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Saad, Cris, Cozi, Helen Georgette Bechara and Juhayna enjoying the festivities. Photos by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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St. Vincent’s annual fish fry packs the house | Photos

Each year, St. Vincent’s sells plates of fried fish, coleslaw and fries as a fundraiser for the Knights…

Community volunteer Karen Brugato talks about Federal Way’s Arts Explosion Festival during the Mirror’s Hot off the Presses community conversation event March 19 at Poverty Bay Cafe. During the monthly conversations, community members get an opportunity to talk about events and happenings in Federal Way. (Photo by Andy Hobbs/The Mirror)

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Federal Way Community Calendar | March 22 edition

This year’s March of Diapers Drive will collect donations March 23 at Twin Lakes Fred Meyer from 10…

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STEM Exploration Night draws more than 3,600 attendees

This year’s event, themed From Imagination to Innovation, was held at Federal Way High School.

Federal Way City Hall hosted the raising of the Irish flag on March 15. Photos by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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Federal Way raises the Irish flag at City Hall

Dozens of community members gathered March 15 at Federal Way City Hall to celebrate the raising of the…

Cheryl Hurst has been leading the March of Diapers Drive for the past 10 years in the Federal Way area. She is pictured March 19 at a storage area for the diapers. Photo by Andy Hobbs/The Mirror

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March of Diapers aims big with 10th annual drive

A big collection event will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Twin Lakes Fred…

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Cheryl Hurst, center, and other March of Diapers Drive volunteers help staff from Care Net of Puget Sound load thousands of diapers into U-Haul truck in this 2023 file photo. This year’s March of Diapers Drive will collect donations March 23 at Twin Lakes Fred Meyer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Federal Way Community Calendar | March 15 edition

This year’s March of Diapers Drive will collect donations March 23 at Twin Lakes Fred Meyer from 10…

Reinhardt Hollstein is the creator of this unorthodox mixed-media painting, which depicts the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here he poses with the art piece at the first Arts Explosion Festival in 2023. Mirror file photo

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Arts Explosion Festival is returning to Federal Way

Deadline for artists to include their work has been extended to April 20.

Lee Howard as Fagin surrounded by the youth in our 2019 production of “Oliver!” Photo provided by St Luke’s.

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St. Luke’s church offers a nonprofit theater for all

“Everyone’s surprised when they come because they’re expecting a church and they don’t realize it’s actually a professional…

Jaqueline Garcia Castillo and her team at Mujer Al Volante watch Federal Way City Council candidates as the speak to voters at a forum on Wednesday. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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Mirror’s Hometown Hero of the Year: Jaqueline Garcia Castillo

Castillo is the director and founder of Mujer Al Volante, a non-profit that provides driving instruction for women…

In this 2022 file photo, elected officials and proud community members with Irish heritage assist in raising the Irish flag at Federal Way City Hall. File photo

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Federal Way Community Calendar | March 8 edition

Irish flag-raising ceremony: Celebrate St Patrick’s Day and join the city for a raising of the Irish flag…

Quincey Smith and Lyrica Fuentes were this year’s Live Your Dream Awards winners. Photo by Bruce Honda

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FW Soroptimists honor two women with Live Your Dream Awards

This year, Quincey Smith and Lyrica Fuentes received the honors.

Comic book collection is still a staple of Emerald City Comic Con. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Fandoms converge at Emerald City Comic Con

Even with big names at this year’s con, locals brought the good vibes to the nerdy weekend.

Scene from a past Flavor of Federal Way. File photo

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Federal Way Community Festival is coming this summer

Festival is accepting applications for vendors and entertainers with a deadline of April 15.

Amanda Miller at the South King Tool Library in Federal Way as she looks for a tool for a visitor. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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When helping Federal Way, tool library director knows the drill

“I see the potential in everything,” says Amanda Miller, the Mirror’s most recent Hometown Hero.

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Raffle winners show their surprise at last year’s Best of Federal Way event. This year’s Best of Federal Way is March 6 at the Federal Way Community Center. Check out local vendors, win raffle prizes and celebrate the city’s favorite people, businesses and more.

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Federal Way Community Calendar | March 1 edition

Best of Federal Way 2024 celebration: Join the Mirror at our annual celebration of the best restaurants, businesses,…

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Centerstage Theatre presents ‘First Date, The Musical’

The show runs March 29 to April 21.

Local author Teresa Bateman holds a thick folder of her personal antidotes for writer’s block. The folder is full of her ideas and inspiration. Behind her is a large red poster that has hung on the wall behind her desk for years. It was made by some of her students and based on one of her picture books. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang/ The Mirror.

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Federal Way author has written 20-plus children’s books

For Teresa Bateman, writing is “like playing the piano, the more you do it, the better you get…

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FWPS scholars and staff celebrate reading

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The cast of “Spider’s Web” answers student questions about the performance they did as part of the Page to Stage program.

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Centerstage’s Page to Stage program makes theatre more accessible

Five years ago, the program was just an idea to give free tickets to high school students.

Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror.
Three youth leaders from the African Young Dreamers Empowerment Project International (AYDEPI) speak at the organization’s Winter Ball in December 2023. AYDEPI is sponsoring an upcoming Black History Event on Feb. 24 at the same location.

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Federal Way Community Calendar | Feb. 23 edition

From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 24, Federal Way High School will host a Black History Month…