Three local service groups are showing a lot of heart toward the Kent School District.Quota International, the Rotary Club of Kent and Kiwanis have all… Continue reading
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Nov. 14 canceled the residential moving permit of Kent-based company All My Sons.The decision comes after an investigation… Continue reading
Angie Martinez and her 14-year-old daughter Marissa make the trek to Children’s Bookshop and Teaching Supplies from their home in Renton several times a year.
Mom is looking for books to help supplement Marissa’s studies and likes the selection available at the Kent mainstay.
Changes are afoot at the former Bret Chevrolet dealership on Washington Avenue in Kent, but despite a week in which the lot was empty, the… Continue reading
Last school year, students at Panther Lake Elementary School, along with a handful of others in the Kent School District, got their first swing at… Continue reading
As the economy continues to slide, more and more working-class families around the country and right here in Kent are trying to find ways to… Continue reading
Three Kent-based contest winners are shaking (not stirring) things up on the new martini menu for Zephyr restaurants after their recipes were selected as finalists… Continue reading
It’s never too early to get kids thinking about graduation on going on to college and at Scenic Hill Elementary School, they’re taking that to heart.
Voters in Kent, swept up in the same blue wave that sent Democrats to the White House and the governor's mansion, sent four Democrats of their own to Olympia to represent them for the next two years.
After needing three counts and several days to claim victory in 2004, Gov. Christine Gregoire appeared to sail to re-election Tuesday night with the major… Continue reading
I'd spent my whole life waiting for this moment and there was no way 3,000 miles was going to keep me from it.
As a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan, I have not had much to cheer about. I was 4 the last time the Phillies won the World Series.
At first glance, the new Imperial Fitness gym is sparse, especially compared to the monster fitness facilities being built in some parts of the region.
There are no televisions, no smoothie bar, no espresso stand, no stationary bikes, no steam room, no stair-climbers and only one treadmill.
Testing standards and school funding were the two main topics discussed this past week as the candidates for Office of Superintendent of Public sat down… Continue reading
Four Kent schools were named Washington State “Schools of Distinction” Oct. 22 by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Principals from Glenridge Elementary, Martin Sortun Elementary, Meridian Elementary and the Kent Mountain View Academy were each presented with a crystal award and a large banner to be displayed at the schools.
When Trish May of Athena Partners wanted to launch a new product to raise money for woman's cancer research that complemented her already successful bottled water, she knew where to begin.
Kent-Meridian High School will play host to a debate between the two candidates vying for the top education job in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson and challenger Randy Dorn are both scheduled to attend a debate at the school's East Wing Auditorium Tuesday.
The Kent School District next week is hosting its first ever district-wide Community Math Nights with the goal of getting the entire community involved in math education.
Harpreet Gill of Punjab Sweets knows that if the businesses on the East Hill would just work together, they could promote the area better as a shopping destination.
Want to keep up with Kent’s newest professional athletes? Then you better get reading!That was the message Tuesday night at Horizon Elementary’s Family Literacy Night… Continue reading
