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Renton City Council puts annexing to King County Library System on ballot
The Renton Public Library took one step closer to annexing to the King County Library System (KCLS), after…
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First Friday block parties start
Looking for a place to hangout tonight? Try South Third Street. In an effort to revitalize downtown, a…
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EriAm Sisters make it to Hollywood
Renton’s EriAm Sisters are moving up the ladder on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Floating through the Los Angeles…
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Tyrannosaurus Records to open in Renton this month
"Where do you buy music?" Nich Sullivan asked. A concoction of honey and chocolate swirled in his coffee…
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River Days: It was just ducky
Horns resonated down South Third Street, while drill teams clicked their shoes and about 1,500 parade participants shared…
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Out of necessity, learning the fine art of cooling off
This week’s record-high temperatures reminded one Auburn woman of her home in Dominica, an island in the Caribbean.…
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Meet your neighborhood: Kennydale walkabouts
A small group of long-time Kennydale residents paced up a hill once called Benson for its only residents.…
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Renton woman sews 500 quilts for charity
Stacks of nine-inch fabric fill the room as a sewing machine rests in the window light. A counter…
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Ice rink offers free admission during heat wave
Beat the heat; hit the ice. In response to record-high temperatures, Renton’s ice rink, Castle Ice, is offering…
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Renton’s expected 102 high outdone, 105 at 4 p.m. Wednesday
Record temperatures have hit the Seattle area this week with Renton hitting 105 by 4 p.m. Sea-Tac shattered…
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Slide Show: Renton River Days parade BIG success
Horns resonated down South Third Street, while drill teams clicked their shoes and about 1,500 parade participants shared…
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Slide show: senior picnic at Renton Community Center
As a part of Renton River Days, several hundred seniors packed the Renton Community Center for a picnic-style…
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Burglars hit homes in Liberty Ridge area
About nine homes were burglarized in the Liberty Ridge area this month, said deputy police chief Tim Troxel.…
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Parents rally to save music program
Though the Renton School District faces $5.3 million in cuts, the most controversial issue – fifth-grade band and…
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Magic draws families to library, books
Kids awed and bounced as they watched the magician’s crafty hands pull cards and coins from hats and…
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South Renton group takes revitalization seriously, picks up beer cans, mattresses along railroad tracks
Taking responsibility for their neighborhood, a new South Renton group spent a Saturday morning picking up liquor bottles…
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Slide Show: Big air, big crowds, big snake at Renton River Days Kids’ Day
Two boys wrestled for a sword-shaped balloon, while a group of girls waited, knees wiggling, for ice cream…
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Sierra Heights students show off artistic talent
Framed marker drawings and finger paintings line the walls of the theater foyer like little masterpieces. As a…
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Teen Footloose musical all about ’80s style
With leg warmers, Air Jordan's and parachute pants — this year's youth musical plans to dish out '80s…
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Parade floats about creative engineering
With a pencil tucked away under an earpiece on his glasses, the engineer bobbed a wooden seagull up…