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01/19/2024

There is a Five Guys coming to First Hill, the fourth location for the popular hamburger franchise in Seattle. The new Five Guys will bring up two or three memories of the area's fast food past. Construction is close to starting to create the burger joint at the corner of Minor and Madison on the ground floor of the Sentral First Hill…...

There is a Five Guys coming to First Hill, the fourth location for the popular hamburger franchise in Seattle. The new Five Guys will bring up two or three memories of the area’s fast food pa…

01/18/2024

The Capitol Hill location of the WeWork office space chain is closing, leaving the five-story, preservation-minded Kelly Springfield development it has occupied with an uncertain future. The Capitol Hill shutdown on 11th Ave comes as the company once valued at $47 billion has come crashing to earth under the pandemic-driven changes in work habits and the imploding value of the company's real estate portfolio....

The Capitol Hill location of the WeWork office space chain is closing, leaving the five-story, preservation-minded Kelly Springfield development it has occupied with an uncertain future. The Capito…

01/17/2024

You have to admire the slow path Dingfelder’s Jewish Delicatessen is climbing on Capitol Hill. Dingfelder’s opened as a walk-up at 14th and Pine in 2018. In the beginning, you couldn’t sit down. The interior wasn’t open to customers until months later and they didn’t have a website. 2019 brought a wonder of modern convenience: indoor seating at the deli....

You have to admire the slow path Dingfelder’s Jewish Delicatessen is climbing on Capitol Hill. Dingfelder’s opened as a walk-up at 14th and Pine in 2018. In the beginning, you couldn’t sit down. Th…

01/17/2024

The annual MLK Day march from Garfield High School stretched across blocks of the Central District Monday even as Seattle temperatures continued below freezing. In 2024, cries for ceasefire in Gaza echoed along the route as a Palestinian flag flew among signs and banners from the labor and community groups part of the day's activities....

The annual MLK Day march from Garfield High School stretched across blocks of the Central District Monday even as Seattle temperatures continued below freezing. In 2024, cries for ceasefire in Gaza…

01/16/2024

Developers behind a project to create a new mixed-use development on the Bait Shop block of Broadway will present their plans for the new new six-story building at a city-required design review session next week. Cascade Ridge Partners is moving forward with plans to develop the six-story, 121-unit, apartment building with street level commercial space and 3 live-work units plus underground parking for 127 vehicles in the 600 block of Broadway E....

Developers behind a project to create a new mixed-use development on the Bait Shop block of Broadway will present their plans for the new new six-story building at a city-required design review ses…

01/15/2024

Among 72 ‘qualified’ applicants, Seattle City Council considering former candidates, a handful of Capitol Hill residents, and a cop for its open seat — UPDATE: 8 finalists

There are 72 “qualified” applicants to serve the rest of 2024 in the citywide Position 8 seat on the Seattle City Council including two candidates from 2023’s race for the council…

01/14/2024

We might not be able to translate Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs directly to our fellow creatures - afterall we don’t know how much things like belonging matter to a Northern Flicker. But it goes without saying that our feathered neighbors on the Hill all need food, water, and shelter above all else. With some of the lowest temperatures in decades…...

We might not be able to translate Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs directly to our fellow creatures – afterall we don’t know how much things like belonging matter to a Northern Flicker. But it goe…

01/12/2024

By Isabel Smith, UW News Lab/Special to CHS The first store in Seattle exclusive to K-pop music and culture is celebrating a grand opening on Capitol Hill this weekend. Fans of the popular music originating in South Korea are going delulu* about the opening of Kpop Nara Seattle on E Pine. (* Don't blame Isabel for trying to squeeze some K-pop slang into this sentence....

By Isabel Smith, UW News Lab/Special to CHS The first store in Seattle exclusive to K-pop music and culture is celebrating a grand opening on Capitol Hill this weekend. Fans of the popular music or…

01/11/2024

By Juan Jocom What started as a side hustle providing Thai food, treats, and drinks at street fairs and events is now a fully realized business in the Central District. Konam Sai Cafe is now serving "Asian fusion sweet and savory" creations hoped to evoke comfort and belongingness just south of 23rd and Union. For many immigrants, finding a way to translate home away from home in a foreign place can be a challenge....

By Juan Jocom What started as a side hustle providing Thai food, treats, and drinks at street fairs and events is now a fully realized business in the Central District. Konam Sai Cafe is now servin…

01/10/2024

With plans for a preservation minded redevelopment of the block now fully paused, Seattle bottle shop and beer hall The Last Drop is growing onto Capitol Hill after years serving the Roosevelt, Ravenna, and Maple Leaf neighborhoods. The new Last Drop expansion from Seattle beer and pub entrepreneur Seth Howard is set to open soon in the 500 block of E Pike taking over the two-level cafe space left empty by…...

With plans for a preservation minded redevelopment of the block now fully paused, Seattle bottle shop and beer hall The Last Drop is growing onto Capitol Hill after years serving the Roosevelt, Rav…

01/09/2024

UNICORN EXPANSION: It has been nearly four years since CHS reported on the 10-year anniversary of one-of-a-kind Pike/Pine circus bar the Unicorn. Included in that February, 2020 story were details of Adam Heimstadt and Kaileigh Wilson's big top plans for a massive Unicorn expansion near West Seattle and White Center. And then COVID blew everything away. But Pike/Pine nightlife is back, baby, and…...

