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Review: At Rainier BBQ & Restaurant, Be Sure to Ask for the “Other” Menu

10.14.2010 Eat

Mimi Torchia Boothby: We heard about Rainier BBQ & Restaurant restaurant through the neighborhood tour that MLK Business Association President Julie Pham led this summer. The restaurant also has a BBQ takeout, so there are actually two different buildings. The restaurant is below street level in the northern-most building. It wasn’t very busy, and the [...]

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Traffic Alert: Rainier Ave = One HOT MESS

10.11.2010 News

The good news is that much of the work on the Route 7 corridor north of I-90 is substantially complete. The bad news is that south-end drivers should continue to expect delays throughout the Rainier Valley as road crews continue to work at several locations along Rainier Avenue South, including Martin Luther King Jr. Way [...]

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911 Log: Developmentally Disabled Man Beaten Getting Off the #7 in Mt. Baker, Teens Roll Stolen Car, Get Arrested + More

10.08.2010 911

Charge: Developmentally disabled man beaten getting off the #7 in Mt. Baker (Seattlepi.com): King County prosecutors have filed charges in an unprovoked attack on a 55-year-old developmentally disabled man at a South Seattle bus stop. In charging documents, prosecutors contend Raymel J. Curry, 32, attacked the man in broad daylight after threatening him aboard a [...]

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911 Log: RBHS Drug Counselor Convicted for Selling Drugs, Man Injured in Mt. Baker Station Mugging, Aki on Lock-Down + More

09.28.2010 911

Home Invasion Robbery Near Aki Kurose Middle School (SPD): Aki Kurose Middle School [was] under modified lock-down [this morning] after a reported home-invasion robbery across the street from the school at 3941 South Graham St. The robbery was reported at 10:36 a.m. this morning. The son of a woman living in the home told KOMO [...]

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Teen Hit Trying to Beat Moving Train at MLK & Graham

09.26.2010 911

The Seattle Times (RVP news partner): A 17-year-old girl was hit by a Link Light Rail train on Saturday while running against the light in a Seattle intersection, Sound Transit police said. The girl was taken to Harborview Medical Center and was expected to live, police said. The accident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at [...]

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911 Log: Brighton Stand-Off Ends Peacefully, No Death Penalty in Beacon Hill Double-Murder, South-End Teen Charged in Gang-Related Shooting, Etc.

09.16.2010 911

Brighton Stand-Off Ends Peacefully (SPD): On 9/13/10, at approximately 1:15 a.m., the victim called 9-1-1 after she was able to flee her house in the 6200 block of 44 Av S.  Her ex-boy friend came over earlier in the night and they were discussing their relationship.  The victim stated that the suspect was getting very [...]

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SATURDAY: Final Othello Station Tour of 2010

09.13.2010 Business

From the MLK Business Association: The MLK Business Association business district tours are wrapping up for the season, and the final Othello Station Tour of 2010 is scheduled for this Sat., Sept. 18, starting at 10:30 am in front of Tammy’s Bakery at King Plaza (7101 MLK Jr. Way S.). Why should you sign up?  [...]

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Two Doormen Shot at Rainier Beach Motorcycle Club

09.05.2010 911

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 [...]

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South-End Scenes: 35,000 Visit Jade Buddha at Rainier Valley Temple

09.03.2010 Arts/Living

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 [...]

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More on CDF’s ‘Crazy A** B****’ Fiasco: Board Prez Knew of Shocking Letter Since NOV ’09

08.31.2010 Business

Ed. Note: In light of Monday’s revelation that Martina Guilfoil, executive director of the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund (CDF), had resigned after it was discovered that she had written a shocking, profanity-laced letter to a local business owner, we asked Board President Joshua Williams to respond to several questions. His answers are below unedited. [...]

