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Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Stabbing Victim Collapses in Othello Store; 15YO, Already 3x Felon, Charged in Columbia City Robbery, Etc.

02.28.2011 911

Stabbing victim collapses in Othello store (Seattle Times/RVP news partner): An unidentified man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening knife wounds on Sunday night. At around 7:30 p.m., the victim walked into a convenience store at the 7500 block of Martin Luther King Way South in south Seattle and collapsed. Read more. 15-year-old, [...]

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Rainier Valley Post Comment of the Week Goes To…

02.26.2011 Opinion

Greener Grad on “New Bike Lockers for Rent at Othello, Rainier Beach & Columbia City Light Rail Stations”: When I first saw the luxurious bicycle accommodations, I wondered why Seattle has bicycle housing better than that provided for homeless residents. The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the [...]

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New Bike Lockers for Rent at Othello, Rainier Beach & Columbia City Light Rail Stations

02.23.2011 News

Seattle Bike Blog: Amid concern about bicycle security at some Link stations, Sound Transit has installed bike lockers at Columbia City, Othello and Rainier Beach stations. There were at least six reported bike thefts at Columbia City station last year, according to ST. Bike lockers can be rented for a $50 fee, plus a $50 [...]

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Construction Completed on Rainier Avenue South; New Lane Markings Coming This Spring

02.22.2011 News

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has completed the majority of work in the Rainier Avenue Corridor for a project designed to improve transit speed and reliability along Metro Transit’s busiest route, Route #7. The only remaining work, the restriping of lane lines and crosswalks, will be completed this spring when the weather is warmer [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community

02.20.2011 Public Service Announcement

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: Freedom from Fear meditation & discussion, Columbia City Tuesday: [...]

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New Interactive Map Illustrates Segregation at N’hood Level, Including Rainier Valley

02.07.2011 Development

In the first analysis of new 2005-2009 Census Block Group data, Remapping Debate has developed an interactive map illustrating segregation right down to the city block level, revealing some otherwise hidden truths not necessarily apparent in the larger geographic areas represented by Census Tracts: The new maps, available here, highlight areas that remain ultra-white, as [...]

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Woman Robbed Leaving Othello Safeway; Manhunt Nets Stolen Purse + Three Suspects

02.04.2011 911

A woman was robbed leaving the Othello Safeway at about 11:30 pm Thursday. According to police, the victim and her boyfriend were leaving the grocery store at South Othello Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way when they were accosted by three suspects who demanded money, then grabbed her purse and ran: The woman and [...]

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More Southeast Seattle Bus Changes on the Way

01.31.2011 News
Route 36 at Othello Station

Starting Sat., Feb. 5, King County Metro Transit is updating its bus service. This includes routing and bus stop changes for approximately two dozen bus routes from various areas of the county that pass through downtown Seattle. According to Metro, “the downtown changes are designed to keep people moving during the long-term construction along the [...]

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FRIDAY: One Shot, One Beaten With Baseball Bats in Separate Othello-Area Incidents

01.29.2011 911

A man was injured last night in the second South Rainier Valley shooting in just 24 hours. Officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired at Rainier Avenue South and South Othello Street at about 11 pm Friday. According to police, the male victim and two of his friends were standing in a parking lot [...]

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TUESDAY: Othello N’hood Association to Set 2011 Priorities, Elect New Officers

01.24.2011 News

Othello Neighborhood Association kicks off 2011 with its first meeting of the year this Tues., Jan. 25, at 7 pm at Holly Park Community Church (4308 S. Othello St.), where they’ll hold officer nominations and prioritize the year’s agenda. From outgoing president Jenna Walden: As 2011 ramps up, we’ll be facing many issues as a [...]

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One Woman Injured, Another Arrested in Early Morning South-End Stabbing

01.20.2011 911

A 38-year old woman was injured early this morning when she was stabbed by another woman during a fight at an Othello-area gas station. According to police, officers responding to a 911-call found the woman bleeding severely from a stab wound on her upper leg. Shortly thereafter, gang detectives on duty in the area located [...]

