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ShoWare Center, accesso Technology Group extend naming rights with Kent

ShoWare Center, accesso Technology Group extend naming rights with Kent

SMG-managed ShoWare Center and accesso Technology Group finalized last week a 10-year extension of arena naming rights through 2029, under the same existing terms at… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2017
ShoWare Center, accesso Technology Group extend naming rights with Kent
Kent’s Fourth of July Splash coming up at Lake Meridian Park

Kent’s Fourth of July Splash coming up at Lake Meridian Park

Celebrate America’s independence at Kent’s 19th annual Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St. The fun begins at 11:30 a.m.… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2017
Kent’s Fourth of July Splash coming up at Lake Meridian Park
Rainier Youth Choirs perform Bon Voyage to Ireland Concert on Sunday

Rainier Youth Choirs perform Bon Voyage to Ireland Concert on Sunday

Rainier Youth Choirs embarks on its first international tour June 27-July 7 with a Bon Voyage to Ireland Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25,… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2017
Rainier Youth Choirs perform Bon Voyage to Ireland Concert on Sunday
Kneisler to play at Magic Flavors Café

Kneisler to play at Magic Flavors Café

Rob Kneisler, a finger-style guitarist, plays 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday at Magic Flavors. The café, a family-run establishment, is inside the Save-U-More market… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2017
Kneisler to play at Magic Flavors Café
Kent School District provides free lunches during summer break

Kent School District provides free lunches during summer break

Free, nutritious meals will be available for children and teens 18 years old and younger at select locations within the Kent School District this summer.… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2017
  • By Heidi Sanders
Kent School District provides free lunches during summer break
Agave Cocina & Cantina, Kent Elementary School to host inaugural Kent Community Latino Education Fair

Agave Cocina & Cantina, Kent Elementary School to host inaugural Kent Community Latino Education Fair

Agave Cocina & Cantina and Kent Elementary School present the inaugural Kent Community Latino Education Fair at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 26 at the school,… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2017
Agave Cocina & Cantina, Kent Elementary School to host inaugural Kent Community Latino Education Fair
Kent’s neighborhood improvement grant application period opens

Kent’s neighborhood improvement grant application period opens

As part of its efforts to foster strong and healthy neighborhoods, the city of Kent’s application period for Neighborhood Matching Grants is open until Sept… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2017
Kent’s neighborhood improvement grant application period opens
Kent-area community calendar | June 15

Kent-area community calendar | June 15

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 15, 2017
Kent-area community calendar | June 15
AARP rates Washington top state for adult care

AARP rates Washington top state for adult care

AARP has named Washington the most successful state in the country when it comes to supporting seniors, adults with disabilities and their family caregivers. The… Continue reading

  • Jun 15, 2017
AARP rates Washington top state for adult care
Amateur Radio Field Day set for June 24 in Kent

Amateur Radio Field Day set for June 24 in Kent

Each year during the fourth weekend in June, members of the Amateur Radio Relay League or “ham” radio operators as they are often known, take… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2017
Amateur Radio Field Day set for June 24 in Kent
Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Company presents ‘Jack & The Giant’

Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Company presents ‘Jack & The Giant’

Fee Fi Fo Fum. “These are not just ordinary beans. …” So goes the tune a peddler sings to an adventurous boy as they strike… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2017
Heavier Than Air Family Theatre Company presents ‘Jack & The Giant’
Kent Police invite neighborhoods to register for National Night Out

Kent Police invite neighborhoods to register for National Night Out

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas asks neighborhood groups to join with people nationwide on Tuesday Aug. 1, for the 34th National Night Out. Participating in… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2017
Kent Police invite neighborhoods to register for National Night Out
King County Council declares June Immigrant Heritage Month

King County Council declares June Immigrant Heritage Month

Some of the first people who arrived in what we call America were avoiding religious persecution. Others came to escape famine and conflict. Today, many… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2017
King County Council declares June Immigrant Heritage Month
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