BREAKING NEWS :

Thunderbirds release 2010-11 hockey schedule for Kent's ShoWare Center
Jul 29 2010, 3:21 PM
The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team will play its home opener for the 2010-11 regular season at 7:05 p.m. Sept. 25 against the Portland Winterhawks at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The T-Birds, who released their tentative schedule July 28,... More ›

• Lake Meridian group to replace Kent's popular Meridian Belle boat
  Jul 29 2010, 11:49 AM
• Missing Renton sailor found dead in Afghanistan
  Jul 29 2010, 3:43 PM · UPDATED
• More than 80 Kent neighborhoods ready to gather for National Night Out
  Jul 28 2010, 3:33 PM

LITTLE LEAGUE: Kent 9-10 Stars take second at state tournament
Jul 29 2010, 4:53 PM · UPDATED
They delivered a big comeback in the state semifinals. But the Kent 9-10 Little League All-Stars couldn’t sustain the momentum on Saturday in the state championship game at Shoreline Park in Seattle. A day after storming back to beat Central Vancouver... More ›

• Olympic romps back in winning form to take Ashbaugh Beal Purse | Horse Racing
  Jul 29 2010, 9:32 PM
• Assessment and Noosa Beach set for rematch in final tune-up for the 75th Longacres Mile
  Jul 29 2010, 9:20 PM
• BASEBALL: 10U Bulldogs snag crown at Summer Knights IV tournament
  Jul 28 2010, 3:36 PM

A touch of Irish: Opening date looms for Mick Kelly's Irish eatery in Kent
Jul 23 2010, 9:22 PM
The greens at Riverbend Golf Course in Kent looked serene in the late-afternoon light Tuesday. But the atmosphere was considerably more intense in the confines of the course’s restaurant facility, where a new business was quickly coming to fruition. Mick Purdy,... More ›

• Family Dog Training Center set to open July 24
  Jul 23 2010, 9:18 PM
• Washington job-vacancy report shows first gains in three years
  Jul 19 2010, 1:46 PM
• Aegis Living, with a location in Kent, sponsors job fair July 20
  Jul 15 2010

Confessions of a quiltaholic: 'The dog ate my quilt'
Jul 23 2010, 3:46 PM
I don’t how I get myself into such panic-stricken situations with looming deadlines with such consistency. Today, for example, I need to take care of some business correspondence, write this column, and stitch "full speed ahead” on a new... More ›

• Living history performance this weekend - find out who's buried at Saar Pioneer Cemetery: Slide Show
  Jul 15 2010
• Kent Cornucopia Days was a blast in spite of the heat: See the Slide Show
  Jul 13 2010
• From buccaneers to belly dancers, Kent Cornucopia parade had it all: Slide Show
  Jul 11 2010

Smash-mouth Irish sports you must watch: Editor's Note
Jul 22 2010, 7:16 PM · UPDATED
With Mick Kelly’s, a new Irish restaurant and pub coming to Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex in coming weeks, I’ve been excited on several fronts. There’s always the food – you can’t beat... More ›

• 'Barefoot Bandit' Colton Harris-Moore, pitcher Armando Gallaraga: There's no comparison
  Jul 22 2010, 7:14 PM
• A truly agonizing parade experience: Editor's Note
  Jul 15 2010
• Sound Transit Light Rail: 'Massive waste of taxpayers' money'
  Jul 12 2010