Photographer Fred Thumbart’s work is on display at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery at Auburn City Hall from May 2 to July 6. Photo courtesy City of Auburn.

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Auburn Arts Commission presents the work of Fred Thumhart

The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Fred Thumhart…

Iam Tongi sings “Courage” during the March 21 Federal Way City Council Meeting. Photo by Bruce Honda.

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Local singer Iam Tongi competes in ‘American Idol’ grand finale

All that’s left is the 2023 grand finale, which premiers at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21 (Pacific time).

Cody Esp in front of the mural she is painting on the building at East Main and 2 Auburn Way North. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter.

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Artist turns ordinary bits of Auburn into eye-catchers

Cody Esp is one of many artists the who have brightened up downtown in recent years.

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Sarah Blum on a recent day on the Soos Creek Trail in Kent.

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A gentle reminder about general trail etiquette

Club has tips for fast-moving cyclists on local paths.

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Cellist Efe Baltacigil to perform in Auburn

The Auburn Symphony Orchestra welcomes Efe Baltacigil, principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, to the stage at 2:30…

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Easter Bunny brings family fun to The Outlet Collection Seattle

In celebration of spring, The Outlet Collection Seattle invites the Auburn community to join in on family-friendly festivities,…

A couple of past participants in the Peter Cotton Trail event smile at their discovery of the elusive bunny. Photo courtesy of Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation

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Auburn spreads out a smorgasbord of spring activities

The movers and shakers in Auburn have planned lots of fun stuff for all ages to groove on…

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Easter egg hunt and sculpture contest | Auburn events

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Mount Rainier Park relaxes rules on non-native fishing to help native fish thrive

The National Park Service will remove restrictions on taking some fish at Mount Rainier that should both help…

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Colie Brooks at work learning how to integrate wing flaps into her landing procedure on a simulator at the GRC Aviation Center.

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Careers take flight at Green River College’s aviation program

For much of the flight from the Renton Airport over South King County and back early Friday afternoon,…

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Rachell Ellen Wong will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s passionate Violin Concerto.

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Violin virtuoso joins Auburn Symphony Orchestra for special show

Auburn Symphony Orchestra welcomes 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Rachell Ellen Wong to perform in ASO’s January…

The hard-working staff of Habitat for Humanity’s Auburn thrift store includes, from left, Carlos Sanchez, Charlie Navarro, Alison Burgoyne, John Hanson, Crystal Bareno and Amy Sullivan. Photo by Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter

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Auburn Habitat for Humanity store offers bargains and hope

Home improvement outlet benefits low-income families in King County.

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From left to right, Alan B’Hymer, USAF Korea Defennse veteran; Richard Klug, USAF Vietnam War veteran; and Walt Tanimoto, US Army Iraq War veteran, honor Richard Sample, US Army Korea Defense veteran, with three awards.

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U.S. Army Korean Defense veteran presented with missing medals

It took nearly 60 years, but Richard “RC” Sample finally received his missing medals for his service in…

High Priest Kalu and High Preistess Syleena “Call The Corners,” a small ritual where a candle is lit at each direction of the Earth as the elements of each direction is called upon. Here they call on the guardian of the watchtower of the South, represented by red which symbolizes fire. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Yule in the PNW: How witches, pagans, Wiccans celebrate winter holidays

Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, which has been celebrated for thousands of years all…

GRC student Kiley Hanson's animation project for Professor Jessie Brugger's Introduction to Animation class spins a tale about a mermaid jonesing for a pendant and the various scenarios she concocts in her mind to steal it, before she finally decides on the right and proper thing to do. Image courtesy of Kylie Hanson and Jessie Brugger.

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Student animators capture creative magic

Course teaches them to distill the multi-worlds of their minds into animation.

Martinze Johnson takes part in a training program at the Northwest Carpenters Institute of Washington center in Kent. STEVE HUNTER, Sound Publishing

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Workers find success in apprenticeship carpenter program

Good pay, lifelong trade skills, enjoyable work sites among the benefits

Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for a better life

Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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Ricky Taff has been lighting up his Auburn neighborhood with his Christmas light displays for years, but this year he’s adding to the mix thousands of additional lights, music, and a food drive in conjunction with the Auburn Food Bank.

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Auburn man’s display lights up the Christmas season

If you find yourself in Ricky Taff’s neighborhood this Christmas season, be sure to look him up.

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Understanding diabetes beyond National Diabetes Awareness Month

“We’ve been trying to educate people and treat people for many years,” said Andrew Thurman, MD.

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Perfect recipe for apple season: Baked apple-fig fritters

Baked Apple-Fig Fritters (makes 10 fritters)