https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/06/26/nickelsville-to-open-rainier-valley-tiny-house-village-after-long-delays https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-25/2jd64hnv/2026.06.23-Nickelsville-Brighton-Village-by-Guy-Oron-DSC05101.jpeg Tiny homes at Brighton Village, Nickelsville’s new shelter on Rainier Avenue South. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-25/3bzhuvbq/2026.06.23-Nickelsville-Brighton-Village-by-Guy-Oron-DSC05080.jpeg Nickelsville staff member Jarvis Capucion points toward utility infrastructure at Brighton Village, where the organization has had to install new electrical, sewer, and water facilities. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-25/s7yszvxv/2026.06.23-Nickelsville-Brighton-Village-by-Guy-Oron-DSC05128.jpeg Brighton Village sits on a 10,000-square-foot City Light parcel near South Orchard Street and Rainier Avenue South. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-26T14:00:00.000Z Nickelsville to Open Rainier Valley Tiny House Village After Long Delays News, Homelessness, Rainier Valley, Nickelsville, Affordable Housing, Nickelsville Brighton Village, Rainier Valley tiny house village, Rainier Avenue South shelter, South Orchard Street, Seattle tiny house shelter, South Seattle homelessness, Brighton Village Seattle, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/06/25/spd-may-slow-hiring-in-2026-amid-budget-training-challenges https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/import/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spd_bike_officers_byalexgarland_cropped_RESIZE.jpg Seattle Police Department bike officers pause along a street in 2020. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-25T14:00:00.000Z SPD May Slow Hiring in 2026 Amid Budget, Training Challenges News, Public Safety, Government, Seattle Police Department, Seattle City Council, SPD hiring, Seattle police budget, SPD budget, SPD budget shortfall, field-training officers, police recruiting Seattle, Seattle Public Safety Committee, SPD staffing report, police overtime Seattle https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/06/24/column-in-rainier-beach-not-every-gunshot-means-danger-but-it-feels-like-it https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-23/iewof8vu/Micah-McNally.png Micah McNally, an 11-year-old Rainier Beach resident, says of a firing range in Tukwila, “Sometimes when I go to sleep, I hear it, and it's scary.” southseattleemerald en 2026-06-24T16:01:00.000Z COLUMN | In Rainier Beach, Not Every Gunshot Means Danger - But It Feels Like It Voices, Public Safety, Rainier Beach, Column, Tukwila, Gun violence https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/06/24/caravan-of-care-brings-free-health-services-to-goodwill-on-dearborn https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-23/xgxe7lmx/2022.11.21-Caravan-of-Care-Digital-Equity-Bus-Front1-court-Evergreen-Goodwill.jpg The "Digital Equity Bus" makes an appearance at Evergreen Goodwill's Caravan of Care event in 2022. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-24T15:26:00.000Z Caravan of Care Brings Free Health Services to Goodwill on Dearborn Judkins Park, Health & Medicine, Transportation, Event, Local Businesses, Evergreen Goodwill, Caravan of Care, Goodwill Dearborn, Dearborn resource fair, free health services Seattle, Washington State Care-A-Van, King County Dental Program, Fred Hutchinson, EthnoMed, Rainier Valley Food Bank, Hopelink, ORCA cards