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        Cupcake Royale to Open Capitol Hill Store July 22
        By seadevi Views (47) | Comments (0) | ( +1 votes)

        Get your gluttony on!  As promised, Cupcake Royale is opening its store at 11th & Pike near Boom Noodle (1111 East Pike) in time for the Capitol Hill Block Party.  Opening date will be 7/22.

        Permalink | Posted 1 hour ago | more Food & Drink
        3rd of July Open Thread
        By jseattle Views (101) | Comments (2) | ( 0 votes)
         
         


        This is the first time in a very long time that I'll be on Capitol Hill for Independence Day. I'll be at the Capitol Hill picnic at Cal Anderson park on Saturday. If you're staying in town, hope to see you there. I'll have a jar of CHS crow buttons and will Tweet our picnic blanket location -- stop by, say hello and put down a blanket nearby if you like.

        Meanwhile, this sunny Friday holiday kind of snuck up on us. What are you doing with it? And where will you be on Saturday?...

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        Volunteer Park water tower hit in $9,000 heist
        By jseattle Views (189) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        Inside the Volunteer Park water tower

        Originally uploaded by cleverdame107

        An exhibit panel valued at $9,000 has been stolen from the Volunteer Park water tower.

        Parks employees discovered the theft Tuesday, June 23, according to a Seattle Police Department report. The panel was part of an interpretive exhibit about Seattle's Olmsted parks installed on the walls of the tower's upper level....

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        Permalink | Posted 8 hours ago | more Crime
        Where (not?) to see 4th of July fireworks on Capitol Hill
        By jseattle Views (294) | Comments (5) | ( +1 votes)

        NKO
        Originally uploaded by liquidnight

        Last year, CHS asked for some tips on where to see the city's fireworks from Capitol Hill. Below is what we learned. Expect a few more bodies this year as the Lake Union fireworks will be the only show in town. Don't want to overload any one place so make sure to spread out and let the short people up front. And bring your singing voice.

        • I-5 shores is usually...
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        Pony sighted
        By Webster Views (654) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        There were rumors about the future occupant of the florist shop on E. Madison; today I biked by and beyond the unfriendly cyclone fence was the silhouette the hill hasn't seen since the bulldozers came to Pine St...

        Permalink | Posted 23 hours ago | more Food & Drink
        Blotter: Pride weekend edition and 'guerrilla dance party' report
        By jseattle Views (225) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        Getting back into the swing of things with blotter reporting by digging through the Seattle Police Department media reports filed for Pride weekend. Don't mean to besmirch the celebration. Instead, we should all revel. Thousands of people visited the Hill during Pride and, for the most part,...

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        Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce Party on Brix Roof
        By seadevi Views (186) | Comments (0) | ( --3 votes)

        Yesterday evening, I attended a Capitol HIll Chamber of Commerce Party at the Brix.  We had beautiful weather and over 50 CHCC members and Brix residents enjoyed clear views of Mount Rainier, Madison Valley and Capitol HIll.  Table 219 provided the catering and aside from the sangria...

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        15th Ave's 4th of July alternatives
        By jseattle Views (330) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        If you are looking for something closer to the red, white and blue fringes this Saturday, you might want to twist up your dreads and hitchhike your way uphill for a 15th Ave E 4th of July.

        • Hillside Quickie's 4th Annual Fourth of...
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        About Cal Anderson Park...
        By jeanineanderson Views (289) | Comments (2) | ( +2 votes)

        I love Cal Anderson Park and the way it reflects and collects the neighborhood character. (And characters.)  I moved to Capitol Hill about 2 years ago so I wasn't around for it's tranformation from Lincoln Resevoir and didn't realize the history of the site, the...

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        Miller Playfield resurfacing: FieldTurf arrives
        By Andrew Taylor Views (111) | Comments (2) | ( 0 votes)

        The conversion of the dustbowl that is Miller Playfield to artificial turf continues. Earthmoving gave way to installation of drains and then layers of rock and gravel. Cycling to work this week and I came across the artificial turf being delivered. Here are a few pictures of what a rolled...

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        Miller Fountain is up and running for the Summer
        By Andrew Taylor Views (113) | Comments (0) | ( +1 votes)

        The Ron. K. Bills play fountain at Miller Community Center is a handicap-accessible water play feature. It should be working from 11 AM till 8 PM every day till September. 

        ...

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        Cops: Driver who hit family on Aloha was drunk
        By jseattle Views (551) | Comments (2) | ( 0 votes)

        The driver in Monday night's accident in which a father and two young children were hit in a crosswalk at the intersection of Aloha and 15th Ave E was arrested for drunk driving, a Seattle Police Department spokesperson tells CHS....

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        Neighbor LINKS: Bell Boulevard, Gasworks on TV, Cascade Market, Golf and Jazz, etc.
        By JoshMahar Views (241) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        - It's official, Belltown will get its Bell St. Boulevard.

        - If you like BBQs, golf, and jazz, well then Interbay has a summer series for you....

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        June Picks From CHS Flickr Pool
        By seadevi Views (82) | Comments (0) | ( +1 votes)
        Join the CHS Capitol Hill Seattle Pool

        Persimmons are a new discovery and I like the composition of this shot

        Glass of Sunshine, originally uploaded by Indigo Twilight.

