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WEDNESDAY: Ratatouille Cooking Demo at Columbia City Farmers Market

07.12.2011 Arts/Living

This Wed., July 13, Cooking Matters – a national program implemented locally by Solid Ground – will offer a special cooking demo at the Columbia City Farmers Market from 4 to 5 pm. The demo will focus on how to cook a healthy meal on a budget using fresh ingredients available at the market. For [...]

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This Summer, Kids & Teens Eat Free at 25 Locations Throughout Southeast Seattle

07.05.2011 Eat

The City’s Summer Food Service Program, which offers free meals and snacks for kids throughout Seattle, kicked off recently at New Holly Gathering Hall in Southeast Seattle. The program provides thousands of Seattle children ages 1 through 18 with free breakfasts and lunches at qualifying sites (see list below) this summer. “When it comes to [...]

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Save the Dates: Guided Walking Tours Highlight Where to Eat, Shop, Play on MLK in the Rainier Valley

06.03.2011 Arts/Living

The community is invited to join the MLK Business Association for free business district tours along the Martin Luther King, Jr. corridor, where guests will visit several independently-owned shops and listen to intriguing stories from entrepreneurs who recently arrived in the US. “It will be like vacationing abroad without the hassle of having to update [...]

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Save the Date: Dine Out for Art at Mioposto in Mt. Baker

05.13.2011 Arts/Living

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Welcome New Sponsor: Add Flavor to Your Next Date Night at Spice Room in Columbia City

05.05.2011 Advertisement

Your RVP is thrilled to welcome our newest sponsor – the Spice Room (4909 Rainier Ave. S.) in historic Columbia City – voted best Thai restaurant in Southeast Seattle. Please support them; they help power your RVP! From the Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Date night in Columbia City might include… a bite at any [...]

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WEDNESDAY: Opening Day of Columbia City Farmers Market

04.25.2011 Arts/Living

The Columbia City Farmers Market – what CNN calls one of the best in the country – kicks off this Wed., April 27, at 3 pm, with a parade through the market by the Franklin High School Marching band, followed by live music from Squirrel Butter. What’s fresh this week: Asparagus Rhubarb Bamboo Shoots Watercress [...]

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Celebrate the End of Winter With Opening Day of Columbia City Farmers Market

04.12.2011 Arts/Living

This month, the Columbia City Farmers Market – what CNN calls one of the best in the country – starts up again with more than 30 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. In addition to [...]

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DISH: Plate of Nations Starts Today Along Light Rail Corridor in Rainier Valley

03.27.2011 Eat

The first-ever Plate of Nations – a new signature event of the MLK Business Association – starts today and runs through Sat., April 9. This is a great time to taste the rich flavors offered by a dozen restaurants along the light rail corridor in one of America’s most diverse zip codes, including: Original Phillys [...]

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DISH: Try a Little Bit of Everything at Plate of Nations Along MLK, Jr. Way in the Rainier Valley

03.19.2011 Arts/Living

Did you know that the Rainier Valley’s own MLK Jr. Way corridor is home to some of Seattle’s best, independently owned ethnic eateries? Whether it’s Chinese dim sum, a Vietnamese fish sandwich, Somali goat shawarma, Cajun style crawfish, or Mexican huaraches and a margarita you’re looking for, MLK, Jr. Way has it all, and from [...]

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Save the Date: Rainier Beach HS Fundraiser at Famous Dave’s in Tukwila

03.11.2011 Arts/Living

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Overheard: Nancy Leson “Blown Away” by Rainier Valley Banh Mi, Pulcinella Plays by Neapolitan Rules + More

03.05.2011 Eat

Nancy Leson “blown away” by Rainier Valley banh mi (Seattle Times/RVP news partner): [Banh mi] raves came in for Q Bakery on South Graham Street, noting their house-baked bread, and for the “fantastic foot-long banh mi” at nearby Tammy’s Bakery. And I’m forever in debt to those who directed me to the Rainier Valley shopping [...]

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Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Oh My! Where in the Rainier Valley to Get Your Girl Scout Cookie Fix

02.25.2011 Eat

Local Girl Scout Troop 42276 met with Mayor Mike McGinn earlier today when they visited City Hall to celebrate the start of Girl Scout Cookie Sales, which run now through March 13. During this time, gaggles of Girl Scouts will spend their weekends increasing your calorie intake at the following Rainier Valley locations: PCC (5041 [...]

