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911 Log: 2nd Time This Week Shots Fired at Jumbo on Genesee + More

05.02.2010 911
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Shots Fired at Jumbo on Genesee (SPD): On 5/2/10, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers were monitoring an ongoing party at a party hall in the 4200 block of  Rainier Ave S when multiple shots rang out from the middle of the lot.  The shooter wasn’t observed and  75+ people  scattered from the lot while other [...]

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Shooting Outside Jumbo Chinese at RAS & Genesee

04.28.2010 911
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seattlepi.com: [A] woman and two other people were leaving Jumbo Chinese at 4208 Rainier Ave. S. As they were walking through the parking lot, a large fight broke out. As they rushed into the SUV, the woman said she’d been shot, according to an incident report. Read more. Photo/Will Austin Photography

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Parks Department Facing Massive Budget Cuts: Make Your Voice Heard

04.04.2010 News

From Christina Arcidy with Association Recreation Council: Seattle Parks and Recreation is scheduled to take deep cuts in order to balance the budget for 2010 and beyond. For Rainier Valley, this could mean closing facilities and/or pools or reducing trash pickup, mowing and maintenance at all the parks in our neighborhood. The City of Seattle [...]

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Save the Date: Bike Works Presents 14th Annual Kids Bike Swap

02.17.2010 Arts/Living
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Your RVP is proud to partner with Bike Works 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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Goodbye, Hollywood

02.12.2010 Arts/Living
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Movie Gallery Inc., owner of the Hollywood Video movie rental chain, has filed for Chapter 11 protection and plans to close 805 stores – about a third of its total, including the Mt. Baker store located at 3820 Rainier Ave. S. Photo/do communications, inc.

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Open Invitation: Inaugural Ceremony of New Vietnamese Representatives Board

01.20.2010 Arts/Living
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Man Shot in Leg During South Mt. Baker Street Melee

01.01.2010 911
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SPD: On 1/1/10, at approx. 3:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to 36th Avenue South and South Adams to investigate a shooting where the caller was the shooter.  Officers arrived and found numerous people and vehicles littering the street at this intersection. As more officers arrived they were able separate the parties, identify and detain the [...]

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Community Rallies to Replace Thanksgiving Groceries Stolen From Rainier Valley Food Bank

11.21.2009 News
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With more than $25,000 in donations rolling in since the community learned of last week’s theft at Rainier Valley Food Bank, director Sam Osborne told the P-I that “the silver lining far outshines the heinousness of the crime.” The donations came after more than 30 crates of food were stolen from the food bank Wednesday [...]

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This Week: Music, Meditation, McGinn & More

10.18.2009 Arts/Living
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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: Community discussion on New Student Assignment Plan, Mt. Baker [...]

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Parks to Discuss Genesee Playfield Improvements With Community

10.17.2009 Development
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The community is invited to join Seattle Parks and Recreation for a public meeting to discuss the improvements at Genesee Playfield #1 on Thur., Oct. 22, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Rainier Community Center (4600 38th Ave. S.). The field renovation project, located at 4316 S Genesee St., includes replacement of the existing all [...]

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Traffic Alert: 2,000 Expected for Trek Women’s Triathlon at Genesee Park

09.18.2009 News
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More than 2,000 people are expected to descend on Genesee Park and the surrounding area this Sun., Sept. 20, from 6:45 am to 12 pm for the Trek Women’s Triathlon. Expect congestion and street closures starting as early as 4:30 am in the vicinity of Genesee Park and Lake Washington Boulevard South from Seward Park [...]

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Weekend Update: PARK(Ing) Day, Trek Triathlon, Eid Celebration & More

09.17.2009 Arts/Living
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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 weekend… Friday: PARK(ing) Day, Columbia City Magic Madness Show, Beacon Hill [...]

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Peeping Tom Reported at Genesee Park

08.26.2009 911

This just in from a neighbor who wishes to remain anonymous: Just an alert about at best a peeping tom around the Genesee playfield area, or at worst something else. I went for a run [Sunday], about 6pm, and crossed Genesee into the Genesee Park and Playfield that runs between Genesee and Lake Washington Boulevard, [...]

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Traffic Alert: 15,000+ Expected to Turn Out for Sunday’s Danskin Triathlon

08.14.2009 News
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Nearly 11,000 participants and 5,000 spectators are expected to attend this Sunday’s Danskin Women’s Triathlon from 6:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Genesee Park and the surrounding area along Lake Washington Boulevard and Lake Washington. Streets closed: Some begin at 4:30 a.m. and others at 6:15 a.m. – vicinity of Genesee Park/Lake Washington Boulevard South [...]

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City Wants to Know Your Thoughts on Neighborhood Development, Improvements

07.21.2009 Development
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This just in from Southeast District Council (SEDC) Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (NPAC) representative Christie Coxley: With the Othello and Mt. Baker Station areas well into the Neighborhood Plan Update Process, the City is now focusing on assessing the other Neighborhood Plans throughout Seattle. There will be a series of Open Houses so that you [...]

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Traffic Alert: Lake Wash Blvd Daytime Closure, July 7 & 8

07.05.2009 Traffic Alert
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On Tues., July 7 & Wed., July 8, Seattle Parks and Recreation will mow the slope along Lake Washington Boulevard between the beach at Mt. Baker Park and Stan Sayers Park, necessitating daytime closure of the boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. While crews are working, there will be one lane open for bicycles, [...]

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More Than 600 Stolen Laptops Recovered in Rainier Valley Raid; Is One Yours?

06.27.2009 911
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Last Wednesday afternoon, police stopped a car on Rainier Avenue South containing two young men who Seattle Police Department (SPD) says are known burglary suspects. When asked about several electronics noticed inside the car, the teens denied ownership of the items, but after further questioning, one of the boys admitted to committing four burglaries in [...]

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This Week: Meditation, Jazz at the Pool, Night Out for Needy Neighbors & More

06.21.2009 Arts/Living
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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: “Living a Stress Free Life” meditation class, Columbia City [...]

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March for Youth 2009 Postponed

06.19.2009 News
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From March for Youth organizers Denise Gloster & John Hoole: Those working most closely on planning March For Youth 2009 — Angela Roweland, Denise Gloster, John Hoole and Sarah Valenta have decided to postpone the march until Sun., Aug. 30.   This decision was not easily made, but made in order to give proper attention to [...]

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Officer Injured Apprehending South-End Suspect

06.18.2009 911
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A Seattle police officer was injured Wednesday night apprehending a suspect at Rainier Avenue South and South Genesee Street in the Rainier Valley. The officer was responding to a 911 call of an assault in the Boss parking lot shortly after 11pm, and in the process of apprehending a suspect when he sustained a non [...]

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Councilman Harrell: South-End Crime Wave “Gives Me the Heebeegeebees”

06.17.2009 News
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About 30 south-end neighbors attended Monday night’s Southeast Neighborhood District Council (SENDC) meeting in Mt. Baker where they discussed the area’s rising crime rate with City Councilman Bruce Harrell and South Precinct Lt. James Koutsky. SENDC Chair Pat Murakami cited a recent spike in violent crime, including several burglaries and home invasions and a shooting [...]

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