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Sherry Lee practiced the Japanese art form of gyotaku or fish rubbing for residents of Spencer Court on Monday.
Renton residents get a lesson in fish rubbing
By Tracey Compton • December 16, 2013 7:20 pm

Renton resident Sherry Lee entertained Spencer Court residents with the Japanese art form of fish rubbing, Monday afternoon. It’s called gyotaku.

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These gingerbread cookies were made in support of Seattle Milk Fund's Cookie Fest 2013.
Renton Technical college makes 120 dozen cookies
By Tracey Compton • December 13, 2013 6:48 pm

Renton Technical College Culinary students once again participated in the Seattle Milk Fund Cookie Fest to benefit impoverished children.

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Lani Cavit
Growing need at area food banks put strain...
By Tracey Compton • December 12, 2013 2:29 pm

The Renton Reporter checked in with local food banks to see how supplies are stocking up. Of the local food banks contacted, none reported drastic dips in resources but expressed concern about future demands because of the economy and government assistance programs.

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The Ivar's Clam Lights at Gene Coulon Park will be lit Dec. 6 and run nightly through Jan. 1.
Clam Lights are lit tonight, city tree lit...
By Tracey Compton • December 6, 2013 2:17 pm

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.

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‘She Loves Me’ opens Friday at Renton Civic Theatre
‘She Loves Me’ opens Friday at Renton Civic...
By Tracey Compton • December 5, 2013 5:42 pm

“She Loves Me,” the play that the movie “You’ve Got Mail” was based on, opens Friday at Renton Civc Theatre.

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Comet and Cupid
Pair of reindeer make pre-flight stop in Renton
By Tracey Compton • December 5, 2013 3:35 pm

The two female reindeer Franklin has been calling Comet and Cupid, come from a farm in Eastern Washington.

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Seattle Philharmonic plays Renton on Sunday
Seattle Philharmonic plays Renton on Sunday
By Tracey Compton • October 18, 2013 8:07 pm

The Allied Arts Annual Fall Family Concert is 2 p.m., Oct. 20 at IPAC, 400 S. Second St., Renton.

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College Fair at Renton High set for Oct. 10
College Fair at Renton High set for Oct....
By Tracey Compton • October 4, 2013 3:06 pm

More than 50 schools, technical colleges and military recruiters will be represented.

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Fall Harvest Fest is Saturday
Fall Harvest Fest is Saturday
By Tracey Compton • October 4, 2013 2:14 pm

The event is free and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, downtown at the Piazza and the Renton Pavilion Event Center.

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200 Mill building to house library during construction
200 Mill building to house library during construction
By Tracey Compton • October 4, 2013 2:05 pm

The redevelopment plans for the library over the Cedar River are still in the permitting phase, but the temporary site has been confirmed by the King County Library System and the City of Renton.

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Together We Build volunteers participate in community service projects with Habitat for Humanity at La Fortuna in Renton.
‘Together We Build’ gathers multifaith groups in Renton
By Tracey Compton • October 4, 2013 2:03 pm

Together We Build is an interfaith coalition of Christians, Jews and Muslims seeking to find common ground and learn from one another as they work together to build homes for low-income families in King County.

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Temporary site opened for Fairwood Library during construction
Temporary site opened for Fairwood Library during construction
By Tracey Compton • October 3, 2013 6:50 pm

The temporary site is located at 14238 S.E. 176th St. and has materials for pick up, computer access, a small browsing collection and the library catalog.

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Workers install the new Northwest Gourmet Foods sign over the old Draper Farms sign on Seventh Street.
Northwest Gourment Foods preparing to open facility in...
By Tracey Compton • October 3, 2013 6:42 pm

About 28 employees will work in the plant that is the former site of Draper Valley Farms on Seventh Street in downtown Renton

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Harvest Festival is next Saturday at Renton’s Piazza
Harvest Festival is next Saturday at Renton’s Piazza
By Tracey Compton • September 27, 2013 6:07 pm

It’s time again for pumpkins, colorful leaves and all things fall at Piazza Renton’s 2013 Fall Harvest Festival, Oct. 5.

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Friends of Renton High School board members Don Custer
Friends of Renton High to present Wall of...
By Tracey Compton • September 27, 2013 3:38 pm

The honorees represent nearly the whole span of the high school’s existence, from the class of 1919 to the class of 1980, and have a variety of achievements and backgrounds.

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Renderings of the new middle school planned at the current site of the Renton Academy
Renton school board gets first look at new...
By Tracey Compton • September 26, 2013 7:43 pm

Renton School Board members Wednesday night got their first look at design plans for the new middle school, being built at the current site of the Renton Academy.

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Jessica Scholl
Scholl family relieved to not have to relive...
By Tracey Compton • September 26, 2013 4:04 pm

Doug Scholl, Jessica’s father, expressed some relief but not an end to feeling the loss of his daughter, during a phone interview this past Friday.

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C'est la Vie's annual fashion show to support the Domestic Abuse Women's Network is Thursday
Upcoming fashion shows in Renton
By Tracey Compton • September 20, 2013 2:38 pm

Local boutique C’est la Vie, at The Landing, will host their third annual fashion show to raise funds for the Domestic Abuse Women’s Network, Thursday, Sept. 26.

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Dacia Hanson
Old Renton Book Exchange goes steampunk for ‘Sardonic...
By Tracey Compton • September 19, 2013 6:19 pm

The downtown Old Renton Book Exchange will host another evening of the “Sardonic Salon,” a tribute to over-the-top literature, Oct. 5.

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Renton Civic Theatre opens season on Friday with ‘The 39 Steps’
Renton Civic Theatre opens season on Friday with...
By Tracey Compton • September 18, 2013 9:16 pm

The theatre is calling the production a mix of Hitchcock and “a dash of Monty Python,” in a “fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.”

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