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• What kind of new park should replace the asphalt plant near Renton?

Also on today's calendar: After Hours concert with Benjamin Hunter and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
• Tuesday: Clouds breaking and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Afternoon rain; not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• King County buys asphalt plant site with plans for a new park (seattletimes.com) — Neighbors just outside Renton helped push King County to buy a former proposed asphalt plant site along the Cedar River and instead plan a new park. The county paid $14 million for the 25-acre parcel and will now seek community input on trails, river access, parking, and how active or quiet this new open space should be.
   

📸 Around Renton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton

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Tuesday September 1
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  2:00 pm
• Friends of the Fairwood Library Meeting
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• King County Department of Local Services Office Hours
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  1:00 pm
• Chess Drop-In
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  3:30 pm
• Youth Climate Action Fund Fair
  City of Redmond Recycling and Collection Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village - 6505 176th Ave NE R
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  12:00 pm
• Sewing & Crafts
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  1:00 pm
• Renton LGBTQ+ Youth Group
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• After Hours concert with Benjamin Hunter →
  Drum Roll Wine, 911 S 3rd St, Renton
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Wine: The First 8,000 Years →
  Drum Roll Wine, 911 S 3rd St, Renton
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  1:00 pm
• English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
  Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Online Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  King County Library System Virtual 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA 98027
  1:00 pm
• Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Club
  Maple Valley Library 21844 SE 248th Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038
  5:45 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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