Test UNICORN EXPANSION: It has been nearly four years since CHS reported on the 10-year anniversary of one-of-a-kind Pike/Pine circus bar the Unicorn. Included in that February, 2020 story were det…

01/09/2024

By Juan Jocom The Black Lives Memorial Garden has been cleared from Cal Anderson Park but efforts to mark the events of the 2020 protests and create a lasting connection to the movements and communities that centered around this Capitol Hill public space that summer are continuing. A University of Washington professor who successfully helped lead the transformation of the International District's…...

By Juan Jocom The Black Lives Memorial Garden has been cleared from Cal Anderson Park but efforts to mark the events of the 2020 protests and create a lasting connection to the movements and commun…

01/08/2024

In her first days at Seattle City Hall, Joy Hollingsworth is meeting with everybody who makes the building tick and assembling a core team who will staff her office and help her lead District 3 with what she says will be a dedication to transparency including office hours, newsletters, and regular community meetings after a decade of leadership under Kshama Sawant…...

In her first days at Seattle City Hall, Joy Hollingsworth is meeting with everybody who makes the building tick and assembling a core team who will staff her office and help her lead District 3 wit…

01/07/2024

Meet the Capitol Hill Artist is an occasional series on CHS documenting the lives of the artists behind the neighborhood’s galleries and arts venues. By Ananya Mishra “I was technically a professional artist since I was 14 or 15. I was getting paid for doing portraits and designing t-shirts… someone also stole my painting while I was in high school. super bittersweet.”...

Meet the Capitol Hill Artist is an occasional series on CHS documenting the lives of the artists behind the neighborhood’s galleries and arts venues. By Ananya Mishra “I was technically a professio…

01/05/2024

We'll start this year's look back at the year that was in Capitol Hill food and drink with the goodbyes. You will note that many of the dozen most prominent Capitol Hill and the nearby restaurant, bar, and cafe closures are also part of 2023's "hello" stories. When it comes to the economy of food and drink, we suppose you can look at every loss as an opportunity....

We’ll start this year’s look back at the year that was in Capitol Hill food and drink with the goodbyes. You will note that many of the dozen most prominent Capitol Hill and the nearby …

01/04/2024

It has been more than a year since we told you about Aly Anderson's plans to bring her updated takes on Piroshki on 3rd classics to Capitol Hill's massive Pike Motorworks retail and apartments development. The chef expert at blending the Russian classic with her own Filipino influences is now preparing to open her bakery on Capitol Hill with a new name that leaves the awkward geography of…...

It has been more than a year since we told you about Aly Anderson’s plans to bring her updated takes on Piroshki on 3rd classics to Capitol Hill’s massive Pike Motorworks retail and apa…

01/03/2024

Capitol Hill nightspot Rose Temple will soon give way to new bar The Wash after one last month of business on E Olive Way. In the end, the June 2019-born Rose Temple has been a pretty good investment. Owners Austin Polley and Benjamin Smith were able to build the E Olive Way watering hole with a shoestring budget after the previous tenant sunk a fortune into a failed speakeasy venture....

Capitol Hill nightspot Rose Temple will soon give way to new bar The Wash after one last month of business on E Olive Way. In the end, the June 2019-born Rose Temple has been a pretty good investme…

01/03/2024

What a difference a year makes. Capitol Hill's coffee and cafe scene has gone from shrinkage to growth with the start of 2024. Fuel is rocking its new place in the Broadway streetscape, the reborn Bauhaus is born again, and Overcast has added its pulls to the Pike/Pine mix with a new space on 12th Ave. At the top, the famed…...

What a difference a year makes. Capitol Hill’s coffee and cafe scene has gone from shrinkage to growth with the start of 2024. Fuel is rocking its new place in the Broadway streetscape, the r…

01/03/2024

The Central District’s Joy Hollingsworth was one of five new faces — along with a familiar new leader for the group — Tuesday at the Seattle City Council’s 2024 inauguration ceremony.

“The fundamentals of our city have to be prioritized for us to continue to grow,” Hollingsworth said Tuesday as she thanked supporters and family, “a powerful village” that helped her through school, her storied career as an athlete, and her career, and into her new role in public office. She then listed her priorities including after school programs for kids, food banks and services for seniors, support for small businesses owners, daycare providers, and the “artists and creators of Capitol Hill.”

“I love the values of Seattle,” Hollingsworth said.

The Central District’s Joy Hollingsworth was one of five new faces — along with a familiar new leader for the group — Tuesday at the Seattle City Council’s 2024 inauguration…

01/02/2024

After the loss of her frequent collaborator and business partner Rachel Marshall in 2023, food and drink entrepreneur Kate Opatz says she plans to bring a small dream the two shared to E Olive Way. You have the debut of the "smallest, prettiest cocktail bar" on Capitol Hill -- and maybe anywhere -- to look forward to in 2024. Opatz…...

