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A relief: Boeing to build 737s in Renton into the 2020s
Boeing expects to continue building the world’s most popular jetliner, the 737, into the 2020s in Renton, a…
Opinion
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Fairwood residents face tough decision on incorporation
IF ONLY … If only we weren’t in a deep recession. If only Tim Eyman wasn’t trying to…
News
Renton Housing Authority has no plans to build 400 units of low-income housing in Fairwood
The Renton Housing Authority owns about 20 acres in what could become a new City of Fairwood, but…
News
Rains cause localized flooding in Renton; water from clogged catchbasin cuts into I-405 hillside
Leaf-clogged catch basins created localized flooding throughout Renton Monday morning as a major rainstorm rushed through Western Washington.…
News
Hooters to open Tuesday on Renton’s Benson Hill
The Hooters Girls were out in force and so were the drinks, including champagne, as the ribbon was…
Life
Uptown Glassworks’ flame is flickering in downtown Renton
It’s almost unbearable for Paul Sullivan to think that his Uptown Glassworks might have to close. But he’s…
News
Renton receives the first of its super-sized sandbags to protect against floods
The City of Renton received its first shipment of giant sandbags Monday that it will use to protect…
News
CIty of Renton budget proposal lays off 35 employees, cuts services
As a grim-faced City Council listened, Mayor Denis Law Monday night presented his 2010 city budget proposal that…
News
The Hooters of Renton even has a bowling alley, the first one
Hooters is known for certain things. A bowling alley is not one of them. That’s going to change…
News
Renton Reporter launches My Renton
The Renton Reporter has launched a new way for neighbors to get and stay connected – and share…
News
CITY COUNCIL: Rich Zwicker would protect basic services in tough times
City Council member Rich Zwicker was among those grim-faced council members who listened as Mayor Denis Law unveiled…
News
CITY COUNCIL: Jim Flynn to watch out for the workers, residents
He’s a self-described working-class guy who worries about the loss of city jobs that likely will happen when…
News
Lutheran church demolished to make way for veterans’ housing on South Second
The Renton Lutheran Church that stood for about seven decades on South Second Street was demolished Monday to…
News
Renton prepares for worst in floods
Southwest Renton’s commercial and industrial area is most at risk if the worst happens – a massive flood…
News
THEN AND NOW: How Valley Medical Center has grown in four decades
Next month, Valley Medical Center will mark the 40th anniversary of its opening on a hillside overlooking the…
News
THEN AND NOW: She’s a living link to city’s black heritage
Beverly Barfield-Lucas is keeping a part of Renton’s rich history alive, something she does for her own family…
News
THEN AND NOW: Hazen still holds a place in coach’s heart
To this point, Rick McGrath said it is still the hardest thing he’s done in his life. During…
News
THEN AND NOW: Don Persson gives Renton a good grilling
Don Persson, a retired Renton deputy police chief, is nothing if not law-abiding. So, when a volunteer firefighter…
News
THEN AND NOW: Public art runs through the Cedar River
For an artist or a lover of art, the Cedar River and its immediate environs seem like a…