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Columnist Carolyn Ossorio

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Time to stop blaming the cat for gardening probems | LIFE IN THE CITY

I think I’m a lot like other people when it comes to gardening: I see beautiful gardens producing…

Mayor Denis Law and columnist Carolyn Ossorio meet for coffee.

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No Ms. Pacman, but a discussion about downtown with the mayor anyway | LIFE IN THE CITY

"As a Renton resident who yearns for a cool downtown to take my family, I’m tired of what…

KB Van Horn

Opinion

Club Teasdale helps make a ‘hyperlocal’ difference at park

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio tours a new afterschool program in the Talbot Hill neighborhood.

Ezell Stephens poses with a sweet potato pie.

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A ‘Heaven Sent’ addition to the Thanksgiving pie table | LIFE IN THE CITY

I was at Heaven Sent to try the famous chicken for the first time and also to learn…

The Ossorio clan gets ready for Halloween.

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October means a visit from the ghosts of Halloween past | LIFE IN THE CITY

When I was a kid Halloween was the only thing that made then end of summer and going…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio and her family toured the REACH Center of Hope.

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REACH Center a nice option when life gets to ‘DEFCON One’ | LIFE IN THE CITY

My kids and I were at Renton City Hall to tour the REACH Center of Hope, a day…

Jake Director of Strideline addresses fifth-graders at Talbot Hill Elementary School earlier this year.

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Hitting their Stride(line): Entrepreneurs encourage kids | LIFE IN THE CITY

Jake and Riley were born in the same local hospital on the same day. They lived on the…

Renton beekeeper Brian Overmanm left

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The buzz is all about local honey | LIFE IN THE CITY

I’m a sucker for those big Mason jars with homespun labels at farmers markets that say Blackberry or…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio with her family: Sophie

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Me: The story I didn’t expect to write (or: Baby makes five) | LIFE IN THE CITY

It’s actually ironic because if someone would have told me I was going to have five children, I…

Patrick Ossorio

Life

Yes, Patrick, I see you! | Carolyn Ossorio

“Come on Patrick!” Coach Bobby’s voice booms across Kinder Swimmer’s Renton Highlands pool. “One arm! Two arm! Eyes…

Kevin McPherson

Life

There’s a place for art in all Renton elementary schools | LIFE IN THE CITY

Art’s effect on kids cannot be measured in widgets and quantitative data.

Amelia Ossorio checks out the crabs at Gemini Fish Market.

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Here’s the place to dip into for seafood | Carolyn Ossorio

Yet there I was, the kids and I had barely gotten into the car and already the bagel…

A 737

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CAROLYN OSSORIO: Tracking fabled rumors at Renton Airport

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio explores rumors at the Renton Airport.

The Cleveland home is set on 24 acres of land near Valley Medical Center that someday could become a City of Renton park – or a community garden.

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CAROLYN OSSORIO: Community use for 24-acre property

Columnist explores potential uses and history of the Cleveland property, farmland just off Talbot Road.

Edna Ruth Cusack had her grandkids

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When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of Grandma Edna | Carolyn Ossorio

Looking back there were other gifts that in retrospect didn’t cost a dime but were treasured, like visits…

The Federal Reserve Bank sits quietly on 11 acres of land in south Renton.

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No movie will help you prepare for what’s behind these walls | Carolyn Ossorio

Perched on its own road surrounded by a fully fenced 11 acres of what was formerly the southern…

Armondo Pavone has spent the better part of the last year spending time with his two sons

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Where’s Armondo? No, he’s not lying in a ditch somewhere | Carolyn Ossorio

Renton Hill boasts a phenomenal view of Renton, Lake Washington and all the way to downtown Seattle. On…

Stefeny Anderson

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This sets apart a FilmFrenzy director: Ready, set, action!

Welcome to a day in the life of the Renton FilmFrenzy. Saturday, the films were shot; on Oct.…

Here is the Browne family of Renton

Life

Renton’s Swiss Family Browne | Carolyn Ossorio

When I was a kid, my sister and I loved making forts and designing elaborate sketches for our…

Mary Clymer wistfully counts down the final days of Happy Delusions

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Renton shop happy delusions to close doors

Owner, Mary Clymer, will close the doors of her trendy crafts and art shop and look to a…