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Save the Date: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Lakewood Seward Park Community Club

02.22.2011 Arts/Living

Your RVP is proud to partner with Lakewood Seward Park Community Club and other local organizations to present cultural and public affairs events in and around Southeast Seattle. We offer a limited number of media sponsorships to cultural and arts organizations to help offset promotion costs. Learn more.

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Places We Like: Bob’s Quality Meats in Historic Columbia City

02.20.2011 Arts/Living
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Examiner: Bob’s Quality Meats is a family-owned full service butcher shop located in historic Columbia City on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle. Bob’s offers everything you want from a neighborhood butcher, from organic grass-fed and free-range meat, to dry-aged roasts and steaks cut in whatever thickness you prefer, oxtails, ground in-house-daily ground beef; pork chops, [...]

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Vince’s to Close After 50 Years in Rainier Beach

01.12.2011 Business

Nancy Leson/Seattle Times (RVP news partner): When Vince Mottola Jr. told his mother he was planning to close the Rainier Beach restaurant named for his late father, Ada Mottola was not happy to hear the news. “She has all her memories of the restaurant business at this location,” said Vince Jr., who will shutter the [...]

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Restaurant Row Keeps Getting Smaller: Kallaloo to Close January 29

12.28.2010 Business

Nancy Leson/Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Roy’s BBQ isn’t the only Columbia City restaurant readying to call it a day. Kallaloo, serving Caribbean Creole cuisine since 2006, will close after service January 29. “We had a five-year plan,” says Gail Williams, who was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and runs this mom ‘n pop shop [...]

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Smoke ‘Em While You Got ‘Em: Roy’s BBQ to Close Forever January 9

12.27.2010 Business

Nancy Leson/Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Got Georgia on your mind? Well, you’d better get down to Roy’s BBQ for lunch says owner Shane O’Neil (above), as he and his family are preparing to close up shop. Their final day of business is Saturday, January 9, when they’ll serve their last Georgia Gold (Roy’s signature [...]

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South-End Dish: New Year’s Eve in the ‘Hood

12.26.2010 Eat

Local restaurants: South-End Dish welcomes your food and drink notes at editor@rainiervalleypost.com. Columbia City Theater: Live music with with Dyme Def, Hounds of the Wild Hunt and NightTraiN. 9pm /$10. 4916 Rainier Ave S., 722-3009 (Columbia City) Island Soul Caribbean Cuisine: Live music with reggae artist Shan Coleman starting at 7 pm. 4869 Rainier Ave [...]

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South-End Dish: Chelsea Deli Open, Afrikando Afrikando Closed + More Food & Drink Notes

12.07.2010 Eat

Local restaurants: South-End Dish welcomes your food and drink notes at editor@rainiervalleypost.com. Hillman City’s Afrikando Afrikando closes doors: Afrikando Afrikando is in search of a new home after recently closing its Hillman City spot. Jacques Sarr, the well-known Senegalese chef who pioneered Seattle’s West African food scene in Belltown more than a decade ago, reopened [...]

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South-End Dish: Food at the Bourbon, Live Music at Pizziera Pulcinella, New Vegetarian Restaurant in Rainier Vista + More

12.03.2010 Business

Local restaurants: South-End Dish welcomes your food and drink notes at editor@rainiervalleypost.com. New vegetarian restaurant in Rainier Vista: The Rainier Valley’s new vegetarian restaurant – St. Dames in Rainier Vista – is having its grand opening this weekend. The restaurant has already started serving dinner, with vegan and no-gluten-added options, and drinks from a full [...]

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Happy Hour Makes Us Happy: RVP’s 2010 Guide to the Happiest South-End Hours

11.29.2010 Arts/Living

Columbia City Ale House, Columbia City 4914 Rainier Ave S./723-5123 Mon-Fri 3-6 pm $3 Imperial 20 oz. Pints, any draft beer, $5 House Red or White Wine 8 oz. pours, $5 plates Empire Espresso, Columbia City 3823 S. Edmunds St./659-0588 Mon 4-9 pm; Tues-Sat 4-7 pm $3 quesadillas, $5 glasses of wine, $3 Pilsners & [...]

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