This week in CHS history | Dreamboyz Espresso, Sawant ‘Save the Showbox,’ and...
Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2020 ‘Super Massive’ smoke plume arrives over Seattle — UPDATE ‘Recall Kshama Sawant’ — Court to decide if recall against District 3 leader...
View ArticlePolice investigate after North Capitol Hill bout of gunfire and road rage
“Police have closed the road at Harvard and Prospect. Neighbors saying there were two cars shooting at each other on this block. No injuries. Police investigating” (Image: @whocanstandit via Twitter)...
View ArticleBookkeeping | Rounding up inspiration from the pages at Capitol Hill’s...
(Image: CHS) By Kimberly Kinchen Bookkeeping is an occasional series touring some favorite places from Capitol Hill and the nearby via bookshelves, covers, and spines We stopped in at Nasir Zubair’s...
View ArticleHopes for ‘intergenerational connection’ as Pride Place LGBTQ-affirming...
(Image: Environmental Works) By Renee Raketty The Broadway block between Pike and Pine that has seen so much of queer life and history on Seattle’s Capitol Hill hosted something new Friday afternoon:...
View ArticleBuck Mason brings LA ‘American classic’ fashion to Seattle with new shop on...
(Image: Buck Mason) While there remain plenty of papered over and boarded up shop windows from the depths of the pandemic slowdown, the draw of Capitol Hill’s younger and increasingly wealthy...
View ArticleCHS Pics | Broadway, Cal Anderson, and Volunteer Park filled with crowds and...
PrideFest filled Broadway The Dyke March mixed with the PrideFest street festival Saturday night on Broadway in a familiar and fun scene in the middle of Capitol Hill’s annual June celebration of...
View ArticleSeattle City Council making final additions, cuts to transportation levy...
The Seattle City Council is working Tuesday to finalize the transportation levy proposal set to appear on November’s ballot and set the course for spending on streets, transit, sidewalk, and bike lanes...
View ArticleCapitale Pizzeria, a pizza cousin to Belltown’s La Fontana Siciliana, coming...
Rodrigo Parisi and Saulo Cruz (Image: La Fontana Siciliana) A pizza-focused cousin of classic Belltown Italian joint La Fontana Siciliana is coming to Capitol Hill’s Broadway. Plans for Capitale...
View ArticleWhere to watch Seattle’s 4th of July fireworks from Capitol Hill, USA! 248th...
By CHS Independence Day Robot CHS has made a long running joke about our annual “where to watch fireworks” post being written by robots. The sense of humor runs somewhere around, through, and over...
View ArticleAbove Capitol Hill Station, Summit Community Center has grown into a place of...
(Image: Summit Community Center) (Image: Summit Community Center) Right in the middle of the lively chaos of Broadway, sits Summit Community Center, a place of belonging, connection, and independence...
View ArticleCapitol Hill grocery store transformed for Punk Rock Flea Market stays busy:...
Last month’s Pride Punk Rock Flea Market won’t be the last time the former 15th Ave E QFC grocery store is put to use for art and community. This coming weekend will bring the Seattle Zine Fest to the...
View ArticleVictim identified, no arrests in Capitol Hill parking lot shooting
Kenji Z Spurgeon Officials have identified the victim in the deadly Capitol Hill Pride weekend shooting in an E Pine parking lot. The King County Medical Examiner says Kenji Z Spurgeon died from a...
View ArticleDear ShopRite customers — Much-loved Capitol Hill convenience store ready to...
Thanks to reader Don for the picture The days are numbered for Capitol Hill neighborhood convenience store, household goods and hardware store, and smoke shop ShopRite. A sign has gone up on the 15th...
View ArticleShuttered Eastlake Bar and Grill destined for demolition and redevelopment...
(Image: Seattle Fire) The boarded-up Eastlake Bar and Grill burned 4th of July night in a two-alarm fire that mostly destroyed the restaurant that has stood empty awaiting demolition to make way for...
View ArticleFamily holding public memorial for Amarr Murphy-Paine, teen gunned down in...
Family and loved ones are inviting the community to join them Sunday in remembering Amarr Murphy-Paine. The 17-year-old was shot and killed last month as he attempted to break up a fight in Garfield...
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The busy days of summer bring some of our biggest challenges as a community news organization as subscriber totals typically drop when temperatures rise. Help us continue our work documenting the daily...
View ArticleThis week in CHS history | Mystery soda machine goes missing, Broadway Grill...
Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2023 With Seattle’s pickleball courts driving neighbors bananas, city will try new sound-reducing fence at Capitol Hill park 106-unit mixed-use...
View ArticlePikes/Pines | The native berries of Capitol Hill summer
The evergreen huckleberry (Image: WSU) Every year, it’s harder and harder for me to feel excited about the Fourth of July. The waste, noise, and pollution is the most ridiculous way to celebrate a very...
View ArticleSeattle City Council makes tweaks to $970M housing levy spending plan ‘with...
In business wrapped up before the Independence Day holiday, the Seattle City Council heard updates on spending powered by the $970 million voter-approved housing levy and signed-off on adjustments that...
View ArticleDevelopers make mixed-use plans for the Auto Accessories building and one of...
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