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Vince’s to Close After 50 Years in Rainier Beach

01.12.2011 Business

Nancy Leson/Seattle Times (RVP news partner): When Vince Mottola Jr. told his mother he was planning to close the Rainier Beach restaurant named for his late father, Ada Mottola was not happy to hear the news. “She has all her memories of the restaurant business at this location,” said Vince Jr., who will shutter the [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

12.26.2010 Opinion

CBO on “SDOT Map Illustrates Pedestrian Death-Trap That Is Rainier Avenue South”: Road Diet time. Rainier is a *%$#ing nightmare. Too fast, too many lanes, not enough crosswalks, and too many [people] slowly jaywalking. The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the features that makes your RVP such [...]

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SDOT Map Illustrates Pedestrian Death-Trap That Is Rainier Avenue South

12.21.2010 911

Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation quietly released a map showing the location of every vehicle-caused pedestrian fatality in the city from 2005 to 2010. According to the map, there were five fatal pedestrian collisions in southeast Seattle during that time span, and four occurred on Rainier Avenue South between Mt. Baker and Rainier [...]

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911: Scumbag Pleads Guilty to Beating 81-Year Old Rainier Beach Woman + More

12.17.2010 911

Man admits guilt in attack on 81-year-old Rainier Valley woman (Seattle Times): A man who authorities say beat an 81-year-old Rainier Valley woman and assaulted her two neighbors on July 30 pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple criminal counts. Solomon Xavier Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree burglary, two [...]

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BUY LOCAL: South-End X-Mas Tree List Updated With Brighton & Mt. Baker Lots

12.15.2010 Arts/Living

El Centro de la Raza: 2524 16th Ave. S., Beacon Hill NEW! SW corner of Rainier Ave. S. & S. Estelle St., Mt. Baker SE corner of MLK Jr. Way & S. McClellan St., Mt. Baker STEPS to Recovery: All trees $40. NE corner of MLK Jr. Way & S. Othello St., Othello Private lot: [...]

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BUY LOCAL: South-End X-Mas Tree List Updated With Rainier Beach Lot

12.07.2010 Arts/Living

So far, there are four Christmas tree lots in southeast Seattle. We will continue to update and repost this list as more sprout up in the coming days. Please use the comment section below to post any that we’ve missed. El Centro de la Raza: 2524 16th Ave. S., Beacon Hill SE corner of MLK [...]

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911 Log: Home Invasion in Othello, Dealer Gets 20 Years in Mt. Baker Murder, SPD Tweeting Stolen Cars

12.03.2010 911

Another Home Invasion Robbery in the Rainier Valley (seattlecrime.com): A group of three men burst into a woman’s South Seattle apartment in the middle of the night and robbed her, police say. Around 12:30am on November 28th, the woman was sleeping in her apartment near Renton Ave S and S Webster St when three men [...]

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SHOP LOCAL: X-Mas Trees Available Right Here in the ‘Hood

11.29.2010 Arts/Living

So far, there are just three places in southeast Seattle to buy a Christmas tree. We will continue to update and repost this list as more sprout up in the coming days. Please use the comment section below to post any that we’ve missed. El Centro de la Raza: 2524 16th Ave. S., Beacon Hill [...]

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Snow. My. God.

11.22.2010 News

It’s been snowing pretty steadily in the Rainier Valley since before dawn today, and the National Weather Service (NWS) has a Winter Storm Warning in effect until 10 pm, including heavy snow increasing through the early afternoon and continuing into the evening. Total accumulation is expected to be between two and six inches! In addition, [...]

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Heading Out? Check Our New Page of Rainier Valley Traffic Cameras Before You Go

11.22.2010 News

9:51 am: An accident was just reported at MLK Jr. Way South and South Dawson Street in Columbia City, and Seattle Fire Department Engine 28 is on the way. Meanwhile, if you’re headed out today you’ll want to check our brand new page of Rainier Valley traffic cameras, including seven shots from our two major [...]

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