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Best of Kent 2024: Vote for your local favorites

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Dick’s Drive-In is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with parties at its locations, including 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Dick’s Drive-In

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Dick’s Drive-In plans special anniversary celebration in Kent

Restaurant started 70 years ago in Seattle; party in Kent from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16

Big Lots is closing many stores, including its one in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, The Herald (Everett)

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Big Lots closing Kent location as part of widespread cutbacks

Store along West Meeker Street one of 12 the company is shutting down in Washington state

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Kent-based Blue Origin reveals six-member crew for next flight to space

Group to include Karsen Kitchen, 21, who will become the youngest woman to fly to space

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Longtime abandoned gas station in Kent ‘finally coming down’

Mayor Dana Ralph says ‘eyesore’ going away at corner of James Street and Central Avenue North

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Sysco employees show off job skills at Kent warehouse

Company holds competitions in warehouse work and truck driving

Summer Passports can be found at all 12 participating women-owned businesses. Courtesy photo.

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12 local women-owned businesses launch summer passport program

In an initiative to boost small businesses in Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond, shoppers and patrons of…

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Kent Chamber of Commerce CEO Harris to participate in leadership program

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation selects her for national business course

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Two Kent grocery stores on Kroger-Albertsons sale list

Safeway on SE Kent-Kangley and QFC on SE 240th Street

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India, Nigeria to participate in Kent-based Blue Origin flight

Among nations that have historically lacked access to space

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Bremerton man pleads guilty to retail theft that included Kent Target store

Stole more than $145,000 in merchandise from 28 thefts at stores in King, Pierce and Kitsap counties

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Digital rendering the future Alaska Airlines training facility.

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Alaska Airlines unveils plans for new training center in Renton

At Longacres, Alaska Airlines plans to build a new training facility in a 600,000-square-foot facility

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Kent-based Blue Origin completes seventh human spaceflight

Six-member crew included Ed Dwight, the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate in the 1960s

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Christie Nelson new leader of John L. Scott office that serves Kent

Office also handles Covington and Maple Valley with 60 brokers

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Kent-based Blue Origin’s seventh human flight set for May 19

New Shepard-25 will launch from West Texas

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Kent’s copper-colored building near Highway 167 to become banquet hall

Facility on Washington Avenue South previously housed LA Fitness; newspaper printing plant

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Kent-based Stoke Space names retired US Space Force leader to board

Lt. Gen. John E Shaw appointed to Board of Directors

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City of Kent again looking for new tenant at Riverbend restaurant

City terminates lease with Half Lion Public House, which had hoped to reopen at golf complex

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Kent-based Blue Origin announces crew for next space flight

6 members to include former Air Force captain selected in 1961 as first Black astronaut candidate