The new Uwajimaya (formerly a Thriftway) in the Renton Village Shopping Center at 501 S. Grady Way hosted its grand opening at 9 a.m. The new store cost over $4 million in remodeling.
July 4: New citizens in Seattle
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in partnership with Seattle’s Ethnic Heritage Council, hosted more than 500 people from the western part of Washington state at a naturalization ceremony on the Fourth of July. The new citizens came from nearly 80 different countries. Judge Richard C. Tallman administered the oath of citizenship.♦
June 26: SAM bids farewell to Mimi Gates
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) paid respects to former director Mimi Gates by obtaining 20 works of art in her honor. Gates, whose last day at the museum was June 30, had been the museum’s director since 1994.
May 16: Little Saigon gets cleaned up
The Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington gathered a team of volunteers to clean and paint over graffiti on light posts and walls in the International District. ♦
New chair Ehrik Aldana
Skyline High School junior Ehrik Aldana was elected chair of the Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council after serving one year on the council.
New president Hideki Kusuzawa
Kumon, the world’s largest after-school education company, promoted Hideki Kusuzawa to become the president of Kumon North America.
June 6: Judge Yu awarded by WSBA
The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Board of Governors awarded Seattle Superior Court Judge Mary Yu
July 4: Muslim team in Edmonds parade
A team of approximately 50 local Muslims took part in the 2009 Edmonds 4th of July Parade in Edmonds. The Muslim team carried its own banners and included youth, families, activists, U.S. military veterans, and community leaders.
May 31: Lunch in a Box with Mona
June 6: Josie’s Angels race for the cure
Komen for the Cure’s 16th annual race was held at Qwest Field. Team Josie’s Angels was headed by Rosale Meriales. The team was named in honor of Josephine Malana, a […]
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