        Love seeing all the different hues of blue

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        Madison apartment project goes back to drawing board
        By jseattle Views (174) | Comments (3) | ( 0 votes)

        The project slated for 1222 E. Madison -- the current home of Precision Tune -- is up for its second design review tonight after the board rejected initial plans for the mixed-used development last month:

        In the end, a divided board did not grant its recommendation despite saying much in praise of the project. But concerns over the 13th/Madison corner compelled the board to request the developers address that aspect of the design and present an update at a future public hearing. Specifically, the board didn’t like the concave entry and asked the developer to look at more asymmetrical and different shapes.

        CHS contributor Josh Mahar had this to say about the project's initial design:...

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        Capitol Hill Independence Day needs patriots, volunteers
        By jseattle Views (138) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        Celebration for Obama!

        Originally uploaded by Lei At Large

        Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of the Capitol Hill Independence Day Picnic:

        WE NEED YOU TO VOLUNTEER for the park's most fun event of the summer! The Capitol Hill Independence Day...
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        The CHS Unpaid Volunteer Advertising Sales Kit
        By jseattle Views (327) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        Last week, Hearst Corp. put out a call asking for people to sign up to be neighborhood bloggers on the SeattlePI.com web site. Unpaid, volunteer neighborhood bloggers.

        SeattlePI....

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        Capitol Hill's State Rep expecting triplets
        By jseattle Views (202) | Comments (4) | ( 0 votes)

        Jamie Pedersen (photo: Progressive Voters)

        Seattle Gay News reports that Jamie Pedersen's life as a father is about to get even busier:

        Just next month, the 43rd Legislative District Representative's family will literally double in size. Jamie and Eric Pedersen, along with their son, Trygve, will soon be joined by triplets. And if that weren't amazing enough, here's the clincher: all three of the babies are boys.

        SGN details the amazing circumstances by which Pedersen's parental duties will quadruple when the new little democrats are due in July. Congratulations to daddies Jamie and Eric. And good luck.

        Permalink | Posted 3 days ago | more News, etc.
        Century Ballroom suspect had keys, prior bust for area burglary
        By jseattle Views (262) | Comments (2) | ( +1 votes)

        The man arrested by cops for attempting to break into the Century Ballroom was charged Monday with second degree burglary in what court documents describe as a planned effort to steal from the historic Odd Fellows building.

        ...

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        Driver arrested after hitting family crossing Aloha/15th intersection - UPDATE
        By jseattle Views (1047) | Comments (13) | ( 0 votes)

        UPDATE 6/30/09 11:45 AM:
        The mother of the two little boys provides a quick update in comments:

        from the family

        Just landed at SeaTac. Boys and daddy got home from hospital last night and aside from some bumps, are ok.

        Mom

        More Tuesday updates at the end of this post.

        The driver was arrested after questioning at the scene.

        ORIGINAL REPORT 6/29/09 7:32 PM:
        A driver was arrested tonight after the car he was driving struck a family crossing an Aloha Street crosswalk at the intersection of 15th Ave E. Two children were transported from the scene in ambulances, one of them strapped to a gurney. One adult who was struck was also wheeled on a gurney to the waiting ambulance. Their conditions are unknown at this time but scanner dispatches indicated the injuries did not appear to be life threatening....

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        Police seek teen in Volunteer Park gun hold-up - UPDATE
        By jseattle Views (606) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        A woman was robbed at gunpoint near Volunteer Park this afternoon by a suspect described as a black teenager wearing a white shirt, dark pants, and carrying a purple shirt. The Central District News first reported the crime in their daily scanner report at 3:21 PM.

        The woman was injured in the attack but her condition is unknown at this time.

        UPDATE:...

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        Permalink | Posted 4 days ago | more Crime
        Preserving character: City Council approves new Pike/Pine Conservation District
        By jseattle Views (113) | Comments (0) | ( 0 votes)

        The Seattle City Council approved legislation this afternoon creating a Pike/Pine Conservation District designed to preserve the neighborhood's historical character. CHS detailed the latest discussions surrounding the legislation when it was approved by the Council's land use committee last week.

        In comments before the vote, councilmember Sally Clark said of the Pike/Pine 'character:' "We like it because it makes us feel a little bit warm and fuzzy but there's something about the buildings that lend themselves to...

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        Cafe Stellina Closes - "Plum" to take its place
        By seadevi Views (526) | Comments (3) | ( 0 votes)

        Recently, CHS community members have complained anew about Stellina's irregular hours.  It now looks as if Stellina may have closed - for good (their voicemail box is currently full but we will continue to try to reach them for a comment).  This is a sad story in many ways - if you...

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        Police: One arrest in 'guerrilla dance party'
        By jseattle Views (206) | Comments (1) | ( 0 votes)

        CHS checked in with the Seattle Police Department about their response to Saturday night's 'guerrilla dance party' in the empty lot at Pine/Belmont. Spokesperson Mark Jamieson confirmed that there was only one arrest related to the incident -- a 23-year-old male hauled in for allegedly keying a patrol car.

        Jamieson said officers responded after the department received 'numerous' 911 calls about loud music and the gathering crowd just after midnight. "A lot of people didn't appreciate the loud music going on at midnight....

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        Envy Grows From Central District To Capitol Hill Mid July
        By seadevi Views (186) | Comments (1) | ( 0 votes)

        Envy Grows, a store that sells plants, pots and patio furniture, plans to move to the space next to Anchovies & Olives in the Pearl mid-July 2009. Envy Grows' owner Jay Longtin agreed to answer a few questions from Capitol Hill Seattle about the planned move:...

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