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King County Health through Housing program renamed to honor Frank Chopp
The program to create new supportive housing buildings throughout King County will be named to honor a state legislator who fought for “home, health, and hope” for three decades in Olympia. Tuesday, the King County Council approved renaming its Health … Continue reading →
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November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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This meeting is tonight but you can take the survey(s) now www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/sout...
‘South Capitol Hill Parks Activation’ — Surveys, community meeting this week gathering feedback on permanent fence proposal as city extends Seven Hills closure
The city has extended the closures of three city parks including Capitol Hill’s Seven Hills through the end of the year as it prepares to hear from neighbors and parks users about proposed ch…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Blast from the past: Capitol Hill skate and street fashion shop Winner’s Circle has opened on Broadway
A blast from Capitol Hill’s skateboarding and streetwear fashion past is now open on Broadway. The new Winner’s Circle shop marks the next trick in a comeback for the skate and fashion entity that traces its roots to a stretch … Continue reading →
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November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Police make arrest in September deadly shooting at 10th and Pike
The Seattle Police Department has used security video provided by nearby Pike/Pine businesses and apartment dwellers plus evidence collected through the city’s traffic camera system by the SPD Real-Time Crime Center to make an arrest in a September deadly shooting … Continue reading →
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November 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Capitol Hill public safety mtg was again illuminating. Last year, session foreshadowed cameras in Pike/Pine. Last night, biggest ideas were around growth of CARE while usual calls for growing SPD ranks and policing strategies seemed out of touch www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/care...
CARE Department ‘solo dispatch’ and new Real-Time Crime Center leadership at East Precinct the focus as officials talk Capitol Hill public safety in 2026
Last year, the focus was a plan for surveillance cameras in Pike/Pine, a new East Precinct headquarters for CARE Department crisis responders, and a new Capitol Hill community safety coordinator. T…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Same meeting :) komonews.com/news/local/c...
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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‘South Capitol Hill Parks Activation’ — Surveys, community meeting this week gathering feedback on permanent fence proposal as city extends Seven Hills closure
The city has extended the closures of three city parks including Capitol Hill’s Seven Hills through the end of the year as it prepares to hear from neighbors and parks users about proposed changes including possible new permanent fencing to … Continue reading →
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Suspect charged in October arson that threatened Neighbours
A man with a troubling history of arson arrests has been charged for a November fire that threatened Capitol Hill’s Neighbours nightclub. David Tait has been charged with first degree arson for the Sunday night, October 2nd fire police say … Continue reading →
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November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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CARE Department ‘solo dispatch’ and new Real-Time Crime Center leadership at East Precinct the focus as officials talk Capitol Hill public safety in 2026
Last year, the focus was a plan for surveillance cameras in Pike/Pine, a new East Precinct headquarters for CARE Department crisis responders, and a new Capitol Hill community safety coordinator. Those all came to pass. Monday night, the focus for … Continue reading →
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November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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No updates from SPD in Pike/Pine deadly shootings
The Seattle Police Department continues to investigate two deadly shootings that took place within three weeks of each other on Capitol Hill this fall as families have called for justice. 18-year-old Jaydon Jameson was killed and a second victim was shot in … Continue reading →
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November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Three years later, E Olive Way’s guerrilla crosswalk is now legit
Three years after somebody painted a guerrilla crosswalk at Harvard and E Olive Way — and the city promptly removed it — the Seattle Department of Transportation has installed the real deal. CHS reported this summer on the construction notice … Continue reading →
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November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Monday night: Capitol Hill Community Safety Social
Officials including the head of the city’s new CARE Department and outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell’s lead on public safety will be on Capitol Hill Monday night to take part in a “community safety social” sponsored by the GSBA chamber of commerce. … Continue reading →
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November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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This week in CHS history | Capitol Hill drugstore closures, Métier debut, Jai Thai says goodbye
Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2024 With Georgetown shutdown, Elysian Brewing doubling down on overhaul of its ‘beloved’ Capitol Hill original — UPDATE With Capitol Hill neighborhood convenience store ShopRite gone, 15th Ave E now significantly … Continue reading →
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November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Capitol Hill’s Bateau making 2026 restart: New paint, retooled menu, and, hopefully, a fair deal with unionized workers
Those hoping to track the demise of the Capitol Hill neighborhood by restaurant closings will continue to be confounded by Bateau. Its rebirth will be part of a small burst of reopenings to start 2026. Jeremy Price of the Sea … Continue reading →
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November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Seattle Police investigating as man found seriously injured dies near Freeway Park
A man was reportedly found down with critical injuries  near Freeway Park and died Saturday night. The Seattle Police Department says it is investigating. Police and Seattle Fire were called to the area of the park and the Seattle Convention … Continue reading →
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November 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Seattle Public Utilities will roll out one free battery pick-up a year in 2026 — And is sorting out how to include apartment dwellers
Seattle households should consider a new tradition in the new year — keeping an old battery bag. Seattle Public Utilities has announced an expansion of its Special Item Pickup service beginning in April 2026 it says will make it easier … Continue reading →
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November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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CHS Fiction | Cascade 2: Madison Park Beach, Home Economics, and Morning in Bellevue
Story by J.J. Krause Cascade is a serialized satire about four Seattleites –– a failed homosexual, a crypto-obsessed mom, a party-girl-turned-caretaker, and an unorthodox professor, all trying to hold it together in a world coming apart. Catch updates every few … Continue reading →
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November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Police search after shots fired in 21st Ave E incident involving Amazon delivery truck
Police were looking for the shooter who reportedly drove away after opening fire in an incident involving an Amazon delivery truck in the street along 21st Ave E in front of the Holy Names Academy late Friday afternoon. There were … Continue reading →
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November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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LOL. Given that we named the Stranger Election Control Board (ECB) after @ericacbarnett.bsky.social, you mean?
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NYT writing about how The Stranger became a political powerhouse without talking to @ericacbarnett.bsky.social @joshfeit.bsky.social or @mudede.bsky.social is extreme journalistic malpractice. Before they came along, it was a nightlife weekly with funny sex advice
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Ha ha. I get what I deserve. *This* is still our most read story today www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/park...
Parking at night in Pike/Pine now costs as much as a slice of Capitol Hill pizza
It will cost you as much as a Capitol Hill slice of pizza to park in the Pike/Pine nightlife district. The city made its regular update to paid parking rates across Seattle this week with a few adj…
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Saturday!
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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‘They might have the money but we had the people’ — Wilson marks victory, lays out next steps
Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson said Thursday she will announce details of her administration next week as she addressed the city following her election victory. In the speech, Wilson said she believes she will enter office “with a strong mandate” to … Continue reading →
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November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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No light rail between Capitol Hill and the stadiums Sunday (which is OK because there is no sportsball in Seattle this weekend)
Part of several closures for maintenance and construction work through the end of the year will suspend light rail service Sunday between Capitol Hill Station and Stadium Station. Sound Transit says this weekend’s suspension is needed while crews work to … Continue reading →
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November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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There was another battle in Seattle this week — This one involved warring robots on Capitol Hill
The clatter of robots bouncing off polycarbonate and the whir of spinning blades echoed through the former 15th Ave QFC space as the clunky, charming, and fiercely friendly world of amateur robot combat made its debut in the neighborhood of … Continue reading →
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November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Concession: Harrell defends legacy, congratulates ‘mayor-elect Katie Wilson’
Flanked by his wife and with a quip-filled speech at Seattle City Hall, Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded the race to keep his seat Thursday to his challenger. Saying he had a “delightful conversation” with “mayor-elect Katie Wilson,” Harrell spent the … Continue reading →
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November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM