A healthy-size crowd gathered Wednesday at the Kent ShoWare Center to take a look at the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team's jerseys for the season.
Protesters with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organized a rally Thursday outside the Kent ShoWare Center, protesting Ringling Brothers and Barnum… Continue reading
The Kent teachers' strike escalated to a court hearing Sept. 3 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.King County Superior Court Judge Andrea… Continue reading
Tina Miser heard her best pickup line ever when the circus came through her town of Peru, Ind., and the man who performed as a… Continue reading
Kent Schools Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas on Sept. 1 conducted a press conference where he announced the district's next step in the ongoing teachers' strike:… Continue reading
The Kent Education Association goes to the Sept. 1 press conference by Kent Schools chief Edward Lee Vargas, announcing the district's legal steps against the… Continue reading
Did you hear the one about the four comedians who walk into a Kent wine bar?
Seriously, four comedians walked into the Castle Bridge Winery, 7645 S. 180th St., to compete in the third round Friday night of Laugh the Knights Away, the first Kent Laugh-Off.
Rodger Lizaola, of Seattle, walked out the winner. The crowd turned in ballots ranking the comedians from 1 to 4 to determine the winner.
See the culmination of the Aug. 26 strike vote by the Kent Education Association. A total of 86 percent of the 1,500 teachers in attendance voted in favor of going on strike.
More than 80 parents and teachers showed up Tuesday evening for a question-and-answer session regarding a possible Kent teacher strike.
Led by Cara Haney, a Kent Education Association member and teacher at Panther Lake Elementary School, attendees - who seemed to be split nearly 50-50 between parents and teachers - were shown a short slide show of teacher concerns followed by questions.
First Avenue South in downtown Kent turns into a party zone Sept. 11.Merchants along the street will throw the fifth-annual First Avenue Block Party from… Continue reading
On my way home from teaching and lecturing at the annual International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, last year, it occurred to me that a… Continue reading
It will be easy to figure out next week where all of the flowers have gone. Well, at least all of the dahlias.Nearly 3,000 blooms… Continue reading
Mixed martial arts, the circus, lingerie football and hockey are among the events lined up over the next few weeks for the ShoWare Center in… Continue reading
More than 100 people filled the Kent Senior Activity Center Sunday afternoon for the 20th annual Kent Old Timers Reunion. In addition to acknowledging this… Continue reading
John Gardner, a last-minute replacement for Friday's Laugh The Knights Away program at Castle Bridge Winery, may have been the last name added ot the… Continue reading
They’ve seen everything from the invention of margarine to the advent of the super mall.Through it all - the wars and the Depression, the good… Continue reading
The Kent Senior Center Summer Ball was a hit Aug. 12, drawing dozens of dancers to enjoy a romantic evening of live music, at the Kent Senior Activity Center. Join the Kent Reporter as we try some dancing with these fleet-footed seniors.
On Friday night The Kent Reporter and Castle Bridge Winery will present Round Two of "Laugh the Knights Away," Kent's comedy laugh-off.The fun starts 8… Continue reading
It takes a special kind of teacher to leave a lasting effect on your students, especially after 30 years.But that is exactly the kind of… Continue reading
