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The Downtown is considered an urban center. It has the largest park in Redmond and will have two transit stations.  North Redmond and Willows are the fastest growing neighborhoods. Grass Lawn has the most expensive housing (as of 9/2018)  Education Hill has six schools and seven churches.  Many million dollar homes are being built in North Redmond. The OVERLAKE URBAN CENTER is not on this map. It is south of the DOWNTOWN URBAN CENTER .  It will have two light rail transit stations that mostly service Microsoft workers and is expected to one day to surpass the Downtown Urban Center in population. -Bob Yoder, 9/20/2018

Our shared purpose as the Redmond Nourishing Network is to support locally-owned solutions to fill the existing gaps that leave people hungry by weaving together the efforts, stories and ideas of individual and organizational networks. Together we can provide an abundance of nourishment for our communities. Our efforts include helping people in Redmond become  aware  of the reality of hunger in our community,  knowledgeable  of organizations currently addressing hunger needs, and  motivated  to support local programs in order to form Redmond into a community where all are nourished as they need. Another focus is transformation, to change the way people think of and see hungry people in our community (the dignity of empathy), and to help all members of the Redmond community recognize many kinds of hunger in the people around them and themselves. Partners: Open Kitchen                          ...

Student enrollment growth requires Lake Washington to develop short-term space plan to accommodate students energy-efficient portable Enrollment in LWSD has grown 25 percent in the last decade. The district has a long-term strategy to build facilities and increase capacity. Until the long-term plan is completed, the district develops short-term plans to address immediate needs for classroom space. For fall 2018, the district installed 10 energy efficient portable classrooms at Lakeview Elementary (2), Benjamin Rush Elementary (1), Mark Twain Elementary (3), Rose Hill Elementary (2) and John Muir Elementary (2). The district adopted a portable standard in 2014 of SAGE (Smart Academic Green Environment) portable classrooms. SAGE portable classrooms are energy-efficient, have more natural light than traditional portables and are constructed with low-emitting building materials. The LED lights turn off automatically when no one is in the room. The HVAC systems in SAGE portables also improv...

Lake Washington students continue to score well above state average on state assessments Sep   17   2018 Redmond, Wash. � Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students continue to score well-above the state average in all areas tested by the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA). �We are pleased to share these results with our community,� noted Dr. Jane Stavem, Superintendent.  �Our teachers, staff and building administrators will continue to work hard to ensure that every single student in our district is learning, growing and succeeding.� Students in grades 3-8 and in grade 10 took the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and in Math. This is a change from previous years, when grade 11 was used as the federal accountability testing grade in high school for ELA and Math. Students in grades 5, 8 and 11 also took new science tests. These tests are based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), adopted by Washington state in 2013. In English Langu...

Clara Barton open house:  Thursday, October 11th, 4:15 - 7PM 12101-172nd Ave NE Ella Baker Elementary  (video) open house:  Saturday, October 6th, 10 - 1:30 PM 9596 East Ridge Drive NE 9/20/2018

Click on a link below to jump to updates for other projects funded by the 2016 bond:  Juanita High School Margaret Mead Elementary School Peter Kirk Elementary Old Redmond Schoolhouse Explorer Community School Juanita High School  Juanita High School students r eturned to campus for their first day of school on September 4. Students will attend classes in what remains of their old building, as well as in 15 double-classroom portables. The first phase of the new school building will open in one year. Roof installation is complete. Masonry at the theater is complete. Exterior work � including brick veneer and window installation � has begun. Sheetrock installation has begun. A regional operating engineers union strike has been resolved. Margaret Mead Elementary School Concrete floors started. Structural brace frame concret e footings are complete. Borings for geothermal wells started. Utility work is in progress. A regional operating engineers union strike has been resolved....

Rachel Van Winkle Redmond, WA  �  Earlier this week, the City Council confirmed  Mayor John Marchione�s appointment of Rachel Van Winkle as the new Parks and Recreation Director and Jonny Chambers as the new Technology and Information Services Director for the City of Redmond. Both Van Winkle and Chambers will begin on October 3, 2018. �Rachel and Jonny both bring great knowledge, leadership skills, and passion with them to the City of Redmond,� states Mayor John Marchione. �Rachel�s background in recreational programming and facilities coupled with her communication experience will be a great asset to the City.� Jonny Chambers Rachel Van Winkle has been serving as the interim Parks Director since July and has accepted the promotion to Parks Director. Rachel joined the City in 2015 and previously worked for the Seattle YMCA, Apex Park and Recreation District in Arvada, Colorado, and the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, Florida. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from ...

