http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/celebrate-the-end-of-winter-with-opening-day-of-columbia-city-farmers-market/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/celebrate-the-end-of-winter-with-opening-day-of-columbia-city-farmers-market/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:00:10 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=37897 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 [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/celebrate-the-end-of-winter-with-opening-day-of-columbia-city-farmers-market/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/support-our-sponsors-photographer-david-mullarkey-will-capture-you-in-your-element-2/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/support-our-sponsors-photographer-david-mullarkey-will-capture-you-in-your-element-2/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:00:06 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=34422 The Rainier Valley Post is thrilled to promote our sponsor – David Mullarkey Images – also known as the talented artist responsible for much of the high-quality photography featured right here at your RVP. Mullarkey’s generous New Year special includes: A 60-minute portrait session for $85 that includes 3- 8X10′s and 4- 5X7′s. Plus, additional [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/support-our-sponsors-photographer-david-mullarkey-will-capture-you-in-your-element-2/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-orca-students-deliver-2000-500-food-items-to-rainier-valley-food-bank/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-orca-students-deliver-2000-500-food-items-to-rainier-valley-food-bank/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:00:26 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=34252 Last Friday, the entire student body and staff members of Orca K-8 School marched through the streets of Columbia City to Rainier Avenue South and South Edmunds Street, where they presented Rainier Valley Food Bank with $2,000 cash and more than 500 non-perishable food items. It was the school’s annual celebration honoring slain civil rights [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-orca-students-deliver-2000-500-food-items-to-rainier-valley-food-bank/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-35000-visit-jade-buddha-at-rainier-valley-temple/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-35000-visit-jade-buddha-at-rainier-valley-temple/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:56 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26993 Organizers estimate that as many as 35,000 people came to see the Jade Buddha at Co-Lam Temple on Graham Street last month: We would like to emphasize that the purpose of our program of meditation and prayer before this solemn symbol, the Jade Buddha of Universal Peace, is for each one of us to practice [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-35000-visit-jade-buddha-at-rainier-valley-temple/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wed-shop-super-local-at-new-holly-farm-stand/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wed-shop-super-local-at-new-holly-farm-stand/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:51 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=24132 The NewHolly farm stand – located at 42nd South and South Rockery Dr. – is where gardeners living in the NewHolly neighborhoods grow, harvest and market their own fresh produce. It does not get any fresher or more local! The stand opened on July 7, and runs every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm until [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/wed-shop-super-local-at-new-holly-farm-stand/feed/ 6 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/sw-flying-squirrel-pizza-must-be-bisexual/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/sw-flying-squirrel-pizza-must-be-bisexual/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:00:40 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26042 Seattle Weekly: There are manly pizza toppings and girly pizza toppings… But Flying Squirrel Pizza must be bisexual, because they go both ways. The Secret Squirrel ($8) is called “secret” because it’s secretly gay, like a Republican Congressman. It’s basically a shrimp pizza with pesto sauce. Six huge-ass prawns, juicy and perfectly cooked, lounge on [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/sw-flying-squirrel-pizza-must-be-bisexual/feed/ 9 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-rainier-valley-heritage-parade-summer-streets-party/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-rainier-valley-heritage-parade-summer-streets-party/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:00:34 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=26135 With 50 entries, yesterday’s 18th annual Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Party was a huge success and nearly twice as large as last year’s event. Winners include the Electronetts Drill Team and Pacific NW Drumline with a 2-way tie for Best Overall Performance; Renegayde Pep Band with Most Creative entry; and – for [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-rainier-valley-heritage-parade-summer-streets-party/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-filipino-youth-activities-a-big-hit-at-last-weeks-pista-sa-nayon-celebration/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-filipino-youth-activities-a-big-hit-at-last-weeks-pista-sa-nayon-celebration/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:06:10 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=25215 Photo/David Mullarkey Images]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-filipino-youth-activities-a-big-hit-at-last-weeks-pista-sa-nayon-celebration/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/geraldines/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/geraldines/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:00:32 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=24637 Seattle Weekly: Geraldine’s Counter serves breakfast AND lunch all day, which is badass because you can get a hamburger at 9:30 in the goddamned morning. And those hamburgers ($9.50) are so delightful, they could only be tastier if they were grilled by a man drinking a beer and wearing a “World’s Best Dad” apron in [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/geraldines/feed/ 25 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-building-community-and-planter-boxes-in-rainier-beach/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-building-community-and-planter-boxes-in-rainier-beach/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:19 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=24105 Hamlet Avenue resident Erik Gunderson (top) organized fellow neighbors and with the help from a grant from the Department of Neighborhoods they are building planter boxes, to bring  community together and slow down traffic on the block: The street had an unused parking strip between the sidewalk and the street. Cars would park in this [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/south-end-scenes-building-community-and-planter-boxes-in-rainier-beach/feed/ 6