The Metropolitan King County Council declared July 9 as Washington State National Parks Day in recognition of the economic, health and environmental benefits that county residents received from the National Parks in the region.
When United Way’s Labor Advisory Committee heard that Bothell resident Darold Thomas was at risk of losing his homeowner’s insurance and faced a potential foreclosure, they knew they had to help.
Dr. Elaine Scott is the new director of the Science and Technology Program at the University of Washington, Bothell. Scott is currently professor and director of engineering programs at Seattle Pacific University.
Sunshine and smiling faces were abundant at the inaugural Sprint Into Summer fun run for Northshore elementary students. The run, which took place at the Inglemoor High track on June 8, was open to all elementary students in the Inglemoor feeder pattern.
The Kenmore City Council approved a purchase-and-sale agreement on June 11 with Kenmore Camera owners Jim and Martha Donovan for a portion of the Kenmore Village property that has been owned by the city since 2003. The property sale will close following a 90-day feasibility and due diligence period.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization did itself a lot of damage nationally with its attempt to pull funding from Planned Parenthood. Locally, the ramifications are being felt as registration for the Race for the Cure event is down by 44 percent.
Students at Bothell’s Westhill Elementary are learning at a young age that little things mean a lot — especially when the little things are pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and the coins will be used to feed hungry kids on summer break.
The long-anticipated 21 Acres retail market opens at noon May 3, featuring sustainable local, farm product. Located in the new green-built Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living at 13701 N.E. 171st St., Woodinville, the 21 Acres Market will be open year-round giving shoppers affordable options for fresh and value-added products and the opportunity to support local farmers.
Leading the largest municipal downtown project in the state, the city of Bothell will soon hit upon the two-year anniversary of the official April 2010 groundbreaking and is reporting that it’s on target for reaching the $650 million private investment goal.
Woodinville Montessori School (WMS) dominated its competitors at the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering (WIOL) Regional Championships for both individual and team categories.
In her bid for U.S. Congress in the 1st Congressional District open seat, Bothell-based Suzan DelBene today received the endorsements of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 and the Joint Council of Teamsters No. 28.
Replacement of the world’s longest floating bridge will begin visibly on Lake Washington this week as construction crews move barges and heavy equipment into position north of the aging State Route 520 bridge.
In Kenmore, crews are building 58 massive concrete anchors and hundreds of concrete road decks.
In honor of World Water Day 2012, 59 HaloSource employees spent the day doing hands-on habitat restoration work March 21 at King County’s new Brightwater treatment center near Woodinville.
In the past few weeks, three children in Washington state have been shot — two of them killed — because the owners of guns apparently didn’t lock them up tight. In response, Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D—Bothell, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 8020 to promote the use of the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program in preschools, early learning programs and schools.
Bothell will soon see the rebirth of a local Lions Club. A new Lions Club in Bothell is currently “under construction,” according to Janet Rinehart, the local Lions leader of new club development.
“The original Bothell club was chartered in March of 1937 and was shuttered in 2003. We have always felt that Bothell deserved another club,” she said.
The city of Bothell today announced the sale of 7.38 acres of prime, downtown property to companies affiliated with Main Street Property Group LLC, a company owned by the same principals who formerly owned CamWest Development LLC, a local residential builder.
Today the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fully pay for basic education and said it would monitor the Legislature’s implementation of the decision.
Terramar Retail Centers, LLC, of Carlsbad, Calif., has acquired Canyon Park Place, a 130,786-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Bothell in an off-market transaction.
Internationally renowned artist Christian Moeller’s “Verdi,” which is composed of more than 3,500 repurposed green glass water bottles, was unveiled today at the Brightwater Influent Pump Station in Bothell.
Workers completed the installation of the 65-foot-tall glass tower art sculpture at the Bothell Business Park’s entrance at the intersection of Northeast 195th Street and North Creek Parkway. Its dual purpose: to attractively ensconce the pump station’s 80-foot-tall odor control stack while educating people about the environmental mission of King County’s clean-water utility, according to a King County, Wastewater Treatment Division, news release.
It was one part student activism, one part cultural education and one part celebration at Cascadia Community College as Mobius Hall was filled Tuesday night with the sights, sounds and even the fragrances of Ethiopia.
The University of Washington, Bothell reports record enrollment growth with a head-count for the 2011-2012 academic year of 3,759 students, also counted as 3,367 FTE (full-time equivalent students). This number compares to an FTE of 2,880 in the previous 2010-2011 year, corresponding to an increase of 17 percent.
The recent increase in enrollment at UW-Bothell now makes it the largest of the five university branch campuses in the state. A total of 93 percent of the currently enrolled students are from Washington.
Bastyr University reports that the results from a new study show that the economic impact the school has on the local community was more than $136 million in 2010.
“As the university fulfills its mission in educating future leaders in the natural health arts and sciences, it also serves as a significant economic engine for our Kenmore community, King County and Washington state,” said Bastyr University President Daniel K. Church. “We are proud that Bastyr University, which began over 30 years ago as a fledgling professional school with about 30 students, has experienced the type of growth reported in this important study.”
Jeff LaFlam, fire marshal for the Northshore Fire Department, received the 2011 Fire Marshal of the Year Award from the Washington State Association of Fire Marshals (WSAFM). The award was presented Oct. 5 at the annual fire prevention institute in Chelan.
