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When Stranger writers can no longer afford to live on Capitol Hill
CHS reported on Capitol Hill's soaring rents last year amidst growing demand for places to live in Seattle's walkable core. This week, the Stranger's Marti Jonjak has written about a different form of...
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Add your $0.02 on I-90 tolling
You have to pay for it somehow. With tolling already implemented on 520, WSDOT has started the public process to also add tolling on I-90. Details on a public open house in the Central District...
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Post office survives but mail carriers -- and their trucks -- leaving Broadway
mail truck, originally uploaded by subsetsum.It's probably not a big surprise that with the announced closure of the US Post Office at 23rd and Union, rumors of the Broadway facility's demise have been...
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Attention cheapskates: Last day to see the Volunteer Park Conservatory for free
Stopping to smell the roses and browsing the bromeliads at the Volunteer Park Conservatory will cost you starting Friday. But it's for a good cause.CHS has been telling you about Seattle Parks’ plan to...
View ArticleSecurity bulletin details gunpoint drug rip-off at 10th/Madison
A man was robbed at gunpoint near 10th and Madison Thursday afternoon in a drug deal gone bad, according to a bulletin sent out to the Seattle University campus.The bulletin says two students witnessed...
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How 23rd/Union could become Seattle's 'Little Amsterdam'
When navigating murky waters, it's good to have a map. One such chart of Seattle produced by the Department of Planning and Development as part of the process to figure just how, exactly, the state...
View ArticleMan tells police he was robbed at gunpoint by ski mask bandits near Louisa Boren
There's something strange going on around the Louisa Boren Overlook. Early Friday morning, a 39-year-old man walked into the East Precinct at 12th and Pine to report he had just been held up by a...
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Capitol Hill farmers holding 'rogue' market this weekend
It's a long wait for April. With the official Broadway Farmers Market taking a winter's nap, the gentle farm folk from Local Roots are holding a "rogue" market on Sunday to do what they can to get some...
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Miller CC events: Neighborhood Appreciation Potluck, movie night fundraiser
There’s always fun stuff for kids and families to do at the Miller Community Center, and to celebrate the awesome people who make the events happen, the center is hosting a Neighborhood Appreciation...
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CHS Re:Take | May 30, 1915 -- A booming day in Volunteer Park
It's just an ordinary, peaceful snapshot of a place we all love, taken a century ago. But it comes with a date scrawled along the bottom, allowing us to try for a moment to bring life to the thoughts...
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Car smoked in E Denny Way fire -- UPDATE
The flames were first reported just before 1 AM as calls came in that the fire also involved nearby vehicles. Only one vehicle appeared to be seriously damaged.A fire marshal was not dispatched to the...
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How Kay Rood helped make Cal Anderson Park the heart and soul of Capitol Hill
Kay Rood. Made Cal Anderson what it is today. Not bad. (Image: Alex Garland for CHS)Without her, there would certainly be a park at the core of Capitol Hill running between Pine and Denny and...
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Public invited to discuss Center City Connector Transit Study
As the city works to improve north-south transit mobility and link the First Hill and South Lake Union streetcars through downtown with the Center City Connector, the public is invited to join the...
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Capitol Hill's most perplexingly empty retail space empty no more
Whatever was wrong with the retail space at Capitol Hill's John Court building is apparently on its way to being remedied. In 2011, CHS documented the building's long-empty commercial space in what...
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CHS Pics | 'Rogue' farmers market brings a batch of winter veggies to Capitol...
(Images: Alex Garland for CHS)CHS stopped by the Broadway sidewalk in front of Seattle Central Community College on Sunday to reap what had been sown. The Capitol Hill-based farmers behind Local Roots...
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Accused East Precinct cop killer to mount insanity defense
Brenton left behind a wife and two childrenLawyers for the man accused of killing East Precinct cop Timothy Brenton on Halloween night, 2009 are preparing an insanity defense:Seattle Times: Monfort to...
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Capitol Hill food+drink | Boom sets own course on E Pike as Blue C goes big--...
Boom E Pike's bar at lunch time (Image: Boom Noodle)Got a hot restaurant concept ready for national expansion? Drop us a line.In the world of restaurant concepts, Boom Noodle is being moved to a...
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Wednesday protests planned as Garfield moves forward with MAP test demands
Seattle Schools superintendent Jose Banda has won his battle to get Garfield High School in line and administer the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests. CHS reported on a faculty-led effort to...
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Man fails in attempt to mug boxer outside of Capitol Hill gym
A man heading to Capitol Hill's Seattle Boxing Studio last Wednesday found himself practicing his punches while fending off a mugger outside the gym, according to the Seattle Police...
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Tour Capitol Hill fire stations 25 and 22 on Neighbor Appreciation Day
Who wouldn’t want to meet the fit guys and gals in uniform who work hard to save the lives and homes of the neighborhood? On Saturday, meet local firefighters, check out their trucks and see the...
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