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Countdown to Opening Day of Columbia City Farmers Market

04.01.2012 Arts/Living

COLUMBIA CITY – Next month, the Columbia City Farmers Market – what CNN calls one of the best in the country – will start up again with loads of farmers and food vendors selling a vibrant assortment of early spring greens, organic poultry and meats, fabulous cheeses, fresh eggs, wild salmon and seasonal cut flowers. [...]

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Free Columbia City Wi-Fi Ending Next Month

03.30.2012 Arts/Living

COLUMBIA CITY – The Rainier Valley’s free Wi-Fi gravy train will stop running next month. According to the City of Seattle, the free community wireless service will be discontinued on April 29. The pilot project has been serving the University District, Columbia City and four downtown parks (Steinbrueck, Occidental, Freeway, and Westlake) since 2005. “The [...]

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Man Robbed While Sitting in Drive-Thru at Rainier Beach Jack in the Box

03.23.2012 911

RAINIER BEACH – A man was robbed at knife-point Thursday night while sitting in the drive-thru at the Jack in the Box in Rainier Beach. Police say it just before midnight when the victim says a woman approached him while he sat stopped in his car in the drive-thru lane of the fast food restaurant [...]

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Welcome New RVP Advertiser: Plate of Nations

03.19.2012 Business

Your RVP is proud to announce our newest advertiser – the second annual Plate of Nations event: MLK Jr. Way South is home to some of Seattle’s best, independently owned ethnic eateries. Hankering for some Halal Asian curries, Southern soul briskets, or Somali goat shawarma? MLK has it. Come taste the rich flavors these local [...]

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Jewelry Store Armed at Gunpoint; Suspects at-Large

03.16.2012 911

RAINIER VALLEY – There were no injuries or arrests Thursday afternoon when three men robbed a Southeast Seattle jewelry store at gunpoint. According to police, it was 1 pm when the three suspects wearing black hoodies,  black bandanas over their faces, gloves and baggy jeans entered a jewelry store located in the 5400 block of [...]

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Woman Assaulted, Robbed Leaving Othello ATM; Suspect at-Large

03.12.2012 911

OTHELLO – Police are searching for a teenager they say assaulted and robbed a woman Friday morning in the 7500 block of MLK Jr. Way South at South Othello Street. It was about 10:30 am when a woman withdrew some cash from an ATM and was subsequently confronted by the suspect a short distance away. [...]

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Support South-End Students at Upcoming Scholarship Auction

03.04.2012 Business

RAINIER VALLEY – It’s not too late to support south-end high school students by attending the Rainier Chamber’s 25th annual scholarship auction next weekend. “Play It Forward” will be held on the basketball court at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club (4520 MLK, Jr. Way) on Sat., March 10. Guests are invited to wear [...]

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Woman Assaulted, Robbed in Rainier Beach; Suspect at-Large

01.23.2012 911

RAINIER BEACH – Police are searching for a teenager they say assaulted and robbed a woman Monday morning in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South. It was about 10:15 am when a witness watched three teenagers follow the 58-year old woman through the Safeway parking lot. One of the teens knocked her down and [...]

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After Nearly 100 Years, South Seattle’s Only Print Paper Calls It Quits

01.10.2012 Business

SOUTH SEATTLE – Last week, Pacific Publishing announced that – after nearly a century – it will stop publishing the South Seattle Beacon, the South-End’s only print newspaper. The company has also eliminated the North Seattle Herald-Outlook, and will instead focus on producing  City Living — a weekly print and on-line publication focusing on arts, [...]

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SEEDArts Needs $50k by Jan. 31 to Revive Columbia City Cinema

01.09.2012 Arts/Living

COLUMBIA CITY – Last month, Southeast Seattle’s largest non-profit arts organization announced plans to revive Columbia City Cinema, after it closed in May 2011 when the previous owner couldn’t afford to bring the building up to code. SEEDArts has been working with a community Advisory Board to investigate the feasibility of raising funds to refurbish [...]

