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Juanita Beach in Kirkland (Courtesy of City of Kirkland)

News

County reports a ‘concerning number’ of drownings already in 2023

At least 12 people have drowned in rivers, lakes, and Puget Sound waters this year.

Photos by Benjamin Leung / Renton Reporter
Ryan Toledo, an attendant of the Renton Police Department’s One Day Community Police Academy, runs through a scenario involving a machete-wielding home invader.

News

Renton’s Firearms Training System provides ‘decision-making’ practice

Officers are also trained in de-escalation tactics, environmental awareness, first-aid and more.

Photos courtesy of Salt & Star and Boon Boona.
Boon Boona coffee was used for Salt & Straw’s special All-Star Game ice cream at T-Mobile Park.

Business

Boon Boona coffee is the special ingredient for All-Star Week ice cream at T-Mobile Park

Salt & Straw’s Pale Stout & Cracker Jack Ice Cream was in collaboration with Métier Brewing Company and…

Photo provided by Madison Hull.

Sports

Renton incoming junior Madison Hull selected to WIAA LEAP Committee

Hull is the second Renton High School Representative selected since 2016

Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

News

Sustainable Renton hosts inaugural 5K run

Photos from the July 8 event.

Alcorn State's Kewan Braziel gets awarded with the T-Mobile Impact Award during the game. Ben Ray/ The Mirror

Sports

First annual Swingman HBCU Classic sets stage for Black baseball players

First annual event brought in over 15,000 fans during All-Star Week in Seattle.

Newly acquired fire engine (Screenshot from Renton Regional FIre Authority website)

News

Renton Fire puts fire levy restoration rate on August ballot

Renton Regional Fire Authority proposes restoring the fire Llvy to original rate on Aug. 1 election.

The curated menu includes 20 new menu items for attendees to enjoy at T-Mobile Park July 7-11. Olivia Sullivan / The Mirror

News

T-Mobile Park’s All-Star Week menu offers Pacific Northwest flavors

The All-Star Week menu is offered July 7-11 at T-Mobile Park.

Once fans enter the Lumen Field side of the Play Ball Park they are met with all sorts of MLB All-Stars. Ben Ray / The Mirror

Sports

2023 MLB All-Star Week: Play Ball Park is a home run for fans

Activities indoors and outdoors to entertain fans at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle from July 8-11.

Seattle Fine Jewelry had its ribbon cutting ceremony June 17. Photo by Kevin Pieczynski-Jones.

Business

Seattle Fine Jewelry finds a home at The Landing

With the grand opening on June 17, Renton has a family-owned jewelry store once again.

The Soul Fusion food truck is now officially open for business. The “down home soul food” experience is now available wherever in Renton the truck may be parked. For the truck’s ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 23, the top-selling item on the menu was the Catfish Sandwich Combo, which Renton Reporter’s advertising representative Sianna Foster reports was “soul’d out” before she even arrived to the ceremony. Foster had the Fusion Burger, which she says was “so good I couldn’t stop eating it even though my body begged me to stop.” Visit soulfusionfood.com to learn where the truck will be next. (Photo by Sianna Foster/Renton Reporter)

Business

‘Uniting cultures to feed the soul’: Soul Fusion opens in Renton

The grand opening took place Friday, June 23.

Sandra Havlik provides a presentation regarding the Renton Police Department's Business Watch program. (Photos by Benjamin Leung/The Reporter)

News

Renton Police academy shows community what it’s all about

Renton event examined use of force, surveillance, mass shootings and other scenarios officers encounter.

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Sports

All-Star Weekend in Seattle: Lots of festivities for local fans

Starting July 7, fans can attend events in and around T-Mobile Park.

The Henry Moses Aquatic Center has open swim and scheduled swim sessions during the summer break. Photo courtesy of the City of Renton.

News

What’s going on around Renton? | July edition

Thursday, July 6

Mayor Armondo Pavone and Councilmember Ed Prince. Photos courtesy of the City of Renton.

News

Mayor, council member earn certificates in municipal leadership

Mayor Armondo Pavone and Renton City Councilmember Ed Prince were presented with a certificates of Municipal Leadership.

The Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wa. (Sound Publishing file photo)

Northwest

State DOC pledges to reduce use of solitary confinement

Goal is to lower the rate by 90% in the next five years in Washington state prisons.

Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing. 
A woman who loved making everything herself, Leona Williams sits in her home wearing an outfit she sewed herself.

Life

Into a century of Leona: Beloved Renton woman celebrates 100th birthday

Renton Highlands resident moved to Washington from Texas in the 1940s. “There was no running water and so…

File photo

News

No fireworks in Renton this year

Extra officers will patrol the parks on the Fourth of July.

Bailey Jo Josie / Renton Reporter
The Pride Flag flies above Renton City Hall in June.

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What’s going on around Renton? | Events calendar

June 29 edition.

After taking the glass from the furnace, Bob Mays adds dimension and colors before putting the molten glass into the glory hole. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

News

Molten art: How one artist cooperative keeps glass art alive in Renton

Renton Art and Glass Studio has been around for 10 years and its bevy of glass blowers and…