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Dec 8, 2006 Puget Sound Business Journal
Rainier Valley confronts impact of transit, gentrification and a city ‘renewal’ plan
Rainier Valley’s forward progress
Nov 17, 2006 Puget Sound Business Journal
A school challenges expectations
Aug 20, 2005 Seattle P-I
Retail Notebook: Columbia City gets makeover
May 13, 2005 Puget Sound Business Journal
Social relationships spark sense of community
Mar 30, 2005 Seattle P-I
South Seattle group fights to save its P-patch
Mar 24, 2005 The Stranger
Going Under
Mar 22, 2005 Seattle Times
Mayor’s eye on Rainier Valley
Jun 24, 2004 The Stranger
Presidential Veto: Landlord Prohibits Anti-Bush Poster, Tenant Takes It to the Streets
Dec 11, 2003 Daily Journal of Commerce
Columbia City — the next hot spot?
Oct 24, 2003 Puget Sound Business Journal
After trouble with upscale projects, Soleil turns to middle-market housing
Sep 26, 2002 The Stranger
Post-Renaissance, Columbia City Shrugs Off Gentrification
Jun 6, 2002 The Stranger
The End, South Seattle's Only General Bookstore Closes Shop
Mar 21, 2002 The Seattle Times
Columbia City: Strolling past some Seattle history
Nov 10, 2000 Puget Sound Business Journal
Columbia City shows new signs of life
Oct 13, 2000 Puget Sound Business Journal
Residential building boom skips SE Seattle
Jun 2, 2000 Puget Sound Business Journal
PR challenge: Put Columbia City on the map
Sept 6, 1999 Seattle P-I
Neighborhood fosters community spirit through music jammin’ at the Columbia City Beat Walk
Aug 6, 1999 Seattle P-I
Federal help for big city project
Jun 12, 1999 Seattle P-I
Magic comes to Columbia City
May 26, 1999 Seattle P-I
Critics line the route, but rail planners forge ahead
May 22, 1999 Seattle P-I
Questions plague housing project
April 28, 1999 Seattle P-I
In Rainier Valley, urban planners knit philosophy and density
April 2, 1999 Seattel P-I
[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9904020199.asp Renewal or ‘urban removal’?
March 29, 1999 Seattle P-I
Old Columbia City home to unusual gallery
Nov 11, 1998 Seattle P-I
EPA concerned about rail impact on Rainier Valley
Oct 29, 1998 Seattle P-I
Rainier Valley interests want tunnel for light rail
Sep 30, 1998 Seattle Weekly
Razing Appalachia: This time, promoters say, the Rainier Valley renaissance is for real
May 22, 1998 Puget Sound Business Journal
Columbia City struggles to regain former glory
April 28, 1998 Seattle P-I
Neighborhood planning groups flexing muscles
Jan 16, 1998 Puget Sound Business Journal
Renovation awaits for historic Columbia Hotel
Jan 8, 1998 Seattle P-I
Sale of former Columbia Hotel opens the way for renovation
Sep 19, 1997 Puget Sound Business Journal
Rainier Valley eyes rail issues
Nov 13, 1995 The Seattle Times
Critics Call Canine Corps A Vigilante Group
Oct 26, 1994 Seattle P-I
A renaissance in Rainier Valley
Aug 30, 1994 Seattle P-I
Mural’s beauty is in eyes of beholders
Oct 14, 1993 Seattle P-I
No welcome mat for group home
Oct 17, 1991 Seattle P-I
2 wooden crosses found at Columbia City homes
Dec 15, 1989 Seattle P-I
The night the guns rang out, Columbia City residents tell of tension on streets
Jan 5, 1989 Seattle P-I
Black private school misses chance for larger quarters