http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/woman-near-death-after-being-hit-by-suv-in-rainier-beach/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/woman-near-death-after-being-hit-by-suv-in-rainier-beach/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:05:00 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47131 RAINIER BEACH – Police say a woman is fighting for her life after being hit by an SUV in the 9000 block of Rainier Avenue South earlier this afternoon. It was about 3:20 p.m. when a woman driving a Hyundai SUV collided with an adult female pedestrian. “The driver of the involved SUV is being [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/woman-near-death-after-being-hit-by-suv-in-rainier-beach/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/councilman-harrell-chief-diaz-to-attend-mondays-public-safety-meeting/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/councilman-harrell-chief-diaz-to-attend-mondays-public-safety-meeting/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:58:43 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47118 LAKEWOOD/SEWARD PARK – Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell says he and the command staff of Seattle Police Department will attend Monday’s public safety meeting in the Rainier Valley. “Councilmember Harrell worked to get Chief Diaz, Assistant Chief Mike Sanford, South Precinct Captain Mike Nolan and Lt. John Hayes to be there for the meeting,” said [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/councilman-harrell-chief-diaz-to-attend-mondays-public-safety-meeting/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-113/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-113/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:04:27 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47126 Most anything is open for discussion, please just keep it clean and civil and remember the established RVP rules of conduct: Opinions that are derogatory, attack other users, offer unsubstantiated facts or are offensive in nature can and will be removed as defined by the Terms of Service. Trolls will not be tolerated. IOW, if [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-113/feed/ 15 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/mayor-to-host-town-hall-meeting-in-columbia-city/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/mayor-to-host-town-hall-meeting-in-columbia-city/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:15:56 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47078 COLUMBIA CITY – Mayor McGinn is planning a visit to the Rainier Valley this month to hear your concerns. “As part of the Engage Seattle initiative, in order to ensure that as many people as possible who live, work, or play in Seattle are able to voice their concerns and offer their feedback directly to [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/mayor-to-host-town-hall-meeting-in-columbia-city/feed/ 3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-fed-up-with-street-crime-planning-march-rally/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-fed-up-with-street-crime-planning-march-rally/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:15:29 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47103 OTHELLO – This week, in response to an increase in violent crime throughout the Rainier Valley, a local neighborhood group is planning a march and rally at Othello Station. “The violence in our neighborhood continues,” wrote Nhan Thai in an email to the community. “From street robberies with guns to home invasions while people are [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-fed-up-with-street-crime-planning-march-rally/feed/ 13 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-want-standing-room-only-at-community-safety-meeting/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-want-standing-room-only-at-community-safety-meeting/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:15:27 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47095 LAKEWOOD/SEWARD PARK – Next week, the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club, in partnership with the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council, will host a Public Safety Meeting to address several recent violent crimes in the area, including a brutal robbery in which a man was stabbed numerous times. Lakewood Seward Park Community Club president and longtime [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/neighbors-want-standing-room-only-at-community-safety-meeting/feed/ 15 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/man-robbed-pistol-whipped-in-hillman-city-suspects-at-large/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/man-robbed-pistol-whipped-in-hillman-city-suspects-at-large/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:57:04 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47083 HILLMAN CITY – Seattle police are searching for two men who robbed a Hillman City couple and assaulted the husband early this morning. Seattle Police Department spokesperson Renee Witt said it was 3:30 am Sunday when a woman heard a knock on the front door of her home in the 5800 block of Renton Avenue [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/man-robbed-pistol-whipped-in-hillman-city-suspects-at-large/feed/ 19 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-columbia-city-top-list-of-7-best-neighborhoods-in-seattle/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-columbia-city-top-list-of-7-best-neighborhoods-in-seattle/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:47:16 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47067 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE – Two Southeast Seattle neighborhoods have made 7×7.com’s list of The 7 Best Neighborhoods in Seattle. Beacon Hill beat the Phinney Ridge/Greenwood area as the best neighborhood in the city for families: As over 20% of the households in Beacon Hill have kids, you would be hard-pressed to find a more kid-friendly neighborhood [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-columbia-city-top-list-of-7-best-neighborhoods-in-seattle/feed/ 11 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:11:20 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47063 Seattle Times: “The ability of some schools to raise thousands and thousands of dollars to fund teacher positions creates an education system that is separate and unequal,” said Elizabeth Lowry, president of Franklin High’s parent group, which garners about $3,000 per year. “A parent’s job is not just to make sure that his or her [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/feed/ 5 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to%e2%80%a6-55/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to%e2%80%a6-55/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:00:43 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46904 Real Rainier Valley Girl on “Man Stabbed in Violent Seward Park Area Street Robbery”: Cripes. Law-enforcement authorities warn us that it’s dangerous to walk to and from at the link light rail stations between “1 pm and midnight” (according to the Seattle Police Department and Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council) because gang bangers are stalking [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to%e2%80%a6-55/feed/ 3