Steve Hunter

The Bellydance Superstars perform Oct. 10 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.

Kent Spotlight Series: Everything from belly dancers to Pink Floyd

Belly dancers, acrobats, jugglers, actors and a wide range of musicians will take the stage this season of the Kent Spotlight Series.Arlo Guthrie, the Bellydance… Continue reading

The Bellydance Superstars perform Oct. 10 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.
Gov. Christine Gregoire talks about flood preparation

Governor comes to Kent, warns of Green River flooding dangers

The nearly 30,000 residents of the Green River Valley need to buy flood insurance and make plans to evacuate their homes or businesses this winter,… Continue reading

Gov. Christine Gregoire talks about flood preparation

Lingerie Football League opens play Friday in Kent

Katie Ryckman's dad had a quick reaction when his daughter told him last spring she planned to play lingerie football."He didn't want me to play… Continue reading

Kent firefighters want to ‘fill the boot’

Expect to see at least a couple of Kent firefighters all day Friday at two downtown intersections during a "Fill-the-Boot" fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer Association President

Soccer fields draw clamor at Council meeting

The public clamor continues to grow for more soccer fields in Kent."There are thousands of kids playing soccer in Kent and over 1,500 in the… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer Association President
Ekaterina Borzikova

A circus job with an explosive ending

Tina Miser heard her best pickup line ever when the circus came through her town of Peru, Ind., and the man who performed as a… Continue reading

Ekaterina Borzikova

Kent City budget could see major cuts

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke plans to propose $3.1 million in job and service cuts when she presents her 2010 preliminary budget next month to the… Continue reading

Steve Tadlock

ShoWare Center forecasted to break even this year

Despite a slow start to ticket sales, ShoWare Center officials expect the new arena to break even in operating costs by the end of 2009,… Continue reading

Steve Tadlock
Elephants will be among the circus animals making their way to the ShoWare Center in a parade Wednesday.

Drivers beware: Circus animals on parade Wednesday in Kent, Renton

Drivers need to beware of elephants, tigers, zebras, horses and dogs as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus animals parade 5 miles Sept.… Continue reading

Elephants will be among the circus animals making their way to the ShoWare Center in a parade Wednesday.
astle Bridge Winery held the third round of the “Laugh the Knights Away.” From left

Kent Laugh-Off leaves ’em in stitches

Did you hear the one about the four comedians who walk into a Kent wine bar? Seriously, four comedians walked into the Castle Bridge Winery, 7645 S. 180th St., to compete in the third round Friday night of Laugh the Knights Away, the first Kent Laugh-Off. Rodger Lizaola, of Seattle, walked out the winner. The crowd turned in ballots ranking the comedians from 1 to 4 to determine the winner.

astle Bridge Winery held the third round of the “Laugh the Knights Away.” From left
This Kent East Hill resident

‘So rare and so disturbing’: Kent couple survives invasion of their home

(Note: the couple in this story agreed to be interviewed on the condition their names not be used. The Kent Reporter doesn’t usually grant anonymity,… Continue reading

This Kent East Hill resident

Circus parade time, route yet to be determined

Expect elephants, tigers and other animals in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to parade Sept. 2 through Kent streets.The actual time and… Continue reading

Deborah Page

Party time: Kent plans its fifth-annual downtown block party

First Avenue South in downtown Kent turns into a party zone Sept. 11.Merchants along the street will throw the fifth-annual First Avenue Block Party from… Continue reading

Deborah Page

Kent Council races: looks to be Albertson versus Koepp

Come Nov. 3, incumbent Elizabeth Albertson will likely face off against challenger Geoff Koepp for a seat on the Kent City Council.As of Aug. 24,… Continue reading

Sound Transit light rail expansion to Highline Community College and South 272nd may force the business near the college and on Pacific Highway to relocate for a light rail station.

Envision Midway: Future rail corridor from airport to Kent slowly taking shape

When Sound Transit expands light rail along Pacific Highway from Sea-Tac Airport to Kent by 2020, city officials want to help turn the area into… Continue reading

Sound Transit light rail expansion to Highline Community College and South 272nd may force the business near the college and on Pacific Highway to relocate for a light rail station.

Kent caregiver found guilty in rape of mentally disabled woman

Bessie Clark cannot comprehend how a caregiver could do such a thing as rape her stepdaughter, a physically and mentally disabled woman who was under… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer League Coach Deb Tulloch preps her team before a 2008 game at the Pea Patch soccer fields. The popular location could be closing.

Park quandary: Pea Patch soccer fields one of several on closure list

Kent Youth Soccer Association and city officials are scrambling to deal with a proposal by Acting King County Executive Kurt Triplett to shut down four… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer League Coach Deb Tulloch preps her team before a 2008 game at the Pea Patch soccer fields. The popular location could be closing.
Renton resident Al Chmura grows nearly 250 dahlias at the Kent Pea Patch

Coming up dahlias in Kent: Flower show comes to Kent Commons

It will be easy to figure out next week where all of the flowers have gone. Well, at least all of the dahlias.Nearly 3,000 blooms… Continue reading

Renton resident Al Chmura grows nearly 250 dahlias at the Kent Pea Patch
Allied Waste Services' Lead Driver John Egan Jr. demonstrates how his firm's truck can grab the recycling bin and unload it in to the truck. The City of Kent is seeking bids for a new garbage collection contract. Allied Waste Services is one of the current city contractors and will be submitting a bid.

Waste haulers putting in bids for Kent garbage contract

City staff soon will sort through proposals from five companies that want to earn Kent’s next garbage and recycling services contract.Allied Waste, CleanScapes, Greenwaste Recovery,… Continue reading

Allied Waste Services' Lead Driver John Egan Jr. demonstrates how his firm's truck can grab the recycling bin and unload it in to the truck. The City of Kent is seeking bids for a new garbage collection contract. Allied Waste Services is one of the current city contractors and will be submitting a bid.

Man dies in Panther Lake house fire; cause was stove burner accidentally left on

A 32-year-old man died early Saturday in a Panther Lake house fire in the 10900 block of Southeast 212th Street in unincorporated Kent.King County fire… Continue reading