It seemed like a good idea. Put Jimi Hendrix’s childhood home in a mobile-home park in Renton. Just across the street from the late rocker’s grave in Greenwood Memorial Park, a pilgrimage site for hundreds of fans each year. Then turn the home into a museum about the young Seattle man’s life. Add Hendrix-themed shops. Replace the mobile homes with townhouses. A recipe to redevelop a prime commercial spot and increase city revenue and tourism.
A 20-year-old Auburn man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting last Sunday of a Tacoma man in a Fairwood apartment complex.
The Renton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a black male in his early 20s who…
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Renton School District has a new logo. The new blue and green symbol depicts three students, one in each of the three levels of district education — elementary, middle and high school. These three students stand within the R of Renton. Graduation is pictured as a launched mortarboard.
• Eric Hougan, the business education teacher at Renton High School, has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa International, a leading association of education professionals. Hougan was selected from a competitive class of nominees based on his outstanding professional accomplishments grounded on the tenets of leadership, research and service. Hougan worked in business before becoming a teacher. He recently published a book, “The Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job,” and is on the path to obtaining national board certification. He is also a board member of the Future of the Law Institute, which encourages minority and economically disadvantaged students to pursue higher education in law through various programs.
The Rotary Club of Renton has honored its Teachers of the Month for October.
Construction crews will close several lanes of Interstate 405 in Renton this weekend. During the closures, crews will retrofit the Northeast 44th Street overpass to meet current seismic standards and to better withstand earthquakes.
Valley Medical Center physicians and a VMC neighborhood clinic have received top honors by three area publications this year.
King County Fire District 20 serving the neighborhoods of Campbell Hill, Lakeridge, Bryn Mawr, Earlington and Skyway will be hosting its second Community Emergency Response Team Academy starting Friday, Nov 14.
The City of Renton and Waste Management are holding informational meeting about changes to the city’s garbage and recycling service scheduled to begin in January.
The City of Renton has begun issuing citations to motorists who exceed the speed limit at Talbot Hill Elementary School.
The Rainier Symphony will present the opening classical concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. today (Saturday) with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Regina Yeh, pianist, and Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz.
With a large crowd of dog lovers in attendance, the City of Renton’s Parks Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for an off-leash dog park in Renton.
A business and community leader in Renton and a Mercer Island City Council member are vying for a political rarity – an open seat in the state Legislature.
The City of Renton and Waste Management are holding informational meeting about changes to the city’s garbage and recycling service…
A 20-year-old Kent man was kidnapped at gunpoint Monday at about 9:30 p.m. while he was talking on his phone…
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