In the Philippines, there is a dish called pagpag.
The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and City of Redmond will host a community meeting later this month to provide residents information about a new elementary school that will be built in north Redmond.
Redmond police officers arrested a 25-year-old male suspect from Redmond for voyeurism at Hartman Pool on Wednesday morning.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) acknowledged the City of Redmond’s flood-management efforts at Tuesday’s City Council meeting through the award of a Class 5 rating. FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy noted that this rating translated into a 25 percent reduction in flood insurance premiums for property owners who purchase flood insurance.
“We Dig Downtown,” Redmond’s new buy-local during construction campaign, kicks off in downtown Redmond this Monday. The weekly themed events promote that downtown Redmond is open for business during construction. For eight Monday evenings beginning this Monday and ending Oct. 31, varying downtown locations will feature performers, artists and games. The community is invited to join the activities and encouraged to patronize local businesses.
Submitted by Metropolitan King County Council
Overlake Medical Center and clinics will offer free health screenings, cardiac and diabetes risk assessments and speak directly with health care providers during Overlake’s annual Eastside Vitality Health Screenings and Fair. Health screenings will include cholesterol, blood pressure and more.
The entire fleet of Medical Teams International mobile dental vans in Washington (headquartered in Redmond) and Oregon will upgrade from film-based X-ray equipment to digital radiography, thanks to the generosity of six local foundations.
Eight years ago, Redmond Zombies co-founder and dance instructor Teresa Osborn saw an opportunity to bring “Thriller” to the Seattle area. The year before, “Thrill the World” founder Ines Markeljevic had started the worldwide effort, encouraging people to dance together.
The Redmond Fire Department’s (RFD) Team Isabella was recently awarded $10,000 for winning this year’s Hot Shot Crew Challenge.
Way before Redmond approved backyard chickens five years ago, poultry had a long and large presence in the area — at one time it was said that there were more chickens than people.
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at Redmond Town Center.
Horace Mann Elementary School in Redmond welcomed its students back to class Tuesday morning. With many parents escorting their children to class, the school’s PTSA had plenty of coffee on hand for them.
Kaitlin Alayo of Redmond High School recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award.
For the second consecutive year, Lake Washington School District students have improved American College Test (ACT) scores in English, math, reading and science, according to a release by the district on Aug. 30.
Work continues on two of the City of Redmond’s downtown projects, as construction ramped up this week.
In Washington, forest fires are not uncommon in the central and eastern parts of the state but they can be a cause for concern west of the Cascades, as well.
Summer’s last holiday weekend is here. Drivers heading out the door today or tomorrow need to make sure they know what they’re driving into. Once the long weekend is over, construction and rock blasting closures resume east of Snoqualmie Pass.
Following recent bicycle accidents, including one last month that left a rider seriously injured, members of the greater Redmond community have raised concerns about cyclist safety in the Bike Capital of the Northwest.
School athletic teams switch from 4A to 3A