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South-End Dish: Food at the Bourbon, Live Music at Pizziera Pulcinella, New Vegetarian Restaurant in Rainier Vista + More

12.03.2010 Business

Local restaurants: South-End Dish welcomes your food and drink notes at editor@rainiervalleypost.com. New vegetarian restaurant in Rainier Vista: The Rainier Valley’s new vegetarian restaurant – St. Dames in Rainier Vista – is having its grand opening this weekend. The restaurant has already started serving dinner, with vegan and no-gluten-added options, and drinks from a full [...]

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Artist Housing Planned Near Mt. Baker Light Rail Station

11.29.2010 Development

seattlepi.com: Artspace, a nonprofit developer of low-rent housing for artists, is working with Sound Transit to build a 51-unit building near the Mount Baker light rail station. Sound Transit’s governing board voted Thursday to sell to Artspace two surplus parcels of land where a former Firestone tire store once stood (above) near the intersection of [...]

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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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Open Thread: Urban League Wants Surveillance Cameras in Rainier Beach; What Do You Think?

11.16.2010 911

Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Noting an increase in street violence, the head of the Urban League this morning called on the city to install surveillance cameras around violence-prone “hot spots” in and around the Rainer Beach neighborhood. James Kelly, president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, said during a [...]

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Police Investigate Another Shooting at Rainier & Henderson in Rainier Beach

11.05.2010 911

SeattleCrime.com: Police records indicate one man was shot in the leg after a confrontation with two masked men on Rainier, between Henderson and Director St, on Monday. Just before 1:00am on November 1st, police found the man, who had sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh. Medics told police a bullet was likely lodged [...]

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Save the Date: Rainier Valley Food Bank Volunteer Day

11.05.2010 Arts/Living

Your RVP is proud to partner with Southendseattle.com, the Rainier Valley Food Bank 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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Man Robbed, Assaulted Waiting for Bus in Hillman City, Suspect Arrested

11.03.2010 911

A man was waiting for a bus in the 6200 Block of Rainier Avenue South near South Graham Street Tuesday night when he was assaulted and robbed at knife point. South Precinct officers responded shortly after 11 pm, spoke to the victim and then located and detained at the suspect at 46th Avenue South and [...]

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Traffic Alert: Just When You Thought Rainier Ave Couldn’t Get Any Worse…

10.26.2010 News

In case you needed another reason to avoid Rainier Avenue South, traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction on the busy thoroughfare near South Frontenac Street in the Othello neighborhood. There are partial traffic lane closures and parking restrictions on Rainier Avenue South and South Frontenac Street as construction crews make improvements [...]

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Seattle Transit Blog on Rainier Valley Mobility: Eliminate the 7

10.25.2010 Opinion

By Martin H. Duke: Although Metro executed a pretty major service revision in Southeast Seattle in response to Link’s opening, that change manifestly failed to provide frequent, efficient worthwhile Link connections to the great mass of people east of the line, particularly in the Rainier Avenue corridor. The, 7 one of the system’s workhorses, was [...]

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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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City Funds Increased Bus Service on Routes 7 & 60

10.07.2010 News

Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced that – thanks to the voter-approved Bridging the Gap transportation levy – the City of Seattle is helping to fund 14,800 new hours of King County Metro Transit bus service, including an increase in service on south-end routes 7 and 60: The city is using $1.5 [...]

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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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Traffic Alert: Expect Rainier Ave Construction to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

08.31.2010 News

South-end drivers should continue to expect delays throughout the Rainier Valley as road crews continue to work at two locations along Rainier Avenue South, also known as the Route 7 corridor: 1. Rainier Ave. S. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. – Work includes spot sidewalk repair; installation of storm drainage upgrades and demolition [...]

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Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, the Blue Angels Are Here; I-90 Closed Off & on Thru Sunday

08.05.2010 Arts/Living
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For many across the Pacific Northwest, summer and Seafair reach their pinnacle as the six pilots behind the yokes of the “Blue” Boeing F/A-18 Hornets make their thunderous and spectacular appearance. Blue Angels demonstrations will take place daily from Fri., Aug. 6 through Sun., Aug. 8, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Bridge Closures: The [...]

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Traffic Alert: Huge Route 7 Construction Project Kicks Off Next Week

06.25.2010 News
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Next week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) kicks off an extensive six-month construction project in the Rainier Valley. According to SDOT: The improvements will create a better waiting environment for bus passengers, improve travel time for buses, and improve parking conditions for automobiles on Rainier Avenue South. Construction is planned for June 28 through [...]

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Seattle Cop Assaulted, Punches Girl in Face During Mt. Baker Jaywalking Stop

06.14.2010 911
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KOMO: Seattle police are investigating what they call an assault of an officer in South Seattle. However, a police officer is seen punching a 17-year-old girl in the face during the incident captured by a cell phone camera on Monday. According to Seattle police, the incident began when an officer spotted a man jaywalking in [...]

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One Dead, Two Injured in Head-on Crash on RAS in Hillman City

03.14.2010 911
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SPD: On March13th at approximately 3:34 AM, Seattle Police responded to a call of a two car collision in the 5500 Block of Rainier Avenue South. Just prior to that collision, two cars were travelling at high speed southbound on Rainier Ave. S.  One driver later told officers he was following the other (suspect) vehicle [...]

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Traffic Alert: I-90 to Close for Annual Blue Angels Seafair Show

07.29.2009 News
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From the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT): Drivers should plan ahead for this week’s annual closures of I-90 across Lake Washington for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Seafair air shows. WSDOT will close all lanes of I-90 between I-5 and Island Crest Way several times between Thur., July 30 and Sun., Aug. 2. No [...]

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Save the Date: Rainier Valley Heritage Parade Right Around the Corner

07.07.2009 Arts/Living
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From Susan Davis, Rainier Chamber of Commerce: Just one month until the Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Festival! Mark your calendars for Sat., Aug. 8, when Rainier Avenue will be open to pedestrians from South Orcas to South Alaska Streets. The parade is scheduled for 11 am, followed by the festival from noon [...]

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Goodwill Rezone Headed to Full City Council

02.10.2009 Business

From Aubrey Cohen at the P-I: The Seattle City Council’s Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee has endorsed a proposed rezone for a $300 million redevelopment of a 10-acre site in Little Saigon. The full council is scheduled to consider the rezone Feb. 17. Ravenhurst Development, operating as Dearborn Street Developers LLC, has proposed a [...]

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