in Redmond Town Center, where customers will be treated to free yogurt from 11 a.m-5 p.m.
Redmond-based Physio-Control introduced its refurbished product program, “RELI,” today at EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Expo 2010.
Redmond-based Áegis Living, a national leader in senior living and assisted living communities, announced Sept. 24 that it has created Áegis Performance Management as a new division. Its goal is to bring the knowledge and expertise of the parent company to the broader marketplace through fee-for-service management and consulting.
Áegis Living has decided to get involved in managing third-party assets because of three major changes in the marketplace.
We wish we all could be California girls — or at least look like them. Yet, as documented by The Skin Cancer Foundation (www.skincancer.org), tanning can lead to premature aging of the skin or skin cancer. Air Beauty Bar, a new business at Redmond Town Center, offers a safe alternative to sunbathing or tanning beds, which are also linked to skin damage or disease.
The Goddard School, 10611 Redmond Ridge Dr. NE in Redmond, will participate in Play for Tomorrow’s Ultimate Block Party, a nationwide
event to recognize and celebrate the power of play for learning.
A grand opening for Redmond’s new Mud Bay natural pet care store, 8867 161st Ave. NE, Suite 150, will take place from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.
Dynamic Chiros, located near the Microsoft campus, at 15230 NE 24th St. in Redmond has announced that Dr. Warner Hettick has joined its chiropractic practice.