Hip Hop I, for ages 5-10 and Hip Hop II, for ages 8-10, will perform with other Renton Community Center dancers May 17 at Hazen High School. For information about the classes or other Community Center classes, call Jennifer Spencer at 425-430-6711, or the front desk at 425-430-6700.
Tickets are on sale for the annual RAYS (Renton Youth and Family Services) “Signature Showcase” Dinner and Auction May 31 at Renton Technical College.
King County property owners/taxpayers are reminded that real estate and personal property taxes for the first half of 2008 must be paid or postmarked by today (Wednesday) at the latest.
Several miles of the Valley Freeway will turn HOT on Saturday.
Crews finally got the dry weather they needed last weekend to finish the second white stripe that will separate the HOT lanes from the general purpose lanes.
King County Fire District 20 (Skyway/West Hill) has completed its first Community Emergency Response Team Academy.
Seniors and their families can learn about housing options at Senior Housing Fair at the Renton Senior Activity Center, 211 Burnett Ave. N., 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, May 13.
To register teams for the Renton Relay for Life, go to www.rentonrelay.org or call Jacqui Judd, 253-486-4615, or Nancy Knowles, 425-564-9835.
A 39-year-old Seattle man shot in the back during a robbery attempt in east Renton Monday night is expected to recover, after undergoing surgery for life-threatening injuries.
It was a free foxtrot lesson at the Seattle Center that got Elijah Clayton into ballroom dancing.
The Internal Revenue Services will open several Taxpayer Assistance offices in the state this Saturday to help people file a tax return in order to receive their income-tax rebate.
Beth Compton didn’t celebrate her 25th birthday by going bowling or clubbing, or even out to eat. Instead, she and about 14 friends cleared blackberry bushes and ivy from Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area, which is just off the Cedar River Trail and Renton-Maple Valley Highway.
In an election that cost about $50,000, Bob Vos of Auburn was re-elected March 18 to the Board of Supervisors of the King Conservation District.
Two top city administrators have new titles, part of the city’s efforts to combine short- and long-range planning under one boss and all planning employees in one spot.
About 150 wheelchair athletes will come to Renton this weekend for the National Wheelchair Basketball Association varsity championships, hosted by Northwest Adaptive Sports, the Seattle Sonics and local Kiwanis clubs.
Each of the several people seated in the Renton Salvation Army Food Bank and Service Center last Saturday morning has a different ailment. The 14-year-old girl has a sprained ankle and her mother herniated back discs. The diabetic man needs insulin and the 13-year-old boy a physical and immunizations.
The City of Renton is seeking candidates for one position on the Advisory Commission on Diversity.
Two Lindbergh High School seniors poetry-slammed their way to college scholarships as part of the Damien Wilkins Foundation Poetry Slam, held at the Seattle Sonics’ last home game April 13.
