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Seattle Fire battles Pike/Broadway building blaze after reported ‘rubbish fire’ spreads
Seattle Fire battled a Christmas morning building fire that started as a reported rubbish fire at Broadway and Pike. The reported address for the blaze at 816 E Pike is the location of the two-story, 1912-era masonry commercial building near … Continue reading →
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Capitol Hill Happy Holidays Card 2025
For this year’s holiday card, CHS turns to 19th and Aloha and an installation of joy at St. Joe’s. The St. Joseph Parish added the display this year on its lawn near another relatively recent addition — the “community fridge” … Continue reading →
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Construction set to begin on new 33-story senior housing tower on First Hill — Horizon House says 70% of its units are already claimed
Horizon House says construction is set to begin on its new 33-story West Tower on First Hill neighborhood. The project will add 202 residences to the existing University Street campus, creating, it says, one of the tallest purpose-built senior living … Continue reading →
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This week in CHS history | Christmas 2021 weekend snow, Peloton Cafe’s first ride, Cal Anderson BLM garden cleared
Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2024 The Wildrose, a safe space, a survivor, and a good place to grab a drink, celebrates 40 years on Capitol Hill GRIDE, WESH, and DOTCOM — Seattle officials announce … Continue reading →
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‘Save Raygun Lounge’ — Community rallying to keep the gameplay going at Capitol Hill arcade and tabletop gaming hangout
There is hope of a replay at Capitol Hill all-ages arcade bar and tabletop gaming hangout Raygun Lounge where an employee is getting help from the neighborhood to restart the business. “Raygun Lounge in Capitol Hill has been a nexus … Continue reading →
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Fire reported in kitchen of Lowell Elementary on E Mercer
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Holiday Special market will benefit Capitol Hill’s On the Block
15th Ave E and 11th Ave are giving each other a boost of holiday spirit this weekend as 15th’s Quality Flea Center hosts a holiday market in support of the On the Block group that produces the 11th Ave street … Continue reading →
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After owner’s Republican run for city council, Capitol Hill crystal shop The Vajra to close
A Broadway crystal shop is closing. Its owner turned political candidate had said challenges with crime, drug use, and homelessness around The Vajra shaped her run this year for the Seattle City Council. Now the crystal shop will be going … Continue reading →
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‘The Miller Court Lights Saga’ — In 2025, the lights came back on above Capitol Hill’s most popular pickleball courts
The Miller Park pickleball courts are some of the most in-demand hardtop in the city. Joy Hollingsworth says helping shepherd a key repair to the court lights this year was one of her highlights of 2025 representing District 3 on … Continue reading →
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SPD arrests warrant suspect after negotiation on 26th Ave
Police were spread across the area Thursday afternoon as officers were negotiating with a warrant suspect barricaded inside a house under construction just east of Garfield High School. In an incident underway on 26th Ave for nearly two hours, police … Continue reading →
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Wilson chooses Waterfront leader for change at Seattle Department of Transportation
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson first made her name as a leader in Seattle as an advocate for public transit and safer streets. Her first major change in city leadership will come in the Seattle Department of Transportation. Wilson this week announced … Continue reading →
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First Hill man charged with hate crime after threatening calls to Temple De Hirsch Sinai Synagogue
A First Hill man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime for his threatening phone calls to E Pike’s Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Police and prosecutors say Joshua Scott chose the start of Chanukah to leave hate-filled and … Continue reading →
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Bar Cantinetta, the only new* restaurant on Capitol Hill in 2025
The year’s restaurant, cafe, and bar news around Capitol Hill cannot be complete without telling more about the story of Bar Cantinetta, one of the few completely new dining spaces created in Seattle’s core this year. In uncertain times, it … Continue reading →
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So much rain in Seattle, council land use committee changes focus to floodplain legislation
This week’s storms that have caused flooding across the region outside Seattle are also having an impact inside City Hall. The Seattle City Council’s land use committee Wednesday will set aside its planned agenda for action to extend a set … Continue reading →
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Two pedestrians hit in rash of crashes around Central District and Capitol Hill
The latest bout of rain and wind made for dangerous streets around the Central District and Capitol Hill Tuesday. The Seattle Fire Department responded to at least two incidents in which drivers hit pedestrians and a handful more motor vehicle … Continue reading →
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Eleven : Eleven — Capitol Hill’s new ‘little campus of autonomous art studios and artists’ work’
On 11th Ave between Pike and Pine, a new chapter of art and creation with a familiar cast of characters has opened. Eleven : Eleven represents the culmination of years of work by Blue Cone Studios and Forever Safe Spaces: … Continue reading →
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CHS reported about a person injured with a pickaxe the night of shooting in our initial 6/29/20 report
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City is including that person's SPD interview in its attempts to establish that Mays was part of stealing the jeep he was shot and killed in
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Across neighborhoods including Capitol Hill and First Hill, only one project went up for design review in all of 2025 -- it takes another swing through the process Wednesday
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Seattle’s only East Design Board review of 2025… continues
In July, CHS reported on a rarity across the city’s core neighborhoods including areas stretching across Capitol Hill, First Hill — the only meeting of the year so far for the East Desi…
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Broadway’s new Thai Lucine sets out to prove that you can wrap darn near anything delicious
A new Broadway food and drink project shows that you can make a wrap out of anything delicious. Thai Lucine has opened in the Barclay Broadway building just south of James. The sibling to Roosevelt Way Thai joint Ban Hua Sai specializes … Continue reading →
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Seattle City Council prepares to wrap up 2025 ‘Phase 1’ growth plan that will push debate over many changes — including the Squire Park ‘donut hole’ — to 2026
The Seattle City Council is preparing to put a bow on their 2025 process to overhaul the city’s new foundation for its 20-year growth plan — but not without some possible final tweaks to proposed border changes in comp plan … Continue reading →
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Seattle’s only East Design Board review of 2025… continues
In July, CHS reported on a rarity across the city’s core neighborhoods including areas stretching across Capitol Hill, First Hill — the only meeting of the year so far for the East Design Review Board as it convened over approval … Continue reading →
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Heavy rain and winds on Capitol Hill as storm brings flooding outside Seattle
So far, the Green River levee breaks haven’t reached Led Zeppelin scale but Western Washington is set for a stormy few days of wind and heavy rain. On Capitol Hill, the issues so far have been minor urban flooding and … Continue reading →
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SPD says this morning's crash on E Pike involved a man and his girlfriend fleeing her pimp
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After Bondi Beach tragedy, menorah ceremony lights up Volunteer Park for Chanukah
It has been tradition for people to gather in Volunteer Park to celebrate Chanukah. This year’s Seattle gatherings and celebrations came just hours after the deadly Sydney attack at Bondi Beach. Sunday, the first night of the Jewish holiday was … Continue reading →
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SUV smashes into E Pike self-serve kombucha taproom in chase reportedly involving human trafficking and gunfire
Reports of a car chase and gunfire culminated in a crash caught on security video as a SUV smashed through the front of a self-serve kombucha taproom on E Pike early Monday. Capitol Hill’s SOMA Kombucha will remain closed after … Continue reading →
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Yes, asking Broadway's Winner's Circle about this.
