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Lakewood/Seward Park

WEDNESDAY: Free Workouts With Southside Booty Camp

10.19.2010 Health & Wellness

This Wed., Oct. 20, Southside Booty Camp is offering free workouts in both the Mt. Baker and Lakewood Seward Park neighborhoods: Created to help woman feel confident and strong in their bodies, Southside Booty Camp is a holistic fitness program that mixes functional resistance and cardiovascular training. Monday through Thursday mornings for one hour we [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community (UPDATED)

10.17.2010 Public Service Announcement
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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… Tuesday: Rainier Valley Rotary Club meeting, Columbia City Lakewood Seward [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

10.16.2010 Opinion

Make the neighborhood dangerous on “SPD Releases Sketch of Seward Park Attacker”: Best way to ensure that the Rainier Valley becomes more and more dangerous is to stay at home. You want safe streets, get outside. Yes there is danger for women and men, but in general the streets of this major city are very [...]

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South Seattle Cop: Seward Park Much Safer Than Before; Don’t Be Afraid, Just Be Smart & Aware

10.16.2010 911

By South Seattle Cop Seward Park is no more or less dangerous than any other park. As with any other park, you need to be common-sense about what you do and when. Keep in mind the immense size of the park, which is sometimes hard to appreciate until you look at it on GoogleEarth or [...]

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Police Looking for Blue Jetta in Seward Park Attack

10.15.2010 911

According to police, the man who attacked a woman while she was jogging in Seward Park earlier this week may be “associated with with a newer model Volkswagen Jetta, shiny blue in color.” The man, whom investigators believe may have a fresh human bite mark on one arm, is wanted in the assault of a [...]

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Seward Park Jogger to Attacker: ‘Not Me, Not Here’

10.14.2010 911

The Seattle Times (RVP news partner): The moment she saw him, her intuition told her something wasn’t right. When he attacked, she instinctively fought back. “I told him, ‘Not me, not here, not now,’ ” the 55-year-old Seattle woman recalled Wednesday, two days after she was attacked by a stranger during an evening jog in [...]

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How Safe Is Seward Park? Day Before Jogger Attacked, Pack of Teens Beat, Rob Two Men

10.13.2010 911

On Monday, after a 55-year old female jogger was attacked while jogging the upper trails in Seward Park, seattlepi.com reported that “Police say such attacks in Seattle parks are rare.” But today, seattlecrime.com is reporting that on Sunday – just 24 hours before Monday’s attack – a group of teens allegedly beat and robbed two [...]

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SPD Releases Sketch of Seward Park Attacker

10.13.2010 911

Seattle Police have released this sketch of the suspect in Monday evening’s attack on a 55-year old female jogger in Seward Park. From SPD: The suspect is believed to have a visible injury in the form of a fresh human bite mark on one of his arms. Anyone with information regarding this individual is asked [...]

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Save the Date: Lakewood Seward Park Halloween Ice Cream Social

10.13.2010 Arts/Living

Your RVP is proud to partner with the 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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Seward Park Jogger Working With Detectives on Suspect Sketch

10.12.2010 911

Police say the victim in Monday’s Seward Park attack is working with detectives to develop a composite sketch of the suspect’s face that should be available to the public by Thursday. The 55-year old woman was jogging on a wooded trail at about 6:30 pm when a knife-wielding man – described as a black male, [...]

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Breaking: Jogger Attacked by Knife-Wielding Man at Seward Park; Suspect at Large

10.11.2010 911

A 55-year old woman was attacked tonight while jogging in Seward Park. The woman was on a wooded trail at about 6:30 pm when a knife-wielding man – described as a black male, 18-30 years-old, with short hair and a “baby face” – grabbed her, threw her to the ground and punched her several times. [...]

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911 Log: DV Stabbing in Lakewood, Home Invasion in Hillman City, Etc.

10.03.2010 911

Police Investigating Lakewood Stabbing (SeattleCrime.com): Seattle police are responding to a report of a stabbing at 47th Ave S and S Hudson. According to the scanner, a 27-year-old man was stabbed in the chest. Read more. Police Investigate Fencing Operation At South Seattle Smoke Shop (SeattleCrime.com): Seattle police raided  a South Seattle smoke shop this [...]

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Weekend Update: Oktoberfest, Verbal Graffiti, Run of Hope & More

10.01.2010 Arts/Living

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: First Friday music & dancing at the Royal Esquire [...]

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Save the Date: Lakewood Seward Park Oktoberfest

09.27.2010 Arts/Living

Your RVP is proud to partner with the 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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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community

09.19.2010 Public Service Announcement
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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: “Buddhist Basics” guided meditation, teaching and discussion, Columbia City [...]

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This Week: Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction Meetings in Lakewood, Rainier Beach, Columbia City

09.13.2010 Development

By Christine Acker: Seattle Public Utilities is mandated by the federal government to address the sewage overflow problem into Lake Washington. About 17 times a year the sewer system is overwhelmed by storm water run-off and the overflow goes directly into the lake. In order to address the issue, SPU is considering both Seward Park [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community (Updated)

09.12.2010 Public Service Announcement
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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: Mount Baker Community Club meeting, Mt. Baker 37th District [...]

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SW: Flying Squirrel Pizza Just Too Good, Must Be Bisexual

08.24.2010 Eat

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 [...]

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Weekend Update: BeatWalk, Art in the Alley, Summer Arts on the Plaza & More (UPDATED)

08.13.2010 Arts/Living

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: Union Gospel Mission Garage Sale, Othello BeatWalk, Columbia City [...]

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Cool, Cloudy Seafair Weather Trims Crowds, Arrests

08.09.2010 News

Seattle Times (RVP news partner): A daylong rain Saturday and cool, cloudy weather Sunday kept the crowds down for the final weekend of Seafair. It also reduced the number of boaters on Lake Washington arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. On hot, 80-degree days during past hydroplane-race weekends, as many as 148 boaters [...]

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Weekend Update: Seafair, Umoja Fest, Columbia City Walking Tour & More

08.07.2010 Arts/Living

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… Saturday: SeaFair, Lakewood/Seward Park NewHolly Family Fun Fest, NewHolly Red [...]

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