Best of Renton

Get online and vote happy delusions for the best of Renton!

Don't delay. Vote today!

It’s super easy to do, and just takes a couple minutes of your time. Which BTW, is very appreciated. Go to the Renton Reporter and click the icon in the top right corner that says “2011 Best of Renton” or just hit this link here and it will take you direct to the voting pages. Yes they are going to ask for your name and phone and address, but don’t worry, they won’t harass you, they just want to make sure you don’t enter more than once, and by entering you get the chance to win some awesome prizes that make it even more worth your time.

 

1st Prize is a $200 Gift Certificate for CD Danza Salon & Spa and a $100 Gift Certificate for Melrose Grill.
2nd Prize is a $100 Gift Certificate for CD Danza Salon & Spa and a $100 Gift Certificate for Armondo’s Café Italiano.

You can also pick up a form in the Renton Reporter. All entries must be received prior to April 12, 2011. No photo copies of ballot please. Faxes are not accepted. Nominee must be a business in any of Renton’s five zip codes to be eligible. Entry must be 50% completed to be counted.

Be an active part in your community and let everyone know what it is you like about Renton so much, and help all us small businesses get our name out as a place you just love.

Tomorrow in UnDisCoVerEd!

That’s right! It’s finally here, UnDisCoVerEd. I am so excited to hear Cock & Swan play songs from their new vinyl that I heart mucho.  Sweet Secrets is in the line up as well, and I just can’t wait to watch the super sexy drummer Corey Knafelz do his thang, and hopefully flirt with me a little too. Then, of course, I don’t want to miss our local Renton boy, Kerry Zettel, rock out with his band, See Me River, who I hear is AWESOME! The Renton Reporter did a story on him and our UnDisCoVerEd event matter of fact, you can view that here.  Young Lions has played once before in Renton at the Upper Room, and I missed out, but not this time. I will be there all day starting with our crafters at 2pm. It all goes down tomorrow May 15th from 2-11 at Harambee in DTR. Spotlight dance will be performing inbetween the music line-up, and nothing in Renton would be complete without the appearance of Liberty Cafe owner and mega hottie Mike Moskowitz, who will be keeping us all well caffeinated throughout the day. Remember this is a benefit show for Childhood Cancer Sucks.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. You can purchase them right now at brown paper tickets.com, or here at happy delusions, and of course from Nich down at Tyrannosaurus Records. And When you see Nich tomorrow be sure to say thank you for being so cool and for all the work he does to bring live music to Renton.

More fun with felt

So my first art showing last Friday was a huge success! Yeah! I can’t believe I even sold out half the show! Totally cool! And a very special thank you to Lady P of The Picaroon for posting a pre-show preview to get people down to the show, and to Celeste Gracey of the Renton Reporter for the wonderful post performance review that appeared on the Rentonreporter.com today. All the coverage has been great and very encouraging. Thanks to you all. Please hit on the above links to enjoy more photo’s, and enjoy what is posted here as well.

Vote for happy delusions

Please go online and vote for happy delusions, “2010 Best of Renton”. It’s easy, just go to the Renton Reporter, and the icon is in the upper right hand corner. You do have to fill out your name and address, then if you would all go to the page that asks for the best gift shop / specialty store, please put happy delusions down there.

Then go to the Renton Chamber Website and do the same. Again, it’s in the upper right hand corner and is titles in blue, “Nominate a Business”. On this one you do NOT need to fill out your name or anything, just vote happy delusions for Best Customer Service, and for Outstanding Business Under 10 Employee’s.

Thanks in Advance!

DTR Block Party is TONIGHT!!!!!

That’s right. Tonights the night. Hopefully you out there in the real will come out to support, and perhaps, meet some kick butt individuals.

Here’s a photo of the hipsters hangin at the last event. You can read about it at the picaroon as well as get more info. on tonight’s event;

http://thepicaroon.blogspot.com/

http://thepicaroon.blogspot.com/2009/06/rockin-renton-block-party.html

and read the story in the todays Renton Reporter. Here’s the link

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/entertainment/52550082.html

Blogging about Renton Blogs!

For those of you who don’t get the fabulous Renton Reporter, and for those of you who, for whatever reason, don’t open or read the Renton Reporter, I’m here to tell you that us bloggers are making an impact in our community. In todays paper Dean Radford plugged us active bloggers. Good lookin out Dean. And Yes I agree, who wouldn’t want to enjoy me! Here’s the article:

Back to rentonreporter.com

Anyway, back to my bread-and-butter-world, the rentonreporter.com and the Renton Reporter.

Earlier, I mentioned in a column the idea that “Renton Starts Here.” We want you to think of rentonreporter.com as your cyberspace portal to Renton. There’s a lot out there, including some very active sites and bloggers in Renton who add mightily to the community discussion. Here are a few:

• randycorman.com. Randy is a longtime member of the Renton City Council and really has a lot of fun sharing his knowledge of the city and his family’s doings.

• rentonjournal.com. Started by Randy’s son Andy.

• renton425.livejournal.com. Rich Zwicker’s site, Renton425 – Life in North Renton. He’s also a member of the Renton City Council, and, like Corman, is running for re-election.

• thepicaroon.blogspot.com. Where as it says, rumors are turned respectable.

• allaboutrenton.wordpress.com. A fun read.

• happydelusions.wordpress.com. Who wouldn’t enjoy Mary Clymer.

There are more. But this will get you started.

Renton Reporter Editor Dean Radford can be reached at dradford@rentonreporter.com or 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.