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Kent4Health offers free talk on healthy living

Have you ever wondered what the numbers for your blood pressure mean, what exercises are good for a sore shoulder or what foods are best for your heart?

  • May 17, 2012
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Iron Butterfly will play Saturday

Iron Butterfly to play Kent’s ShoWare Center May 12

Rock band Iron Butterfly will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

  • May 11, 2012
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Iron Butterfly will play Saturday
Kent's Steve Stoffel has discovered distance cycling and a healthier lifestyle.

Kent man to ride from California to Colorado to raise money for charity

Steve Stoffel is not your typical 53-year-old. Unless you count riding 860 miles across four states, through deserts, and over mountains and more mountains as "typical."

  • May 2, 2012
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Kent's Steve Stoffel has discovered distance cycling and a healthier lifestyle.
Jeff Hardy is expected to be one of the featured performers at the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday

Kent’s ShoWare Center to host TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour

Pro wrestling comes to Kent with the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the ShoWare Center.

  • Apr 24, 2012
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Jeff Hardy is expected to be one of the featured performers at the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Adam Vesperman

‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ starring Kent teen fails to win Olivier Award

A London musical that stars a Kent teen failed to win the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award.

  • Apr 16, 2012
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Adam Vesperman
Rise Against plays April 19 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The punk rock concert also features Title Fight and A Day to Remember.

Punk rock band Rise Against to play at Kent’s ShoWare Center April 19

Punk rock comes to the ShoWare Center in Kent at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 with Rise Against, A Day to Remember and Title Fight.

  • Apr 9, 2012
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Rise Against plays April 19 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The punk rock concert also features Title Fight and A Day to Remember.

WSU Concert Choir and Madrigal Chamber Singers to perform in Kent

The WSU Concert Choir and Madrigal Chamber Singers perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St.

  • Apr 9, 2012
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Darren Motamedy will return to Kent to play at the fifth annual Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 28 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Darren Motamedy to play at Kent’s Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 22

Saxophonist Darren Motamedy will return to Kent to play in the fifth annual Evening of Jazz & Art Showcase June 28 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Darren Motamedy will return to Kent to play at the fifth annual Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 28 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.
Brothers Chris Brubeck

Brubeck Brothers bring jazz to Kent Spotlight Series April 6

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet brings an evening of jazz to Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 6 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E. in Covington.

  • Apr 5, 2012
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Brothers Chris Brubeck
New Edition will perform June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

New Edition tour to hit Kent June 22

New Edition, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their first album "Candy Girl," will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

  • Apr 4, 2012
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New Edition will perform June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Seattle Mist from left

Rypien leaving Kent’s Seattle Mist of Lingerie Football League for Baltimore Charm

Quarterback Angela Rypien of the Kent-based Seattle Mist is leaving the Lingerie Football League team to play for the Baltimore Charm.

Seattle Mist from left
Kelly Clarkson at the ShoWare Center with her touring band.

Kelly Clarkson plays ShoWare Center in Kent | Slideshow

Kelly Clarkson made a stop in Kent at the ShoWare Center on Thursday evening. The former-American Idol contestant is touring in support of her fifth album "Stronger."

  • Mar 23, 2012
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Kelly Clarkson at the ShoWare Center with her touring band.
Kelly Clarkson performs at 8 p.m. Thursday

Kelly Clarkson concert in Kent March 22 nearing a sellout

The Kelley Clarkson concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Kent's ShoWare Center is nearing a sellout.

  • Mar 22, 2012
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Kelly Clarkson performs at 8 p.m. Thursday

Healthier options brought to hundreds of thousands of residents; Kent, Auburn schools among those benefitting

More than 124,000 students in six school districts – including Auburn and Kent – are benefitting from improved school food and physical activity, 49 stores in low-income neighborhoods are offering healthier options like fruits and vegetables, and 13,000 affordable housing units are now smoke-free.

  • Mar 22, 2012
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The Late Nite Catechism series comes to Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday

Kent Spotlight Series presents Late Nite Catechism March 30

The latest of the sinfully funny Late Nite Catechism series comes to Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.

  • Mar 21, 2012
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The Late Nite Catechism series comes to Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Kelly Clarkson performs Thursday

Kelly Clarkson to perform in Kent March 22

A few hundred tickets still remained Monday for the Kelly Clarkson concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

Kelly Clarkson performs Thursday
Pro wrestling comes to Kent April 27 at the ShoWare Center with the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour.

Kent’s ShoWare Center to host TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour

Pro wrestling comes to Kent with the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the ShoWare Center.

  • Mar 15, 2012
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Pro wrestling comes to Kent April 27 at the ShoWare Center with the TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour.
The Seattle Mist

Kent-based Seattle Mist plans Lingerie Football League player tryouts

The Kent-based Seattle Mist of the Lingerie Football League are looking for a few good women.

  • Mar 14, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
The Seattle Mist
Iron Butterfly and Magic Carpet Ride will perform May 4 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

Iron Butterfly to play Kent’s ShoWare Center May 4

Rock band Iron Butterfly will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

  • Mar 7, 2012
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Iron Butterfly and Magic Carpet Ride will perform May 4 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

Effective moms have hiding places | Living with Gleigh

This column may or may not be what you think it is, because the subject of effective hiding for moms is two-fold. There are times in every mom’s motherhood career when she really just wants to hide. It can be wherever she feels she can effectively get away from her kids, husband or both. I’ve heard some moms even tell their children that “Mommy needs a time-out.”