Month: August 2026

Free Tai Chi Walking, Sunday mornings at Legacy Square and the Piazza

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Scott Douwes, Tai Chi instructor and member of Renton Arts Commission, leads a Tai Chi walking exercise at the Piazza (next to Legacy Square) in downtown Renton this morning. He holds free one-hour group drop-in sessions every Sunday morning, from 9-10. No experience is necessary.

Renton residents that would like to try Tai Chi walking can enjoy doing so for free in the heart of downtown Renton.  Art Commissioner and Tai Chi instructor Scott Douwes has been leading some fun and well-attended sessions every Sunday morning at 9:00.  Everyone is welcome to join in, and no experience is necessary.

You can find more information and sign-in in advance at Scott’s website, thesanctuarycommons.org.

You are sure to enjoy Scott’s informative and entertaining teaching style.  He brings impressive experience with Tai Chi and physical fitness to these exercises, complimented by his mastery of art, affection for teaching others, and outstanding sense of humor.

Scott’s been a very active member of our Renton community for many years, and has designed beautiful murals and other media for our city in the past. His wife Jennifer is a  writer who also manages the office of Renton Historical Society.

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Renton Airport Management delivers conflicting messages regarding future of Aerodyne hangar

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Aerodyne Aviation, a Renton pioneering firm in aviation development and the one-time home of airport namesake Clayton Scott, is being pushed from Renton Airport over a rent dispute. This new sign was going to be placed on their building, but it was never installed due to the disagreement.

In a recent blog post I described Renton Airport Management’s  false “runway safety” explanation for pushing out Aerodyne Aviation, one of Renton’s oldest aviation research, design and maintenance centers.  Today I’m describing Airport leadership’s similarly misleading messaging about the future of the Aerodyne Hangar.  Airport property belongs to Renton taxpayers, and the public deserves an honest accounting of how it is being used to benefit our city.

Renton’s Airport management has declared Aerodyne’s Hangar so valuable that they want  Aerodyne to pay more than three times the rent that Aerodyne paid for just their land lease last year.  They say the Hangar and office complex, built by Aerodyne under their previous lease, has more than tripled the value of the property.  But at the same time, paradoxically, the same Airport Management says it wants to tear down the hangar, suggesting it has no value.

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Metro Route 111 will provide all-day, 7-day-per-week, connection to light rail beginning Aug 29

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This new schedule will begin on August 29, 2026

Renton Highlands will be getting significantly improved bus connections to Link Light Rail at the end of this month.  This will be a very welcome improvement for Renton residents who live near this route.  The route has historically only provided commuter express service to Seattle for a few hours each weekday morning and evening, at times that don’t always align with individuals’ work schedules.

The new Metro Route 111 schedule will begin on August 29.  The new Route 111 will run 16 hours per day on weekdays, 13 hours per day on Saturday, and 11 hours on Sunday providing connections from Renton Highlands to the Link Light Rail station in South Bellevue.  Headways will be 15 minutes on peak weekday hours, and 30 minutes during other times.  From the Bellevue station riders can catch the #2 rail line to Seattle, Bellevue or Redmond.  They can also transfer to the #1 rail line in Seattle to go to the airport, Federal Way, or Lynnwood.

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