The Weekend Memories

Memorial Day Weekend in Renton - a couple of days strung together with a holiday and you get time to recreate and remember. Some, like our furry downtown friend Lucky, carries his spirit of the season with a red, white and blue collar. Go Lucky!

Others, like Bob Davis, hold a BBQ for friends and sundry, inviting them to come and swing some red and blue nunchucks to show their mad martial art skills. Bob assures me that girls like men with skills. Dina, Bob's wife, was unavailable for comment.

Many of us went to remember family members and friends who had served in the armed forces over the years for our country. Veterans of all wars were honored this day with flags, poppies, and the red, white and blue.

Mt. Olivet Cemetary, Renton's Pioneer Cemetery, is a beautiful and quiet place to visit and be reminded of the import of the holiday.

June 1st - can you believe it? I don't know about you, but I can't believe that summer has already begun.....
Hope you had a great weekend to inaugurate the season.

North Renton Block Party Y'All!

BLOCK PARTY!!!

Hosted by: Nate Thornton on Wells Ave North &

The Giometti's on Pelly Ave North

Please plan to come by and at least say hello! Bring something for a potluck. Hot Dogs will be cooked and free!!!

WHY? Just for a good old fashioned neighborhood picnic. (this is NOT the official neighborhood/city picnic)

Please stop by between:

Saturday - July 11th

12 noon and 4pm.

Wells Ave - between 3rd and 4th Avenue.

Look for all the neighbors having fun and hot dogs on the grill!

(OKAY - sue me for false advertising, but I didn't have a photo of hotdogs grilling - yet!)

A little bit of Texas in Renton

Texan BBQ - it's all in the dry rub, the low and slow cooking, the use of hardwoods to get that good, smokey flavor and the sauce always comes on the side. Our little slice of Texas is located at 304 Wells Street, in the heart of downtown Renton - Cedar River Smokehouse. With 12 different sides and catering,delivery and take away - this is a very versatile and delectable place to eat.
I am never here as often as I would like, but it is always consistently good. I am personally partial to the Chopped Pork and Smoked Chicken, while my Mom loves her some ribs - of which they have two styles - Mesquite Smoked Beef Ribs or St. Louis Pork Ribs. Their mac and cheese is awesome. Open 7 days a week (see above) there really is no excuse why you shouldn't try them soon. Redhook is on tap - and they have peach cobbler for desert. You don't have to wait until the summer to get yourself some 'cue.