NAMI Eastside offers a free 12-week educational program called "Family-to-Family" that  significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to an individual living with a mental health condition.  Office:  425-885-6264 If you have a home bound family member over the age of 18 living with a psychiatric  disorder EvergreenHealth Community Hospital can provide masters-level therapists to treat your loved ones in your home.   For details contact Laurene Burton at 425-899-2667 or click the link.   For substance abuse recovery support call:  206-722-3700 or email:  support@adhl.org   Mayor Marchione declared September as "National Recovery Month" during the last regular City Hall meeting.   --Bob Yoder

Western Screech Owl on Powerline Trail / John Reinke Actually, the little western screech-owl didn't make a sound, as it silently surveyed me from its vantage point in a hole in a tree trunk.  And I don't know if it was a male or a female. I was ascending the Powerline Trail in the late afternoon about a month ago, from its western terminus at the Sammamish River Trail here in Redmond.  After a few minutes, I came to a spot  where I knew one could see a tree trunk with an oval opening that was large enough to serve as a nest cavity. I hadn't passed that way since last year, when my friend Bob Yoder had published a photo of an adult screech owl peering out of that very same space on his Redmond Blog.  The discovery and photos were taken by his friend Ingunn Markiewiez. I glanced to my right, and saw what looked like a kind of growth occupying the cavity.  I thought that was odd, and continued climbing upward.  I had also noticed there was a ki...

At a time when space is at a premium and many companies are looking for room to grow, we recognize that our 500-acre campus in Redmond, Washington, is a unique asset. Neighboring a vibrant urban core, suburban towns, lakes, mountains and miles of forest, it�s one of Microsoft�s crown jewels. And as we continue to grow and look to create the best workplace in the tech sector, Microsoft will invest right here in Redmond, our home for more than 30 years. Next fall, we will break ground on a multi-year campus refresh project that will include 18 new buildings, 6.7 million square feet of renovated workspace, $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements, public spaces, sports fields and green space. Today Microsoft has 125 buildings in the Puget Sound region. When this project is complete, our main campus will be comprised of 131 buildings � including the equivalent of 180 football fields of new and renovated space � of modern workspace for the 47,000 employees who work here ev...

Sound Transit is extending light rail from Seattle to Redmond, with four stations in Redmond. Two stations, Overlake Village Station and the Redmond Technology Station, will open in Overlake in 2023. These stations are now under construction. Two stations will open in 2024, one in Southeast Redmond and another in Downtown Redmond.  The Downtown Redmond Link Extension is the 3.4-mile extension of light rail from the future Redmond Technology Station at NE 40th St. to the terminus station in Downtown Redmond. Although the development agreement is not expected to be finalized until early 2019, there are two topics on which staff are seeking early Council input so that Sound Transit can provide clear direction to design-build teams proposing on the project. Those topics are: street closures during construction, and the Marymoor Village station layout. Street Closures During Construction While most light rail construction for the Downtown extension will be along SR 520, limiting impacts...

Redmond, WA  �  After the grand opening on September 15, Downtown Park will welcome a new concert series on the Moving Art Center Stage, which runs the last two Thursdays in September and first Thursday in October. The series was curated in partnership with KEXP DJ Sharlese Metcalf to highlight local, Pacific Northwest musical talent, including musicians that have ties to Redmond. �This concert series brings  fresh new music and fun to Downtown Redmond,� stated Redmond Mayor John Marchione. �It�s a great way to spend a Thursday night with friends and family in the community�s new Downtown Park.� Each evening�s concert takes place in the beautiful Redmond Moving Art Center  designed by Brooklyn-based artist Janet Zweig.  Bring your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy food from one of the many surrounding downtown restaurants. Event Schedule: Thursday, September 20, 2018  modern Pacific-Northwest rock 5:30 � 6:45pm:  Tres Leches ; 7:15 � 8:30pm:...

EvergreenHealth provides mental health services to homebound adults who live in their own homes, adult family homes, assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Our clinicians have extensive experience and training working with adults and older adults with psychiatric disabilities, medical illnesses or physical disabilities. Our masters-level therapists and social workers conduct home visits to assess and treat mental health problems. In-Home Mental Health services include: Assessment and diagnosis Individual therapy  Case Management Social work services to help access community resources  Coordination of mental health treatment with other medical care Transition to outpatient mental health services Telephone crisis service 24-hours a day Eligibility criteria for In-Home Mental Health King county residents must have Medicaid or accepted private insurance. Snohomish county residents must have accepted private insurance. Adults over the age of 18 Mental health issue such ...

  Did you know?  Bloodworks NW does leading edge research on why some people�s blood clots too easily (strokes, heart attacks, etc) and why some people don�t clot when needed,(Hemophiilia, hemorrhages, etc).  So not only can you contribute to essential needs for blood by donating�but also contribute to research to help all of us.      Redmond Interfaith Blood Drives next donation opportunity is at  Meadowbrook Church  (behind Whole Foods).  We�re open from 1-7pm (closed 3-4pm).   While walk-ins are always welcome�. an appointment helps the Blood Center plan  the right number of techs to keep donors moving through the process quickly�.saving your valuable time! WHEN:   TUES., OCTOBER 9TH    1-7pm  (closed for tech break  3-4pm ) WHERE:  MEADOWBROOK CHURCH            17944 NE 65th ST  (behind Whole Foods on back road into Marymoor) Redmond, WA  98052 FO...