Vegas, L.A., New York City, Seattle — these are all pretty popular cities.

Now, what makes Covington one of those? I grew up in Covington, 12 years of seeing it grow. Costco, The Rock, Home Depot. I saw it all. Covington already has so many amazing things in it. Thank goodness for Foss! I love the Red Robin and Game Stop. My friends Kylie Carlsen and Devon Nyberg both think that the Puerta Vallerta and U-top It are big hits! Devon thinks it would be great for all of us sport gurus to have a Sports Authority in the area. Also, Devon would totally come back to Covington later on in life if there were some more sit-down restaurants, like Ristorante Isabella and Red Robin.

“I would like to see a little bowling alley,” Devon said.

I told him I stink at bowling so I could practice more with one close by. Great idea huh?

Kylie enjoys a lot of things in the vicinity also, including the Jamba Juice and Cold Stone. But if you knew her like I do you’d know she loves to shop at the store Justice. Girls would love to see one of those! Something she loves even more is swimming at the Tahoma Aquatic Center.

“I want like, an outside swimming pool,” Kylie said.

Are we talking seasonal pool or mini water park? Look at what Henry Moses Aquatic Center did for Renton! Either would be great.

Now, something I would love to see but don’t now, is a dog shelter. All us dog lovers want to see a no kill — yes, I emphasized no-kill — adoption center that takes care of all those homeless little pups. It would make me feel better when I see those ASPCA commercials. I know I am not the only one that bawls at those. Just thinking about it is heartbreaking.

So, Covington has a ton of cool things in it, but I don’t see many tourists. We don’t need to be a Washington D.C. or anything, but a little memory recall from some people would be nice. It’s wonderful to be proud enough to say, “I grew up in that town.”

Covington, we’re almost there. Just look at all the things that have been built and all the new stores. Lets keep going that way. All these ideas could continue us in the right direction. Tee hee! That makes me think of One Direction.

Annie Livengood of Covington is an aspiring journalist and sixthgrader at Crestwood Elementary.