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Lorraine’s 100th birthday was Jan. 5.
Renton’s Lorraine Smith celebrates 100 years
By Bailey Josie • January 24, 2023 6:30 am

From a bucker at Boeing during World War II to a great-grandmother of sixteen, Lorraine Smith has lived a full life on a hill in Renton.

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Consul-General Seo at the Consulate-General building in Seattle. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
2023 marks a big year for South Korean-U.S....
By Bailey Josie • January 23, 2023 6:30 pm

The General-Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Seattle celebrates Korean culture in the Pacific Northwest as the two countries celebrate three major anniversaries together, ranging from 70 to 140 years.

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Bailey Jo Josie/Renton Reporter
An orange cat wakes up after surgery.
South County Spay Neuter Clinic services 4,400 cats...
By Bailey Josie • January 23, 2023 1:30 pm

Every week, roughly 100 cats are spayed and neutered at the Renton clinic.

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The Valvoline service center team presented $500 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Valvoline Instant Oil Change opens on Rainier Avenue,...
By Bailey Josie • January 16, 2023 2:00 pm

The Renton Chamber of Commerce presented a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new business on Jan. 13.

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Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA,...
By Bailey Josie • January 16, 2023 12:45 pm

Statewide, a majority of respondents to Department of Commerce survey agree that rent prices are too high and it costs too much to buy a home.

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Traditional Seijin-shiki attire are haori and hakama for men and furisode — a kimono with long sleeves — for women.
Omedetou-gozaimasu! Local Japanese-Americans celebrate Coming-of-Age Day
By Bailey Josie • January 16, 2023 9:00 am

Omedetou-gozaimasu! For the 4th annual Seijin-shiki U.S.A., Japanese-American 20-year-olds were able to come together to celebrate their transition to adulthood.

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Photo courtesy of the City of Renton
Renton’s Emergency Preparedness Academy offers classes and courses, including fire suppression.
Registration open for Renton Emergency Preparedness Academy
By Bailey Josie • January 12, 2023 8:30 am

Five different classes will be offered at Renton Technical College in February and March.

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Edith Claver, 60, lived in Des Moines when she went missing from Renton on Nov. 27, 2009. Photo courtesy of National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
While many were found, work remains to protect...
By Bailey Josie • January 15, 2023 5:30 am

There are 23 missing Indigenous people across King County.

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Divina makes her candles from her home office in Fairwood.
Depress Me Not brings joy to Renton, one...
By Bailey Josie • January 11, 2023 1:30 pm

Divina Casila turned making candles to help her cope with depression into a thriving local business.

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Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
Wizard’s Keep Games robbed for the fifth time...
By Bailey Josie • December 26, 2022 2:30 pm

A GoFundMe has been made to help with the costs of damages that insurance won’t cover.

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Image courtesy of MMIWP 2022 Interim Report
A major reference for the Washington State MMIWP Task Force Summit was the 2022 Interim Report which was released in August. The art used for the report is by Malynn Wilbur-Foster, a Salish artist from the Squaxim Island, Skokomish Nations and an MMIWP family member.
‘The land cries out’: Family members of missing,...
By Bailey Josie • December 26, 2022 8:30 am

The Washington State Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force held its summit Dec. 14-16.

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Renton High School. File photo
Renton High School teacher pleads not guilty to...
By Bailey Josie • December 24, 2022 5:30 am

Nicholas Yale was put on leave in May 2022 when the school was notified by two students that he had been sending them sexually explicit texts.

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Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Renton Airport mailbox will deliver last-minute letters to...
By Bailey Josie • December 22, 2022 6:30 am

The mailbox is on West Perimeter Road and can be accessed from Airport Way.

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Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Renton lights menorah to celebrate Chanukah
By Bailey Josie • December 20, 2022 1:30 am

To kick off Chanukah, a giant menorah was lit up at the Landing in Renton Sunday, Dec. 17. by the…

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High Priest Kalu and High Preistess Syleena “Call The Corners,” a small ritual where a candle is lit at each direction of the Earth as the elements of each direction is called upon. Here they call on the guardian of the watchtower of the South, represented by red which symbolizes fire. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Yule in the PNW: How witches, pagans, Wiccans...
By Bailey Josie • December 21, 2022 11:00 am

Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, which has been celebrated for thousands of years all over the world. Have you ever wondered how modern witches like to celebrate?

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Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Nigel Quinn and Kyle Martin are about to take their first bites from the first order at Renton’s Big Chicken.
Bok-bok: Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken is here
By Bailey Josie • December 19, 2022 2:00 pm

The restaurant had its grand opening Saturday, Dec. 17.

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Katherine Bendickson shows the people in her latest training course the Stop The Bleed kit that every school in the Renton School District will receive. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
‘Stop The Bleed’ training and free kits are...
By Bailey Josie • December 13, 2022 2:00 pm

The “Stop The Bleed” campaign was started in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, but its training is applicable to injuries from a fall, a car crash and more.

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Photo courtesy of Holly Powell.
Holly Powell is the owner of The Pencil Test, saying that she wasn’t properly fitted for a bra until she was in her 30s and wanted to share that experience with others.
Those in search of the perfect bra need...
By Bailey Josie • December 12, 2022 4:00 pm

The Pencil Test bra boutique takes its name from an advice column that said a pencil can determine whether or not someone needs to wear a bra.

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Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
To help ease traffic through the parking lot, counter-protesters moved their signs to the sidewalk on Benson Road.
LGBTQ+ members, allies come through to defend Renton...
By Bailey Josie • December 12, 2022 9:45 am

The Brewmaster’s Taproom’s Drag Queen Story Time barely missed a step as counter-protesters outside prepared for possible anti-LGBTQ+ protesters.

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Since the vandalism incident, Brewmaster's has added a sign to the damaged window that reads "What intolerance looks like" Photo courtesy of The Brewmaster's Taproom.
Renton brewery vandalized days before monthly Drag Queen...
By Bailey Josie • December 8, 2022 8:30 pm

Earlier in the week, a conservative Facebook page posted a “call to action” protest against The Brewmaster’s Taproom’s drag queen story time.

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