Capitol Hill Seattle

After 16 years on Capitol Hill, Ada’s Technical Books to close and sibling Fuel Coffee shops up for sale

A house home to a book shop on 15th Ave E for decades will need a fresh start and new owners are being sought for its sibling coffee shops. Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe will close in ...
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Prime for ‘high-rise zoning,’ former First Hill home of Museum of Museums hits market

The First Hill property home to the shuttered Museum of Museums is for sale. The Seattle DJC reports that the block of the Swedish First Hill campus at 1401 Madison is being dangled for ...
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Capitol Hill Tiny House Village part of mayor’s push for burst of new emergency shelter in Seattle

A $1.1 million plan to build a 32-tiny house “emergency transitional encampment” just off Capitol Hill’s busy E Olive Way will be part of Mayor Katie Wilson’s push to ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

This week in CHS history | Capitol Hill Farmers Market gets new home, Denny Blaine lawsuit, new ownership at Neighbours

FREE Subscribe to CHS to help us hire writers and photographers to cover the neighborhood. CHS is a pay what you can community news site with n ...
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With four years to go, Seattle Council’s transportation chair calls for ‘performance audit’ of city’s traffic safety goals

A popular choice for leaders unsure of which way to turn when it comes to important policies and programs is an audit. Measurement will be the next step as the Seattle City Council’s ...
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Central District YMCA and church land part of mayor’s plan to speed up Seattle ‘taller and denser’ zoning changes

A proposal to speed up near-term development of new housing while the city continues to pound out longer-term changes to its growth plan includes a block of the Central District. Mayor Katie ...
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‘This is student housing’ — Tent makes statement for new leader at Seattle Central College

A tent marked as “Student Housing” on the sidewalk along Broadway outside Seattle Central College is drawing attention. “On Broadway outside the main entrance of Seattle Central ...
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‘MISSING BEAVER’ — Waxon spa’s toothy mascot goes missing on 15th Ave E

First the Pizza Man at Harry’s Bar went AWOL. Now the Waxon Beaver has disappeared. The 15th Ave E waxing salon Waxon has ...
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New program placing freshest cops on the Capitol Hill nightlife beat

By Brenna Gauchat As Chief Shon Barnes is championing new “neighborhood-oriented policing” and a test of dedicated officers on a beat patrolling Magnusson Park, residents attending a ...
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East Precinct complains ‘medical declines’ are tying up officers

According to a command report, a jump in “medical declines” at the King County Jail last weekend depleted police resources in the East Precinct, leaving officers sidelined to guard ...
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With Broadway ghosts of Lionhead and Jade Pagoda, Blue Willow opens on E Pike

There is finally a sign out front for Blue Willow. The new Capitol Hill Sichuan restaurant seemed determined to go about its quiet opening over the past few weeks on E Pike, regardless. Blue ...
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Capitol Hill Community Post | Help shape the Capitol Hill Community Council

From the Capitol Hill Community Council The Capitol Hill Community Council continues to plug along on its mission of connecting the community.  The next meeting, April 22nd, will be the first ...