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Rainier Valley Police Blotter: Raid Reveals Crack, Cash; Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Collision With Truck; Brazen Business Burglary

05.30.2011 911

A police raid last month turned up cash and crack cocaine at a Rainier Beach home that neighbors say is a long-time “nuisance property”. The home – in the 8400 block of 55th Avenue South – is owned by 71-year old Sharon L. Stone. According to police, it’s been the subject of at least 83 [...]

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Rainier Valley Residents Irked About Street Parking Fees

05.18.2011 Development

Real Change: David Green tallies the cars of his neighbors along the Rainier Beach street where he lives. A married couple across the street cares for the husband’s elderly mother. That’s three cars. Down the street, three sisters and their husbands share a house. Add six more cars to the list. Green, an electrician, bought [...]

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City Blesses Rainier Beach Urban Farm; Friends of Atlantic City Nursery & Seattle Tilth Selected to Operate

05.17.2011 News

by Peter Masundire, Rainier Beach resident & Friends of Atlantic City Nursery Co-Chair We have just learned that Seattle Parks & Recreation has completed its RFP review process and has selected the Friends of Atlantic Street Nursery and Seattle Tilth as the operators of the soon to be established Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community

04.24.2011 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… Tuesday: Rainier Valley Rotary meeting, Hillman City Othello Neighborhood Association [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community

04.10.2011 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: “At Ease With Our Life” Buddhist Meditation class, Columbia [...]

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Save the Date: Kubota Garden Spring Plant Sale

04.07.2011 Arts/Living

Kubota Garden‘s Spring Plant Sale is coming up on Sat., May 7, from 9 am to noon. From the organizers: The sale offers an excellent selection of plants and trees. Our past winter was harsh resulting in many plants being damaged or destroyed. This is a good opportunity  to replace some of these damaged plants [...]

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Weekend Update: Financial Fitness Day, Grand Opening of New Rainier Beach Medical & Dental Clinic + More

04.01.2011 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 Royal Esquire Club, [...]

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Reminder: Free Tax Help in Rainier Beach & Columbia City

03.30.2011 Public Service Announcement

The Seattle Public Library, AARP and United Way are collaborating to offer free tax preparation through April 15 at two Southeast Seattle Library locations. This service is free and available to all individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns. Drop-in tax help is offered on a first come, first served basis. [...]

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Help Guide the Future of Rainier Beach From the Comfort of Your Couch

03.27.2011 Development

by Peter Masundire, Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update Advisory Council: In the late 1990s, people in Rainier Beach worked together to create the Rainier Beach 2014: A Plan for a Sustainable Future. This is our community’s plan to guide growth and change for the following 20 years. It is now 12 years old and we [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

03.26.2011 Opinion

Upper Rainier Beach on “How Safe Is Your Neighborhood? What Do You Think of Seattle Police? Mayor McGinn Wants to Know…”: In the survey there was no Upper Rainier Beach geo-zone to distinguish from the shooting gallery down at Henderson and Rainier. While our primary concerns are generally car prowls and break-ins (and a few [...]

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Rainier Valley Crime Watch: One Teen Charged in Last Week’s Shooting; Two Teens Arrested in Monday Afternoon Drive-Bye

03.23.2011 911

Teen charged in last week’s shooting (seattlecrime.com): Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Bronzell Jerome Bright with assault and unlawful possession of a firearm following an apparent gang-related shooting in [Rainier Beach] last week. According to court records, witnesses at the scene of the March 16th shooting told police Bright and a woman pulled up at 51st [...]

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SW: If Rainier Beach High School Students CAN Go to College–Why DON’T They?

03.22.2011 Education

Nina Shapiro/Seattle Weekly: Late last week, Seattle Public Schools released new figures showing that it had vastly underestimated the number of students qualified to attend a four-year college. The figures–a correction of a correction–made the district’s high schools look a lot better, particularly Rainier Beach High. Whereas once the district said that only 20 percent [...]

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Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Sex Assault Charges Filed in Beacon Hill Attack + City Moves to Shutter Rainier Beach ‘Drug Nuisance’ House

03.20.2011 911

Sex assault charges filed in Beacon Hill attack (seattlepi.com): A Seattle man accused of sexually assaulting a 63-year-old stranger has been charged with rape and robbery. King County prosecutors contend Emilio Robert Hernandez, 45, attacked the woman without provocation late last year on Beacon Hill. Hernandez is alleged to have made off with her purse; [...]

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This Week: Opportunities to Get Involved in Your Community

03.20.2011 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: Baby Story Time, New Holly Guided meditation, teaching and [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

03.19.2011 Opinion

Ed.’s note: This week’s Comment of the Week is a tie between two responses to a recent incident at Rainier Beach High School in which three security guards were assaulted by a group of men who showed up on the school’s campus looking to confront several girls who witnessed a shooting. JvA on “Open Thread [...]

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ST: Police Don’t Suspect Foul Play in Rainier Valley Student’s Disappearance

03.18.2011 911

Earlier this month, 18-year old Marizela Perez was reported missing by her family. She was last seen in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, where she lives, heading to a library on the UW campus. And while she hasn’t been seen or heard from since March 5, the Seattle Times (RVP news partner) reported yesterday that police [...]

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Weekend Update: Live Music at the Esquire Club, Chamber Auction, N’hood Planning in Rainier Beach + More

03.17.2011 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: Dinner & Movie at Van Asselt Community Center, Beacon [...]

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Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Drive-by Shooting in Rainier Beach, Three Men Show Up to Rainier Beach HS Looking for Shooting Witnesses, Assault Security

03.16.2011 911

Drive-by shooting in Rainier Beach (SPD): Today at approximately at 4:20 p.m., officers responded to the 9300 block of 51 Avenue S to a reported shooting. Upon arrival officers contacted the victim, a male 17-18 years old, who had a gunshot wound to his chest. He was treated on scene by Seattle Fire and subsequently [...]

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Places We Like: Deadhorse Canyon Stairway Walk in Rainier Beach

03.12.2011 Arts/Living

by Jake and Cathy Jaramillo (Seattle Stairway Walks) The term “Deadhorse Canyon” evokes the image of squinty-eyed bandidos riding emaciated horses through dusty badlands. It’s an odd-sounding name for a wooded south Seattle ravine, and there are several theories about it. One of them says that during logging days, whenever felled trees landed too awkwardly [...]

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Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Two Injured in Back-to-Back Shootings at Rainier & Henderson in Rainier Beach + More

03.12.2011 911

Two injured in back-to-back shootings at Rainier & Henderson in Rainier Beach (SPD): On March 12th at approximately 12:09 a.m. officers responded to a shooting that occurred at Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street.  Preliminary investigation indicates that two groups confronted each other and exchanged words.  Shortly thereafter shots were fired and one subject [...]

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Save the Date: Rainier Beach HS Fundraiser at Famous Dave’s in Tukwila

03.11.2011 Arts/Living

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