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Renton marijuana retailers still waiting on licenses, locations As stores begin to open, local lottery winners still working through the process BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Near 5,000 people were projected to attend the Return to Renton Car Show this past weekend in downtown Renton. The show featured popular classics and obscure models of cars. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter
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fter a late start getting cars to arrive, the Return to Renton Car Show took over downtown Renton last Sunday. An estimated 4,800 people were projected to be there, according to event organizer Jim Medzegian. “It was a late-arriving crowd,” he said. “We thought we were down cars, but they were late arriving.” More than 450 cars were expected to line the streets around the Piazza and come they did from modern models to race cars to classics such as the “Miss Pearl,” 1929 Model A Ford owned by Gary Holmes of Burien. At last count, 425 cars were at the car show. “Oh gosh; it’s nice,” said Holmes of the car show. “It’s good, a lot of fun, a lot of people.” This is Holmes second time competing in the Return to Renton Car Show. [ more CARS page 4 ]
July 4 fire at home reveals large potgrowing operation BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Renton police are investigating a large marijuana-growing operation after a fire at a residential home revealed the plants on the morning of July 4. According to Renton Police, the operation covered six rooms with a total of 454 plants. The plants are valued at $231,000, based on the maturity of the plants discovered, which were in various stages of growth. Renton Fire Department units were dispatched [ more GROW page 5 ]
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With the first wave of business licenses released on Monday and several marijuana retail outlets opening on Tuesday, Renton retail license lottery winners were still preparing to open their stores, despite not being in the initial batch of license approvals. Two of the three lottery winners have had to find new locations since city zoning laws for retail marijuana business have changed since they filed their applications with the Washington State Liquor Control Board, but both are searching for new locations in the city. The third lottery winner is just waiting for her license and will be ready to open. “We’re still waiting to hear from the Liquor Control Board,” Miles Alexander, owner of the Northwest Cannabis Emporium, said Tuesday. Alexander’s business is located in all of the [ more RETAIL page 5 ]