In honor of World Refugee Day 2011 there will be a series of free one-hour cultural orientations at the Kent Library and the Renton Library.
The orientations offer people working with refugees an opportunity to learn about diverse cultures of the newly resettled community members. Key phrases of the languages will be taught enabling refugees a warmer more encouraging welcome to the community.
A crowd of more than 75 packed the Kent City Council Chambers Tuesday, June 7, after the city delivered letters to four businesses stating they were illegally dispensing medical marijuana.
The people attending the meeting came in support of the medical marijuana businesses and asked the city to allow the facilities to remain open.
Dave Mortenson likes how each year the Kent International Festival picks up the interest of more and more people.
“We’re getting a greater participation not only of people coming to it but people wanting to participate,” said Mortenson, a Kent resident and one of the event organizers. “And we’re getting a wider diversity of people participating.”
The community is invited to attend the 70th birthday party of Meridian, the oldest operating school in the Kent School District. Current and former students, teachers and staff are all invited to share memories about the school, view school memorabilia and enjoy cake, coffee and punch. Four current Meridian teachers also attended the school.
What started as an aid call turned into an apartment fire when Kent firefighters responded to a request for help at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 9800 block of South 248th Street.
Kent Youth and Family Services teams with Urbia Fresh Café for Coffee House Session June 24
Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to solve a recent series of home break-ins. Investigators believe that as many as 60 Kent families have been targeted each month during this wave of activity.
Medical marijuana dispensaries, and property owners who lease or rent to dispensaries, were notified this week by the city of Kent that they must close or face the loss of their business licenses and potential criminal charges, according to a Tuesday city of Kent media release.
Kentridge High School won two awards for its recent production of "Happy Days - A New Musical" at the ninth annual 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards show Monday at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle.
A 17-year-old Kent boy pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in connection with a shooting death May 22 of a 16-year-old boy at a backyard barbecue in Auburn.
The Relay for Life of Kent has raised nearly $200,000 so far to support cancer research after nearly 1,600 people attended the 13th annual event last weekend at French Field.
Lee Schlosser, a Kent resident and emerging artist, has created an imaginative, brightly colored design for the drab gray bowls of the Kent Lions Skate Park.
Regional Animal Services of King County has joined with Missing Pet Partnership, a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping families who have lost a pet, to develop a “Shelter Pet Detective” program.
Starting Tuesday, June 7, and for the next 72-hours, commercial vehicle enforcement officers and troopers from the Washington State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Division (CVD) will be out day-and-night inspecting commercial vehicles for safety violations and driver fitness as part of Roadcheck 2011.
The Kent Farmers Market kicked off the season Saturday at Town Square Plaza Park on Second Avenue between West Smith Street and West Harrison Street.
Nationally in 2010, according to San Francisco State University, 49 children died of hyperthermia after being left in a vehicle. In the last 10 years, more than half of those children that died were under two years of age and almost 95 percent were under five years of age.
Stefano Langone, "American Idol" star made an appearance at the Kent Station shopping mall Saturday afternoon.
Air Force Airman Julian A. Johnson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Kent-Meridian Track celebration slide show
Kent School District elementary students have an opportunity to keep active and win prizes by participating in the 4th Annual Cruzin’ Passport Summer Health Challenge.
