News
Applications for local art grants close Oct. 13
Renton Municipal Arts Commission will award grant money to fund arts projects for early 2024.
Life
Photos: Renton taps into the Speed Force with Superhero 5K fun run race
The City of Renton has had 5K fun runs in the past, but none quite like this. On…
Life
Kennydale 5th grader publishes first book on Amazon
Diyaa Ali, 10, has spent the last three years writing and working on her first book, “The Abandoned…
News
Public comment open for Renton’s Clean Economy Strategy
Draft plan is available online and details city’s plans to build sustainable jobs and infrastructure.
News
Job training center for immigrants resurrects ESL classes
With an increased demand for English classes, Puget Sound Training Center has partnered with Renton Technical College to…
Business
Swapping stories, swapping crafts
Tomāto Tomäto Creative celebrates its grand opening in downtown Renton with a crafting hangout and free swap meet.
Business
The way the french cookie crumbles
Downtown Renton’s Macadons celebrates its one-year anniversary.
Life
Renton hosts The Summit festival featuring local films and artists
“There’s more filmmaking here than people think.”
Life
Photos: Autumn Moon Wine Walk & Dance Party
From Whitworth Avenue to Main, 3rd Street was buzzing with food, wine and an outdoor glow rave.
News
Renton teens create website that connects donors to charities
Tutum Hospitium allows donors to supply charities with items that are most needed.
Northwest
Girls design award-winning app to help out-of-state abortion patients
“We’re lucky to live in a state where abortion is legal and we had an opportunity to help…
News
The Summit releases film screening schedule at the Regal in Renton
Documentaries, short films and a full-length feature will screen Sept. 7 and 8 as part of The Summit’s…
Business
Tomāto Tomäto Creative offers space and tools for artisans, young & old
A crafting and art space with a growing following, the Renton business will celebrate its Sept. 17 grand…
News
Photos: Renton celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day
From noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, folks arrived to Liberty Park in Renton from all over…
Life
Drag Queen Story Time returns to Brewmaster’s Taproom
Local drag performer Kara Sutra brings yee-haw fun and excitement to Drag Queen Story Time at Brewmaster’s Taproom…
News
I-405 from Bellevue-Renton will be closed for Sept. 8 weekend
From Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue to Sunset Boulevard in Renton, I-405 will be closed for 55 hours,…
Business
Sunflower Café opens in Fairwood with lion dancers, happy customers
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the long-awaited Sunflower Café had its official ribbon-cutting in Fairwood, complete with lion dancers…
News
No bombs found after anti-LGBTQ+ threats made to Brewmaster’s Taproom
The threatening email claimed that bombs were placed at the taproom and the owner’s home, disrupting the venue’s…
News
‘My dad never would have sold his property’: Renton family seeks reparations from school district
John Houston, 69, says that generational wealth was taken from his family when they were pressured to sell…
Life
Renton Library to host play about Japanese incarceration during WWII
Written and directed by Laura Ferri, the play is comprised of personal interviews and historical primary sources to…