http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-crime-watch-shots-fired-near-filipino-community-center-mt-baker-burglars-on-the-run-teen-vandals-burglarize-kimball-elementary-more/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-crime-watch-shots-fired-near-filipino-community-center-mt-baker-burglars-on-the-run-teen-vandals-burglarize-kimball-elementary-more/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:52:34 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=42538 Burglary in Mt. Baker, suspects at large: Shortly after 10 am on July 28, three men entered an occupied home in Mt. Baker and began carrying out stolen property. According to police, the victim was in a downstairs apartment in the 3900 block of 46th Ave. S. near Lake Washington Blvd. when she heard footsteps [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-crime-watch-shots-fired-near-filipino-community-center-mt-baker-burglars-on-the-run-teen-vandals-burglarize-kimball-elementary-more/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-70/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-70/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:25 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=40830 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: Columbia City Chow Down, Columbia City Othello Neighborhood Association [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-week-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-your-community-70/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-date-represent-98118/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-date-represent-98118/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=41639 What does it mean to live, work, play, learn and worship in one of the most diverse zip codes in the nation? A group of south-end artists are looking to find out with a community arts project designed to help describe the Rainier Valley. On Wed., Oct. 5, Southeast Seattle neighbors are invited to participate [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-date-represent-98118/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-summer-kids-teens-eat-free-at-27-locations-throughout-southeast-seattle/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-summer-kids-teens-eat-free-at-27-locations-throughout-southeast-seattle/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:00:24 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=41024 The City’s Summer Food Service Program, which offers free meals and snacks for kids throughout Seattle, kicked off recently at New Holly Gathering Hall in Southeast Seattle. The program provides thousands of Seattle children ages 1 through 18 with free breakfasts and lunches at qualifying sites (see list below) this summer. “When it comes to [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/this-summer-kids-teens-eat-free-at-27-locations-throughout-southeast-seattle/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-guided-walking-tours-highlight-where-to-eat-shop-play-on-mlk-in-the-rainier-valley/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-guided-walking-tours-highlight-where-to-eat-shop-play-on-mlk-in-the-rainier-valley/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:00:21 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=39845 The community is invited to join the MLK Business Association for free business district tours along the Martin Luther King, Jr. corridor, where guests will visit several independently-owned shops and listen to intriguing stories from entrepreneurs who recently arrived in the US. “It will be like vacationing abroad without the hassle of having to update [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/save-the-dates-guided-walking-tours-highlight-where-to-eat-shop-play-on-mlk-in-the-rainier-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to-29/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to-29/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 17:00:17 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=39719 CBO on “Is Othello’s New Luxury Apartment Building a Glimpse Into the Future of the Rainier Valley?”: Othello is the new hotspot. I personally know two couples who are starting families and have bought fixer uppers in that hood. Too many people fail to acknowledge that the Rainier valley is one of the last spots [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/comment-of-the-week-goes-to-29/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/give-volunteers-needed-for-fun-in-the-sun-in-othello/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/give-volunteers-needed-for-fun-in-the-sun-in-othello/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:48:31 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=38448 Looking to get involved? Our Give Page is the only comprehensive listing of volunteer opportunities in the Rainier Valley. Designed to link neighbors with local volunteer opportunities, this is the place to start if you’ve got time and/or financial resources and a desire to help improve your community. From the Ribbon of Parks Association: The [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/give-volunteers-needed-for-fun-in-the-sun-in-othello/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-by-the-numbers-parsing-census-data-according-to-race/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-by-the-numbers-parsing-census-data-according-to-race/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:51:01 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=37995 by John Hoole In the decade since the 2000 census, the racial balance in the Rainier Valley has shifted from 27% white, 23% black, 38% Asian in 2000 to 31% white, 22% black, and 35% Asian in 2010. During that period, the Rainier Valley’s total population increased by 3,887 to 83,968. The Valley’s white population [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-by-the-numbers-parsing-census-data-according-to-race/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/weekend-update-tea-party-planting-party-mayor-mike-mcginn/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/weekend-update-tea-party-planting-party-mayor-mike-mcginn/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:44:20 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=37982 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: Live music at the Royal Esquire Club, Columbia City [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/weekend-update-tea-party-planting-party-mayor-mike-mcginn/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/chief-of-police-declares-rainier-valley-rave-warehouse-a-chronic-nuisance-property/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/chief-of-police-declares-rainier-valley-rave-warehouse-a-chronic-nuisance-property/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:36:20 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=37941 Last night, Rainier Valley neighbors met with city officials to discuss their concerns about the huge, all-night, weekend dance parties being held at an Othello-area warehouse. Dozens of neighbors have complained about fights, loud music, vandalism, graffiti, underage drinking, drug dealing, public drunkenness and more at The Citadel at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/chief-of-police-declares-rainier-valley-rave-warehouse-a-chronic-nuisance-property/feed/ 5