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CDF Boss Resigns for Writing Letter Calling MLK Biz Owner a ‘Crazy A** B****’

08.30.2010 Business

The executive director of the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund (CDF) – a local non-profit designed to give below-market loans to Rainier Valley businesses impacted by Light Rail construction – has resigned after a profanity-laced letter she wrote was sent to a small business owner. Last week, KIRO published the shocking letter written by CDF [...]

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Jade Buddha World Tour Coming to Graham Street Temple

08.17.2010 Arts/Living

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace – the largest Buddha carved from gemstone quality jade in the world – is due to arrive at Co Lam Temple (3503 S. Graham St.) this Sat., Aug. 21. The four-ton sculpture will be on display through Sun., Aug. 29, as part of its several year-long tour throughout major [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

08.07.2010 Opinion

Mich on Train vs. Truck in Columbia City; No Injuries: I wonder how many of these run ins occur out of driver desperation. Sit at a light crossing MLK a few times and you’ll soon know what I mean. Bring a book, it’ll take you a while to get through the intersection. The dialogue that [...]

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THREE People Shot With BB Gun During MLK Melee; No Arrests

07.31.2010 911

Three people were shot early this morning during a street melee at a community center in the 5600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South near South Orcas Street. Officers responding to multiple reports of shots fired as well as a large disturbance shortly after 3 am found three victims with non life-threatening wounds [...]

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MLK Biz Assoc Wants Area to Be Known as “Destination, Second to None, in Pacific NW”

07.16.2010 Business

By Sarah Valenta Formed two years ago to organize and promote businesses along the corridor, the MLK Business Association (MLK BA) envisions a “strong, vibrant, and culturally diverse business community that is a destination, second to none, in the Pacific Northwest.” In an effort to realize that goal, the BA has teamed up with HomeSight, [...]

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TUESDAY: Get the 411 on Othello Town Center at N’Hood Info Night (CORRECTION)

07.12.2010 Development

By Jeff Lawshe: The Othello Station Community Advisory Team in partnership with New Holly Neighbors, Traffic-Parks-Safety Committee is hosting a meeting for community members to discuss continuing development around the Othello Link Light Rail Station on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, S.E. and S. Othello St. The meeting, which will take place [...]

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Alleged Drunk Driver Flies Down MLK, Hits Light Rail Power Pole

07.05.2010 911
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Seattle police say a man was speeding northbound on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South shortly after 2 am Saturday when he lost control, crossed the light rail tracks and smashed into a light rail power pole. Officers responding to the single vehicle collision on the light rail tracks in the 9200 Block of Martin [...]

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More on New DPD Legislation Allowing Light Rail Parking

06.21.2010 Development
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Last week, Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development published legislation that would allow property owners throughout the light rail corridor to temporarily allow all-day parking within a quarter-mile of a station. Each lot could have up to 40 spaces. The city had initially imposed four-hour parking limits near Link stations, to encourage mixed-use development, while [...]

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Light Rail in Rainier Valley: What’s the Verdict?

06.21.2010 Development
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Larry Lange/seattlepi.com: Puget Sound’s year-old light-rail system, expected to provide economic and social benefits along with train rides to the airport, is doing so slower than some had predicted in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. A few new apartment buildings are beginning to rise, promising more riders for the 15.6-mile system opened last summer. Some travelers have [...]

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Letter to the Editor: City’s New Proposed Parking Legislation Goes Too Far

06.21.2010 Opinion

From Othello neighbor Dick Burkhart: I think the city’s new proposed parking legislation goes too far. It would apparently allow parking not only on existing parking lots but the development of new parking lots. A case in point is the southwest corner of MLK and Othello, owned by SHA, which is currently a vacant field. [...]

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98118: The Most Diverse Zip Code in the Country … and It’s Right in Our Own Backyard

06.17.2010 Arts/Living
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Northwest Asian Weekly: On any given day, the cacophony of different languages, sight of public art on streets and sidewalks, and wafting smell of cuisines as diverse as the local citizens fill the streets around Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Rainier Avenue South, the main thoroughfares of the Rainier Valley. “[The Rainier Valley area] [...]

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