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Fireworks, fun, music at Kent’s Fourth of July Splash

Fireworks, fun, music at Kent’s Fourth of July Splash

Annual event July 4 at Lake Meridian Park

Fireworks, fun, music at Kent’s Fourth of July Splash
Photos can represent good, bad memories

Photos can represent good, bad memories

The picture reminds you of a thousand things. You recall the day it was taken: the smell of the air, the background sounds, food and… Continue reading

Photos can represent good, bad memories
KBAC hosts Juneteenth in the park on Saturday

KBAC hosts Juneteenth in the park on Saturday

Festival, celebration renamed to honor late member

KBAC hosts Juneteenth in the park on Saturday
City of Kent releases Summer Concert schedule

City of Kent releases Summer Concert schedule

Free events at three venues

City of Kent releases Summer Concert schedule
This book, like change, is a good thing

This book, like change, is a good thing

Change, they say, is good. It’s the opportunity for growth. It’s a chance to take a breath, reassess, reconfigure. It makes the landscape look fresh;… Continue reading

This book, like change, is a good thing
Kent’s Excel Public Charter School recognizes first graduating class

Kent’s Excel Public Charter School recognizes first graduating class

72 students graduate from eighth grade

  • Jun 19, 2018
Kent’s Excel Public Charter School recognizes first graduating class
Asian hip-hop artists to perform in Kent as part of 88 Degrees and Rising tour

Asian hip-hop artists to perform in Kent as part of 88 Degrees and Rising tour

Concert Oct. 27 at ShoWare Center features Rich Brian

  • Jun 18, 2018
Asian hip-hop artists to perform in Kent as part of 88 Degrees and Rising tour
‘Oklahoma!’

‘Oklahoma!’

Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Company brings Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic to local stage

  • Jun 14, 2018
‘Oklahoma!’
Arabian Horse Youth Association honors Kentridge senior as Youth of the Year

Arabian Horse Youth Association honors Kentridge senior as Youth of the Year

The Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHA) recently honored Morgan “Danika” Overstreet, a Kentridge High School senior, as its 2017Youth of the Year. Overstreet, an accomplished… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2018
Arabian Horse Youth Association honors Kentridge senior as Youth of the Year
Big voices in the Big Apple

Big voices in the Big Apple

Kentwood High Choir students perform at Carnegie Hall in New York

Big voices in the Big Apple
Grownups with big jobs

Grownups with big jobs

Meridian Elementary students get a close look at job opportunities on career day

Grownups with big jobs
You’ll enjoy ‘Us Against You’ more if you read the prequel

You’ll enjoy ‘Us Against You’ more if you read the prequel

You’re going down. Down, defeated, beaten, and sent home. You’re losing, not winning, and you need to know how it happened so it won’t happen… Continue reading

You’ll enjoy ‘Us Against You’ more if you read the prequel
Kent woman receives final step in smile transformation

Kent woman receives final step in smile transformation

A Kent woman has a new, healthy smile, thanks to a generous gift from local surgeons. India Coleman, 31, was chosen out of a pool… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2018
Kent woman receives final step in smile transformation

Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum hosts author

The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum hosts author David Williams, who will do a public reading and book signing of his new book, “A Race To… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2018
Seattle Theatre Group dance workshops begin in Kent

Seattle Theatre Group dance workshops begin in Kent

Seattle Theatre Group presents a new dance program, STG’s Broadway at Kent, at the Kent Senior Activity Center. Participants are invited to take 90-minute classes… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2018
Seattle Theatre Group dance workshops begin in Kent
Kent International Festival glows at ShoWare

Kent International Festival glows at ShoWare

Community gathering celebrates 10 years | PHOTOS

  • Jun 6, 2018
Kent International Festival glows at ShoWare
‘Born to Fish’ will hook you in

‘Born to Fish’ will hook you in

It was not your typical romance. She fell for the first line you fed her and she played hard-to-get, but she was a beauty and… Continue reading

‘Born to Fish’ will hook you in
Rotary roundup: Club busy as ever throughout the community in May

Rotary roundup: Club busy as ever throughout the community in May

From youth fishing to honoring students

  • Jun 1, 2018
Rotary roundup: Club busy as ever throughout the community in May
Kent Library program listings for June

Kent Library program listings for June

Libraries Kent Public Library: 212 2nd Avenue N., Kent. 253-859-3330. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; 1-5 p.m.,… Continue reading

  • Jun 1, 2018
Kent Library program listings for June
Steel Magic Northwest to perform spring concert June 14

Steel Magic Northwest to perform spring concert June 14

Steel Magic Northwest, a local nonprofit organization providing after-school steel band to Kent School District students from the sixth grade on up, present its Here… Continue reading

  • Jun 1, 2018
Steel Magic Northwest to perform spring concert June 14