The Senior Center in Redmond held it’s annual Whiskers, Wings & Wagging Tails pet fair last Saturday and event featured plenty of action.
The number of traffic-enforcement camera citations has declined in a three-month period between February and April, Redmond police commander Shari Shovlin said at Tuesday’s city council public safety meeting.
But that is not stopping camera opponent Scott Harlan from racketing up his efforts to put the issue on the November ballot — and let the voters decide the fate of these hotly debated cameras.
Meanwhile, American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the Arizona-based company that has a traffic camera contract with Redmond and a number of other cities around the nation, has suspended one of its top employees for unethical behavior.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
PCC Natural Markets in Redmond will celebrate its fifth anniversary on June 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The bipartisan budget approved late Wednesday night by state lawmakers will slash millions of dollars from Lake Washington School District (LWSD) instructional programs over the next two years, according to district officials.
This summer, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will build a new substation on the Redmond side of Bel-Red Road in the Overlake neighborhood and nearby residents and business people have mixed reviews of PSE’s plans.
On Saturday, 45 volunteers from Microsoft, Corp. helped restore areas in the City of Redmond’s Westside Park with the support of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust as part of Seattle Works Day.
Two city transportation officials will be the feature speakers at the June 3 Redmond Senior Center (RSC) First Friday Coffee Chat from 10-11 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge of RSC, 8703 160th Avenue NE.
The Redmond-based Transition Academy’s graduation is set for June 2 from 7 to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure will be held at Marymoor Park in King County.
The precarious weather of the Pacific Northwest was the focus of KING-TV Chief Meteorologist Jeff Renner’s visit to the Redmond Rotary Club yesterday (May 19).
The City of Redmond is looking for workers to help build a jump-style bike park for mountain bikers and BMXers.
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and Cascade Bicycle Club are offering a number of bicycling programs this spring and fall for youth ages 8 to 14.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
As a whitewater kayaker, Trip Jennings has spent a lot of his life on water.
He’s traveled to other countries, riding rapids around the world and producing kayaking videos similar to skateboarding, snowboarding and other extreme sports videos.
A bear’s eventful journey through Eastside cities ended in Bothell Wednesday night.
The young black bear, first spotted in Redmond Tuesday morning, made its way north and was captured by wildlife agents in a patch of woods between two Bothell schools at around 7:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Kim Chandler of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
During his annual State of the City address on Wednesday, Mayor John Marchione focused on the progress Redmond has made in 2010 as well as the direction the city is headed.
Speaking at the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon, Marchione discussed key construction projects throughout the city — completed, ongoing and future — such as the new Northeast 36th Street Bridge, the 161st Avenue Northeast extension, installation of a large storm water pipe downtown and Redmond Central Connector (RCC).
Traffic cameras, a hot-button topic for many Redmond residents, will be further discussed at next week’s Public Safety Committee meeting, according to committee chairman and City Council member Hank Myers.
The Redmond Arts Commission is sponsoring a design competition to develop a special Centennial logo or icon for the City of Redmond’s 100th Centennial in 2012.
The Redmond Historical Society’s annual picnic will be Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Anderson Park at 7802 168 Ave. N.E.