Recently moved to the area and curious about what the local end of politics is like (mayor, city council, etc). I've done a bit of googling but would also love to hear from folks who live here.

Looking for local house painters for job this next spring/summer. Don't mind paying for good, solid service. Single story (though with attic? So 1.5 story?) craftsman.

Went to the bazar today to support my mom as she was selling her wares. Walked around with my sister in a pain in the grass shirt (rip since the last one post-pandemic). Whilst looking at the treat, I saw an extremely beautiful woman. She had exquisite Alaskan native style (apologies if I offend), whilst telling us the story of her grandfather and the recipe they used back home for their cookies-I could see the piercings and how they sparkled how they shone your personality. How your eyes danced as you spoke about your passions, your laugh and the way you would look towards me then look at your baked goods as I was showing my sister and dad all of the lovely creations you made.

The adorable mistake that was on the cookies with a misprint (that was rather a funny one).

On this first of December I just wanted to let everyone know that the Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate this month, is in the air everyone. Though I never caught her name I’ll always remember the pure beautify and the passion you showcased. It was at the fairwood golf course-I know the chances of meeting you again are slim, though if by chance you stumble upon this; your baking is exquisite and your passions and stories and just your personality brought the Christmas spirit in me after a long week.

Take care,

Guy in black pain in the grass shirt

Edit: it was forest fairy cookies

Does anyone know of some good neighborhoods to drive or walk through to look at Christmas lights?

Las the Noviembre 💈🙏 #barber #renton #nofilter #wa #localbusiness

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Just moved to Renton this year, and Puget Dr x Benson Dr has the intersection pictured above.

It has a red light camera, but I see people turning from the inner and outer right turn lanes all the time.

Anyone know if right on red with a red arrow is allowed?

Bartender here looking for a part time job! Any leads are appreciated, thank you! :)

Renton Historical Society just announced that they are going to offer public access to their digital collection of artifacts and photos in 2025 via their website www.rentonhistory.org. Big news!!

You can read more about it here: https://rentonhistory.org/pages/november-update

What are your favorite dog walking and dog sitting services to use for your fur babies?

Downtown Renton has expanded and changed so much. What used to be just a few businesses has bursted into a unique and eclectic downtown with something for everyone. Workers and locals are friendly and conversational—which you don’t get too much in Seattle— and the businesses themselves are amazing. I adore Boon Boona (ethiopian coffee is strong and flavorful and unique), Macadons (amazing macaroons and the vietnamese coffee is among the best coffee I’ve had, and I LOVE coffee) and not to mention the atmosphere of both are great. I love Common Ground Cupcake’s aesthetic of a cute wooden coffee shop and. I ADORE Esme and Elodie (just bought a friend a lot of gifts from here alone); literally a mix of mom clothes to sex toys to cute pink stoner materials to a nice self care selection). 8 bit arcade is a crazy gem, better than a lot of arcades in Seattle with a mix of old school and contemporary games. We know and love the crystal store and the creaky wooden floors of Apparition books and I could go on and on about the other lovely businesses but my point is I’m so happy to see the downtown become what it is today. I’m so happy we keep getting more businesses and they deserve love and appreciation. Renton has become such a gem in the greater Seattle area and I’m proud to be from here <3

Might be moving to north Seattle soon. Was looking to see if anyone had a good local agent for selling a 1BR condo. Friends gave me a few Seattle recommendations but they were not interested in traveling that far and only wanted to sell 1 million + homes so it wasn’t worth their time

Appreciate the help!!!

Any recommendations for reasonably priced junk haulers? I have a bunch of furniture, a standup freezer and other random junk to get rid of. I can’t move them out to the curb or anything, so they’d have to come in and get them.

The last five days have been hell to anyone driving down Rainier Ave to get on and off 405. Traffic is backing up for miles, even onto the highway, because a few key traffic lights are still out and now are estimated to be out for at least another TWO DAYS?? What the hell is taking so long??? Yes. I’m aware that there are plenty of other outages that they still have to fix, but how the hell are traffic lights on major thoroughfares not the first things to get addressed??? This is absolutely ridiculous and I encourage everyone affected by this to call Puget Sound Energy and demand that they fix these traffic lights immediately.

Edit: Well apparently I’m the only one in the world who drives in Renton. I guess I must’ve imagined all of the thousands of other cars backed up down the biggest roads in the area. Thank you guys for helping me realize this, I obviously must just have schizophrenia or something. My point was that not having working traffic lights is clearly a safety issue. Yeah no shit they should probably restore power to hospitals and shit first. And guess what, I’m sure they did all of that after one or two days. I made this post after power had been out for FIVE DAYS. Fuck me I guess, they definitely should focus on restoring power to the least populated, least visited areas in the middle of bumfuck nowhere first. Not like it’s important for emergency vehicles to be able to get through the miles of road obstructed by thousands of stopped cars.

EOM

They are frantically frosting donuts with that maple cocaine fluff. Get your fix while you can.

Hello all. Hope you're r staying safe and warm. I have an Anker Solar Power Station. Has worked well to keep Wifi on and power a few small electronics. But I'm almost out of juice, and we don't have much sun to recharge it. I figured it would keep me up for a day or two but likely going to be until the weekend until we are back up.

Does anyone know of any open power outlets I could charge the battery at? It will probably take an hour to have enough juice to keep me up for the rest of the weekend.

*POWER IS BACK! Thank you for your responses. It helped a lot to be able to use the battery to keep my Internet and lights on at the very least!

Hi folks, just wondering here if anyone in this sub works at the Amazon sort center off of 16th/Raymond behind Providence Campus. I'm always looking on the Amazon fulfillment job listing's site for shift openings at BFI5/BFI6/DSE7, but the fish ain't biting most day, usually just showing openings for Arlington or Sumner. I live in Renton and just wondering if maybe SWA2 uses a staffing agency to get new hires or an outsourced employment provider. It would be easy for me to get there, especially by bus considering I don't have a car to get to further away sort/fulfillment centers.

Anyone know what's going on? There's like a dozen cop cars and a few fire trucks.

Anyone know what is going on? Its blocked off by RPD and they are detouring traffic to Grady way.

How long will the building at 201 Williams Ave S remain empty, unoccupied, no business in it? Does anyone here know the details of why it closed?

I only went there one time. It reminded me of the trashy bars that Spike/TruTV would select for Bar Rescue. The bartenders were wearing scantily-bare-nothing strips of fabric, the bar top was scratched and severely damaged, the drinks on the wall shelves appeared dusty and unused. There was a foul smell in the bar space. It was unpleasant. And this was in 2022 right after the pandemic rules were lifted.

Looking for a massage provider in Renton or close by. Anyone have any recommendations? Thank you!

My partner and I have been living in Renton for 1 1/2 years now and our current vet we’ve been seeing has been a let down each time. Thinking about switching to a new one. Please let me know of any vets that are good with cats please and thank you! :)

Yesterday, someone asked how Renton will change over the next 10 years. To build off that post, what do you hope Renton looks like in 10 years time? What would you change if you could? What do you hope stays the same?

For the most part, I've lived in Renton since I was born. My family's been here for 40+ years at this point and it honestly hasn't changed much. Do you foresee Renton changing in the future? At times I feel it's quite stagnant here. Maybe people like it that way? Light rail or any meaningful public transit improvements is an impossible dream.

Looking for nanny recommendations, preferably someone local to the area so that commute won’t be a problem. Thanks!!