After the loss of her frequent collaborator and business partner Rachel Marshall in 2023, food and drink entrepreneur Kate Opatz says she plans to bring a small dream the two shared to E Olive Way.…

12/29/2023

2023 should have been a year of recovery. Squeezed between the city and the country regaining their footing out of the pandemic and the coming dumpster fire of the 2024 presidential election, 2023 probably should have given us more time to rest. But life in the big city never really slows down. The year brought massive public safety issues and an important political race of our own to the neighborhoods around Capitol Hill and the Central District....

2023 should have been a year of recovery. Squeezed between the city and the country regaining their footing out of the pandemic and the coming dumpster fire of the 2024 presidential election, 2023 …

12/28/2023

Along E Union in 2023, you could find people coming and going on their way to new restaurants, bars, shops, and an art center that have joined the neighborhood's new development. You could also find a collection of flowers, keepsakes, and photographs remembering Nakawa Beasley, the 45-year-old gunned down on the street in a September driveby. Beasley's killing will be part of what has been…...

Along E Union in 2023, you could find people coming and going on their way to new restaurants, bars, shops, and an art center that have joined the neighborhood’s new development. You could al…

12/27/2023

The Black Lives Memorial Garden has been cleared from Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park. Seattle Police blocked off streets as city crews cleared the garden's structures and plots from the fenced-off area on the south end of the park on Wednesday morning of the quiet holiday week. There were no reports of garden supporters or protesters during the work and no reported arrests....

The Black Lives Memorial Garden has been cleared from Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park. Seattle Police blocked off streets as city crews cleared the garden’s structures and plots from t…

12/27/2023

A red van filled with shoes, socks, and hygiene bags navigates the streets of Seattle’s core this winter across Capitol Hill and the Central District. The words “Street Level” appear on the side. They are looking for unhoused individuals who they can help find housing. “We offer the one thing that not many outreach workers offer,” Tina Lewis director of…...

A red van filled with shoes, socks, and hygiene bags navigates the streets of Seattle’s core this winter across Capitol Hill and the Central District. The words “Street Level” appear on the side. T…

12/26/2023

Blotto is throwing Capitol Hill's saddest pizza party this week. The 12th Ave pie shop that has grown a following with near perfect sourdough crusts and limited availability is shutting down after three years of business. "This coming week will be the last week of service at Blotto," the announcement reads. "This same week 3 years ago we took the plunge and started work on the restaurant that’s been our second (or maybe our first) home ever since."...

Blotto is throwing Capitol Hill’s saddest pizza party this week. The 12th Ave pie shop that has grown a following with near perfect sourdough crusts and limited availability is shutting down …

12/26/2023

In 2024, chef José Garzón will add Capitol Hill to his culinary map with the opening of Bad Chancla, a "love letter to millennial immigrants and first gen Latinx Americans" that will bring "a simple and delicious mix of bodega style sandwiches, rice bowls, fresh juice and cold sides" to a tiny space on E Olive Way. “A chef used to be measured by the size of his restaurant, absolutely,” Garzón…...

In 2024, chef José Garzón will add Capitol Hill to his culinary map with the opening of Bad Chancla, a “love letter to millennial immigrants and first gen Latinx Americans” that will br…

12/24/2023

Seattle Fire says nobody was found inside after a fire did heavy damage Saturday morning to the upper stories of an apartment building under construction near 13th and Mercer. Heavy smoke was reported billowing from the fourth floor of the new development around 11 AM as firefighters arrived to find the blaze spreading into the building. As ladder crews searched for anybody possibly trapped inside the under-construction structure SFD says its engine crews stretched hose lines to the fire floor and put water on the fire....

Seattle Fire says nobody was found inside after a fire did heavy damage Saturday morning to the upper stories of an apartment building under construction near 13th and Mercer. Heavy smoke was repor…

12/21/2023

Santa is coming in for a landing and Broadway is ready to receive the happy elf. No matter what type of magick you have planned over the next few days, CHS hopes you find the balance of wonder and rest your body needs. We will be wonderfully resting, too -- but not far away. Call or text (206) 399-5959 or say hey on Twitter ...

Santa is coming in for a landing and Broadway is ready to receive the happy elf. No matter what type of magick you have planned over the next few days, CHS hopes you find the balance of wonder and …

12/19/2023

Vegan Jewish deli Ben and Esther’s says Seattle's labor is too expensive and Capitol Hill rent is too damn high. It is closing shop on E Pike to end 2023. Meanwhile, you can take solace that another purveyor of a Jewish staple has found a unique way to make a go of it -- and draw long lines -- on the eastern slope of Capitol Hill....

Vegan Jewish deli Ben and Esther’s says Seattle’s labor is too expensive and Capitol Hill rent is too damn high. It is closing shop on E Pike to end 2023. Meanwhile, you can take solace that …

12/19/2023

If you’ve ever walked around Broadway, Pine, Pike, or Boren and seen a painter painting, you might have seen Stasinos at work. https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/12/with-a-capitol-hill-sidewalk-as-his-studio-michael-stasinos-paints-change-in-seattle/