http://www.rainiervalleypost.com All SE Seattle all the time... Who cares what's north of I-90? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:47:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/handcuffed-burglary-suspect-drives-off-in-police-car/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/handcuffed-burglary-suspect-drives-off-in-police-car/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:17:39 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27229 After a four-hour manhunt early this morning, police have recaptured a south-end man who stole a Seattle police car. The incident began about 2 am when the man was caught burglarizing Wing Luke Elementary School at 3701 South Kenyon Street on Beacon Hill. According to police: The suspect was arrested, handcuffed and placed in the [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/handcuffed-burglary-suspect-drives-off-in-police-car/feed/ 4 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-49/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-49/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:07 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26772 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/open-thread-thursday-what%e2%80%99s-on-your-mind-neighbors-49/feed/ 5 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/spd-calls-in-the-cavalry-at-rainier-and-henderson-in-rainier-beach/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/spd-calls-in-the-cavalry-at-rainier-and-henderson-in-rainier-beach/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:20:53 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27239 seattlecrime.com: In response to a rash of violence and growing number of community complaints about rampant crime, Seattle police say they are stepping up their presence at the troubled intersection of Rainier and Henderson in South Seattle, deploying more officers and setting up a temporary precinct in the area. Rainier and Henderson has been plagued [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/spd-calls-in-the-cavalry-at-rainier-and-henderson-in-rainier-beach/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/school-starts-today-more-back-to-school-news-including-whats-for-lunch-this-month/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/school-starts-today-more-back-to-school-news-including-whats-for-lunch-this-month/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:47 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26835 Go here to find out what’s for lunch this month at Seattle Public Schools. Students, staff return to South Shore K-8: South Shore K-8 reopens today after being shut down last year when dozens of teachers and students fell ill from a mysterious odor. Administrators say South Shore K-8 is ready for a new school [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/school-starts-today-more-back-to-school-news-including-whats-for-lunch-this-month/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wednesday-talk-to-mayor-mcginn/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wednesday-talk-to-mayor-mcginn/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:30 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27146 This Wed.,  Sept. 8, at 7 pm, Mayor McGinn will answer your questions live on the Seattle Channel with C.R. Douglas. Do you have questions for Mayor Mike McGinn? When will the South Precinct get more police officers? What is the status of the Youth and Families Initiative? How does he plan to address violent [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wednesday-talk-to-mayor-mcginn/feed/ 5 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/light-rail-to-run-only-one-car-on-nights-weekends-beginning-oct-2/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/light-rail-to-run-only-one-car-on-nights-weekends-beginning-oct-2/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:58 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27079 Seattle Times (RVP news partner): To save money, Sound Transit plans to shorten its light-rail trains to only one car during nights and weekends, starting Oct. 2. The change is expected to reduce maintenance costs by about $460,000 a year, or 1 percent of the $46 million operating budget for the 16-mile Link line. A [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/light-rail-to-run-only-one-car-on-nights-weekends-beginning-oct-2/feed/ 12 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-%e2%80%9carts-gumbo-to-feature-tastes-of-mexican-chinese-african-american-cultures/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-%e2%80%9carts-gumbo-to-feature-tastes-of-mexican-chinese-african-american-cultures/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:29 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=25170 Each year, SEEDArts highlights three different cultures with performances, Q&A session, workshops and food samples at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center in Columbia City. Now in its ninth year, the family-oriented event will feature the Mexican, Chinese and African-American cultures. The three-part interactive series opens with “The Spirit of Mexico” on Sat., Sept. 18, at [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-%e2%80%9carts-gumbo-to-feature-tastes-of-mexican-chinese-african-american-cultures/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/meet-spds-south-precinct-at-this-saturdays-picnic/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/meet-spds-south-precinct-at-this-saturdays-picnic/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:25 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27133 Don’t let the creepy poster fool you! This is a great opportunity to meet the men and women of our own South Precinct. From SPD: This is a free event and all South Precinct community members are invited! Enjoy dancing, music, food, magic, balloons, raffles and fun! Get a precinct tour, meet local officers, SWAT, [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/meet-spds-south-precinct-at-this-saturdays-picnic/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/two-doormen-shot-at-rainier-beach-motorcycle-club/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/two-doormen-shot-at-rainier-beach-motorcycle-club/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:00:13 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27103 Two doormen at a Rainier Beach motorcycle club were shot yesterday by a man who arrived with several women and refused to allow the doormen to pat him down before he entered the club. According to SPD: This lead to a verbal confrontation and shots being fired from the suspect at the doormen.  Seattle Fire [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/two-doormen-shot-at-rainier-beach-motorcycle-club/feed/ 12 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-25/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-25/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:26 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=27021 See our Big Dates Page – the only comprehensive calendar of events in all of southeast Seattle – for more information on these and other south-end gatherings, events, meetings, groups, etc. In the meantime, here’s a sampling of what’s happening around the community this week… Monday: Mount Baker Community Club meeting, Mt. Baker Tuesday: Rainier [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-25/feed/ 0