Redmond, Then And Now

 2017 Credit/ Bob Yoder

 The Hilton Garden Inn, 2019 Credit/ Bob Yoder

The "Hilton Garden Inn" will open at 166th and Redmond Way....the site of  iconic Frankie's Pizza. The hotel will be 6 stories, 177 rooms with two levels of underground parking. (photo taken on June 6, 2019.) This Frankie's Pizza photo with my wife Pam, was taken on January 7, 2017. All is not lost. In April of this year Spark Pizza opened with "Homage to Frankie's" pizza on their menu. Frankie took part in it's creation. Tony and Carolyn Scott own the establishment.

Will our community "Realize" Redmond's Bike Park?

Kids are modeling clay to create bike jump ideas for the park. Bike jump
professionals gave talks. The kids also traveled to neighboring BMX parks for ideas.

Carolyn Hope facilitates bike park
design workshop at Horace Mann
President Richard Cole attended

OPINION:  In this week's City Council meeting at least six or seven parents addressed council in the "public comment period about the "Redmond Bike Park" (RBP) development project. RBP is a BMX/mountain bike jump park project on Education Hill.  It's been delayed by an appeal.

One citizen was adamantly against the park, calling it useful for only a small minority of the city population.  His back-yard faces the park.  Another was not against the park but bothered by the Notice process.  He lives a short walk on Ashford Trail in a nearby housing development.  All the other speakers were fathers of BMX biker youth vested in developing the park from years of volunteerism and seeing the good the sport brings to their children.  They spoke with passion and eloquence.  Dave Randall, was the first speaker.  Dave's comments are recorded in a Letter to RNB here. 

But, my reason for writing is to ask where is "Realize Redmond'' (RR) when the community and city needs their support the most?  "Realize Redmond" is a nonprofit, public-private partnership funded by City Council (6-1, Cole) with $50,000 in taxpayer seed money.  Realize Redmond used to be called the "Redmond Foundation". The mission and vision hasn't changed.  READ MORE >>