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A Fun Felt Forest fills a Downtown cafe
One Renton artist has been so busy promoting other artists, she hasn't taken the time to have a…
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Salvation Army thanks Renton with free burgers and dogs all week
The Renton Salvation Army is thanking the community for its support with free hamburgers and hot dogs all…
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Community supper aims to feed hungry, homeless every night of the week
About 14 Renton churches are pulling together this summer to start a Renton Community Supper for the hungry…
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Renton reading program treats 2,000 kids to a day at Family Fun Center
About 2,000 Renton elementary kids were gifted a morning at the Family Fun Center in Tukwila to celebrate…
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Footpower connecting south Renton, thanks to neighborhood group
Kris Sorensen with the South Renton Connection is helping to connect his neighborhood with his feet. Sorensen, sitting…
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Renton school builds rain garden to help Cedar River, sustainability
At a Renton school, students are learning how to protect Puget Sound through planting gardens.
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Wonderland Estates mobile home park celebrates 2 years of preservation
While pancake breakfasts once made great fundraisers for an endangered mobile-home park, they’ve now become a way of…
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Renton’s first indie craft and music festival, UnDisCoVerEd
Two young businesses owners are putting their crafts together to form Renton's first indie festival and craft show,…
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Music in Renton for May
May’s local music lineup for Renton venues and bands: Tyrannosaurus Records 914 S. Third St., Renton Contact: tyrannosaurusrecords.blogspot.com,…
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Firefighter Richard Jahn plans two shows
Richard Jahn, a noted artist and Renton firefighter, is drawing on the melodies of the Moody Blues and…
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Brian Rasmussen’s photography captures Mount Rainier
The photography of Brian Rasmussen is on display through May 7 at Carco Theatre, presented by the Renton…
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Black River horticulture class helped her ‘get’ science
When senior Deseree Moore joined the horticulture program at Black River High School, she had failed most of…
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Silversmith Speech is a debate club for homeschoolers
The Silversmith Speech and Debate Club, for Christian homeschool students in South King County, competed at its regional…
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Hazen’s DECA team goes to national competition
Dressed in knee-length skirts and ties, a group of Renton teens could easily be confused for university business…
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Mama Luvs reusable snack bags; see them at Renton Spring Fest
What started as a quest to save landfills from hundreds of plastic baggies led two mothers to open…
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Renton’s EriAm Sisters make top-10 list, record deal coming
The Renton-based EriAm Sisters had their first song climb the charts to number 6 at an Alabama radio…
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Exene Cervenka to play at Tyrranosaurus Records
Exene Cervenka is scheduled to perform at Renton's Tyrranosaurus Records April 17.
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Renton Civic Theatre opens Neil Simon’s classic farce Rumors Friday
The Renton Civic Theatre’s production of the time-honored Neil Simon classic, “Rumors,” opens Friday at the downtown Renton…
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Renton recording studio looks to get kids off the streets and lead others to do the same
Renton's youth are finding their voices and learning how to shout out on behalf of others. "We complain…
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Naan-N-Curry in a hurry, Indian and Pakistani restaurant remodels for lunch crowd
One Renton chef is putting the words “fast lunch” and “Indian” in the same sentence. Adding more stoves…