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Police Release Photos of ATM Firebomb Suspect

01.06.2012 911

OTHELLO – Seattle Police Department (SPD) has released surveillance images from this morning’s attempted arson at a Chase Bank branch in the 7100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in the Rainier Valley. The device – described as a box with two bottles taped together with wires – was spotted in the foyer [...]

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Firebomb Defused at Othello Bank, Streets Reopened

01.06.2012 911

KOMO (RVP News partner) OTHELLO – Streets have reopened and light rail service has resumed near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South Othello Street after police defused an incendiary device at a bank near there. The device was spotted Friday at about 6:35 a.m. by a customer at a Chase Bank branch in the [...]

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Police: Rainier Valley Pawn Shop Robbed at Gunpoint; No Arrests

01.04.2012 911

RAINIER VALLEY – There were no injuries or arrests Tuesday evening when a pawn shop in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South was robbed at gunpoint. Police say it was about 6:45 pm when three black men wearing masks – one with a handgun – entered the store, gathered the employees [...]

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Powerful Schools Is on the Move

01.02.2012 Business

NORTH RAINIER – The Rainier Valley organization dedicated to reducing the achievement gap in Seattle’s public schools has a new home. After 20 years of using a classroom at John Muir Elementary in Mount Baker as office space, the five-member staff of Powerful Schools has recently moved to the site of the former Chubby & [...]

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SEEDArts to Revive Columbia City Cinema

12.21.2011 Arts/Living

COLUMBIA CITY –  SEEDArts, Southeast Seattle’s largest non-profit arts organization, has announced plans to revive Columbia City Cinema. The cinema, which featured first-run films on three screens, was popular with all of the neighborhoods in Southeast Seattle. The area suffered a great blow when it closed earlier this year. Since then, residents and businesses have [...]

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Royal Room Opens Tonight in Columbia City

12.16.2011 Arts/Living

COLUMBIA CITY – The south-end’s new restaurant, bar and music club opens tonight with a grand opening celebration featuring 21 acts over four days. The Royal Room – a 99-seat venue run by Steve Freeborn, Tia Matthies and popular local jazz keyboardist Wayne Horvitz – will feature live music seven nights a week, a full [...]

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Chelsea Deli Closes After Just One Year

12.13.2011 Business

COLUMBIA CITY – The New-York style deli that was all the rage just one year ago has closed. Chelsea Deli (former RVP sponsor) opened to much fan-fare in December 2011, with owner Dave Harris – former head of Ballard’s Other Coast Deli – serving up fresh soups and sandwiches in the store named after his [...]

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Family Flees War-Torn Somalia, Finds New Hope and Success in Rainier Valley

12.13.2011 Business

By Travis Mayfield, Executive Producer, KOMO (RVP News Partner) RAINIER VALLEY – It was a great trade. Asha Ahmed says her family was able to trade war, violence and death in her home country of Somalia for peace, freedom and business prosperity here in her adopted country of America. But Asha says the trade was [...]

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Robert “Bob” Lee Ackley, Founder of Bob’s Quality Meats, Has Died

12.12.2011 Business

COLUMBIA CITY – Robert “Bob” Lee Ackley, the legendary founder of Bob’s Quality Meats, has died. Ackley was born on Feb. 27, 1931, in Yakima, Washington, where he grew up in the family meat business with his three brothers. In 1963, he moved his family to Lynnwood, and in 1967, he opened the first Bob’s [...]

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Manager Hopes Greenwood Market Can Find a New Home in South Seattle

12.07.2011 Business

From KOMO (RVP news partner) When Greenwood Market is forced to close early next year to make room for an expanded Fred Meyer, one of its managers is hoping to convince ownership to open a new location in a South Seattle neighborhood. The manager, who lives in Columbia City, asked community council leaders in South [...]

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Help Fight Hunger at Two Rainier Valley Safeway Stores

12.06.2011 Business

RAINIER VALLEY – This month, Southeast Seattle Safeway shoppers can help feed hungry neighbors by participating in the Every Bag Counts food drive at the Rainier Beach and Mt. Baker stores. From now through December 24, Safeway customers can buy a $10 pre-packed bag of food to donate to those struggling with hunger in their [...]

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