Permanent city hall for Mountlake Terrace approved
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2018
On Nov. 7, 2017, voters in Mountlake Terrace approved Proposition 1 to fund a new and permanent City Hall with a 69.55 percent yes vote. Since 2008, the city has been renting space for about $40,000 a month from Redstone Corporate Center to fulfill City Hall functions. The city had to vacate the old ...
Former MTHS English teacher dies at 63
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
December 25, 2017
Former MTHS English and social studies teacher Gaynelle Derr died in December 2017 at the age of 63. Derr taught at MTHS for 11 years until her retirement in 2015 for medical reasons. In those 11 years, Derr developed special relationships with fellow staff and her students, who were both Advanced Placemen...
Rogers Market Place closing, MLT says goodbye
By Marianne Nacanaynay, 2018-2019 TEMPO Executive Editor
March 4, 2016
Walking past the nearly barren shelves of Roger’s Market Place reminds those of what it had been. For 14 years, Roger’s has sat on the corner of 232nd street and 56th Avenue in Mountlake Terrace under the care of Roger Bottman. But with Bottman’s passing on January 21 at 75-years-old and incre...
New shop spices up the Alderwood Mall
By Karen Benson, Hawkeye staff
October 23, 2014
The Savory Spice Shop celebrated it’s grand opening Oct. 17 through Oct. 19 at the Alderwood mall, located across from the American Girl Doll Store. The Mayor attended to cut the ribbon and celebrate. Four times the amount of people attended the shop as usual, making the opening a success for...