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Graduation ceremonies to fill up Kent’s ShoWare Center

Graduation ceremonies to fill up Kent’s ShoWare Center

Graduation ceremonies will fill up Kent’s ShoWare Center over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the schedule: • Sun, Jun 11 @ 1 PM —… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2017
Graduation ceremonies to fill up Kent’s ShoWare Center
Check out Kent’s Summer Art Exhibit

Check out Kent’s Summer Art Exhibit

The city of Kent Arts Commission’s Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe St., hosts the 2017 Summer Art Exhibit through Aug. 24. The show displays… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2017
Check out Kent’s Summer Art Exhibit
The Healing Power of Food | Gustafson

The Healing Power of Food | Gustafson

By Timi Gustafson, RD/For the Reporter “Let food be your medicine” is a well-known quotation by Hippocrates, a physician and philosopher who lived in ancient… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
The Healing Power of Food | Gustafson
Kent-area community calendar | June 8

Kent-area community calendar | June 8

Events Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, June 3-Sept. 23, Town Square Plaza, 2nd Avenue and Smith Street, Kent. Fresh produce, food, entertainment. Kent… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
Kent-area community calendar | June 8
KBAC’s Juneteenth Celebration and Festival returning to Morrill Meadows Park on June 17

KBAC’s Juneteenth Celebration and Festival returning to Morrill Meadows Park on June 17

Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) presents its sixth annual Juneteenth Celebration and Festival on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to dusk, at Morrill Meadows… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2017
KBAC’s Juneteenth Celebration and Festival returning to Morrill Meadows Park on June 17
Kent’s annual Music and Art Showcase set for June 29

Kent’s annual Music and Art Showcase set for June 29

The 10th annual Music and Art Showcase will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, on the south lawn of the Kent… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2017
Kent’s annual Music and Art Showcase set for June 29

Birmingham Boys Choir to perform Sunday at New Hope Presbyterian Church

The Birmingham Boys Choir presents a choral concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 19800 108th, Kent. Rainier Youth Choirs, concert host,… Continue reading

  • Jun 1, 2017
Kent’s Public Works Week event provides hands-on activities

Kent’s Public Works Week event provides hands-on activities

Local children learned about the jobs crews perform during the city of Kent’s annual Public Works Week event on May 25 at the ShoWare Center.… Continue reading

Kent’s Public Works Week event provides hands-on activities
Kent-area community calendar | May 31

Kent-area community calendar | May 31

Events Kent International Festival: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. June 3, ShoWare Center, 625 W James St., Kent. Entertainment, cultural dances, swordsmanship performances, poetry readings, music and… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2017
Kent-area community calendar | May 31
Red Cross urges everyone to get trained during National CPR/AED Awareness Week

Red Cross urges everyone to get trained during National CPR/AED Awareness Week

Sudden cardiac arrest claims thousands of lives every year; knowing what to do can help save lives

  • May 31, 2017
Red Cross urges everyone to get trained during National CPR/AED Awareness Week
Ladies Night Out to benefit Kent Youth and Family Services

Ladies Night Out to benefit Kent Youth and Family Services

Ladies Night Out, a benefit for Kent Youth and Family Services, comes to Kent Station on June 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. The evening… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2017
Ladies Night Out to benefit Kent Youth and Family Services
GEM organizes benefit program

GEM organizes benefit program

Glover Empower Mentoring presents its inaugural Always Bet on GEM Casino Night on Friday, June 23, a benefit for the nonprofit organization. The event is… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2017
GEM organizes benefit program
What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson

What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson

By Timi Gustafson R.D./For the Reporter Summer is around the corner. You booked your beach resort vacation and started shopping for suitable swimwear. Problem is,… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2017
What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson
Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare

Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare

By Lizzi Brink, CNM, ARNP/MultiCare Health System 1. Midwives are experts in the normal. We specialize in caring for normal, healthy women throughout their lives.… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2017
Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare
Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Executive Dow Constantine on Thursday launched two initiatives that will create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods for children, youth and families throughout King County. King… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2017
Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County
Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips

Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips

Nice weather in the Puget Sound region means even more motorcycles and bicycles on the roads than car and truck drivers would normally see. These… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2017
Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips
City of Kent Arts Commission seeks artists for traffic box wrap project

City of Kent Arts Commission seeks artists for traffic box wrap project

The Kent Arts Commission seeks artists to submit qualifications to create artwork designs to be reproduced as vinyl wraps and applied to traffic signal cabinets… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2017
City of Kent Arts Commission seeks artists for traffic box wrap project
When should you start taking care of your health? | Gustafson

When should you start taking care of your health? | Gustafson

By Timi Gustafson R.D./For the Reporter In this day and age, we can reasonably assume that most people are familiar with diet- and lifestyle-related recommendations,… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2017
When should you start taking care of your health? | Gustafson
State Fair hosts Labor Day Washington Legends Tribute Music event

State Fair hosts Labor Day Washington Legends Tribute Music event

The Washington State Fair’s End of Summer Bash – a Washington Legends Tribute Music Event – is Sept. 4. The free, all-ages festival will feature… Continue reading

  • May 15, 2017
State Fair hosts Labor Day Washington Legends Tribute Music event
Logic to perform at Kent’s ShoWare Center July 13

Logic to perform at Kent’s ShoWare Center July 13

Rapper Logic will bring his Everybody’s Tour, featuring special guests Brooklyn upstart Joey Bada$$ and Big Lenbo, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, to… Continue reading

  • May 15, 2017
Logic to perform at Kent’s ShoWare Center July 13