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Need a quick holiday gift or everyday item? Add Seattle U’s overhauled bookstore to your Capitol Hill shopping list
By Domenic Strazzabosco With the closures and struggles of big chain grocery stores and drugstores, finding some everyday things for sale around Capitol Hill can be a challenge. A resource you might think is there just for the college kids … Continue reading →
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This week in CHS history | 2020 Cal Anderson sweep, Post Pike Bar & Cafe opens, Mt. Bagel rises
Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2024 The Broadway Theater and the shuttered Pike/Pine Amazon Fresh — Sorting out what is next for the two biggest holes in Capitol Hill commercial real estate http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2024/12/hollingsworth-will-lead-comprehensive-plan-committee-in-2025-check-out-district-3s-neighborhood-by-neighborhood-proposed/ Rufous and … Continue reading →
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CHS Fiction | Cascade 3: Bootcamp, Zoom and Slack, Cal Anderson Park
Story by J.J. Krause Bootcamp The rain had returned, but Karen was too busy to care. She tore through the streets of South Lake Union in her white Tesla, searching for a spot. She saw a car leaving ahead and … Continue reading →
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Report still underway but review of SPD crackdown on May 24th demonstrators in Cal Anderson ends early over leaks
The review of the Seattle Police Department’s crackdown on demonstrators against an anti-trans Christian group’s rally in Cal Anderson Park in May will be incomplete. The Seattle Office of Inspector General announced last month it suspended the “Sentinel Event Review” … Continue reading →
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E Madison’s Cayton Corner is open — Muralist wanted to add the tiny park’s final touch
Construction on neighborhood pocket park Cayton Corner is complete and the public space needs a paint job. The search for an artist to create a new mural in the park at 19th and Madison is underway. The Friends of Cayton … Continue reading →
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Hollingsworth bids political farewell to Mayor Harrell, looks ahead to 2026
District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth will face a new landscape at Seattle City Hall in 2026 as she bids a political farewell to mentor and ally Mayor Bruce Harrell. “His mother, Rose, and my grandmother worked together at Model Cities, … Continue reading →
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Winter market tonight at Stoup Capitol Hill, 5-9 PM Thursday, 12/11. Come see all 20 local makers!
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CAPITOL HILL ART WALK December 11, 2025 5 to 9 pm Steve Jensen Studios 1424 10th, 10th and Pike Seattle, WA. 98122 206-323-8020
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Shop the Hill? Capitol Hill Art Walk, Shop the Chop, and Capitol Hill Holiday Wine Walk
Thursday night will bring some fun holiday shopping opportunities around Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill Art Walk: The December edition of the monthly second Thursday art walk will include Shop the Chop at Chophouse Row with holiday crafts, a pop-up market, … Continue reading →
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In ‘vision’ for the city’s public safety, Wilson sticking with Seattle Police Department Chief Barnes
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson has opted for continuity and announced she will retain the Harrell administration’s cadre of first responder and emergency department leaders including Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes. “They are each committing to lead their departments in accordance with … Continue reading →
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Effort grows to keep Cal Anderson Park busy and safer with event and gathering spaces — and not a fence in sight
With reporting by Hannah Saunders As the city is gathering feedback on activation strategies it hopes could help address public safety concerns around three Capitol Hill parks including one the parks department said it needed to fence off to reset … Continue reading →
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‘Rescue extrication’ — Overnight crash near Capitol Hill Trader Joe’s leaves woman trapped in car
A massive emergency response formed near the E Madison Trader Joe’s overnight for a “rescue extrication” after a collision around the corner at 17th and E Olive St. left a woman unconscious trapped inside her wrecked vehicle. Seattle Police and … Continue reading →
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Kathak dancer and choreographer Chitralekha Majhi and husband Manash Majhi are making a leap into the restaurant business
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Man dies in fall from I-5 overpass
A man fell to his death Friday morning on I-5 south below the Convention Center. Seattle Fire says it responded to the reported fall from the I-5 overpass from Capitol Hill just after 11 AM in an incident in the … Continue reading →
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‘Caretaker’ — Lewis selected to represent King County District 2 through 2026 election
The King County Council has chosen Rhonda Lewis to represent its District 2 covering portions of Capitol Hill and the Central District through 2026. The former Chief of Operations in the King County Executive office, Lewis becomes the first Black … Continue reading →
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