Monthly Archives: February 2009
Anti-hate vigil and march
Anti-hate vigil and march
Anti-hate vigil UPDATED
UPDATE Sunday 12:12PM: A crowd of about 300 people gathered for a candlelight vigil and march against hate last night at the Plymouth Pillars Park at Boren and Pike overlooking downtown Seattle. The crowd rallied in occasional drizzle before marching up Capitol Hill, down Broadway and through the heart of Pike/Pine.
Organizers said the purpose of the event was to bring attention to hate crime as an ongoing problem that has not gone away. Lonnie Lopez told CHS, “First and foremost, we want to inform people of the fact that there are hate crimes being committed against lgbt people in Seattle and actually around the country. Strange as it may seem, there are still a lot of people who don’t know this is happening or don’t understand the extent to which hate crimes are happening.” Check out this CHS’s write-up for a list of recent incidents and more from Lopez.
As the march progressed, chants brought onlookers out of bars and restaurants and even managed to bring David Schmader’s performance of Straight to a halt as the crowd marched up Pike in front of the Annex Theater. “As the chanting got louder and louder, eventually he had to stop and try to figure out what was going on,” Uncle Vinny reports in the comments below. “Someone called out that it was the gay pride march, and we all laughed at the coincidence.”
Here are the pictures and observations I broadcast live from last night’s march:
8:44 PM: Tonight’s candlelight vigil at the columns
8:56 PM: Heading up Pine
9:08 PM: Waiting on Broadway
9:11 PM: Into heart of Pike/Pine
9:14 PM: Quinn’s lends support
9:24 PM: Home stretch. Heading home to upload video and a few more pictures
UPDATE:
Some additional photographs and video coming.
The march at Broadway and Pike:
Video:
“Out of the bars, into the streets”
Upcoming design reviews: B&O site and 1222 E Pine St.
This Wednesday brings another Capitol Hill Design Review Meeting for the B&O site. If you missed out on January’s review meeting and the infamous old lady, now is your chance to weigh in on the proposed project. You can download the new presentation here, but I’ll tell you, it’s not all that different. There are now two new facades for either their T-shaped plan or their C-shaped plan, and both are utterly nondescript, just like the old ones. Its unfortunate that with such a important site in the neighborhood, NK Architects are showing absolutely no signs of sensitivity, let alone ingenuity. Perhaps they should take some Lessons from Liz Dunn.
Also on Wednesday is a design review of 1222 E Pine St, a proposed 6-story, 75 unit apartment complex, with office space and ground floor retail (122 parking spaces).
The project is being designed by Roger H. Newell (see 1623 Bellevue Ave) and you can download the proposal here. Not a lot stands out about this project either, but then, its mostly just a parking lot, and pretty much anything’s better than that.
Design Review Meeting
Date: Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
When: 6:30pm (1222 E Pine) and 8:00pm (B&O site)
Where: Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway. Rm 3211
12th Avenue Blog
There has been some posting on CHS about Capitol Hill Housing’s work along 12th Avenue, especially in regards to the Police Lot at 12th and Pine. For more info on CHH’s 12th Avenue Initiative and the 12th Ave community in general, you can now check out this blog: http://www.capitolhillhousing.org/12thave/
CHS sponsor weekly update
CHS is advertiser supported. We feel that advertising is the ultimate business model for news and information — everybody’s eyeballs contribute equally. Our advertisers, then, are a huge part of the site’s success. They are an important group because they have chosen CHS as the best way to reach people who care about Capitol Hill and they are supporting one of the Hill’s only dedicated news and information sources. To further their involvement in the site, we are presenting this weekly update of what’s new and what’s being offered by CHS sponsors. It’s our way to thank them for their support and to tell you about offers and events at some of the area’s best local businesses.
- Emerson Salon is featuring a March special that runs today through March 31st. New customers save $10. Tell em CHS sent you :)
- The BottleNeck Lounge’s Trivia Night is Sunday, March 1 at 7 PM. Join host Charlie at The BottleNeck for monthly trivia night. It’s free to play and you can bring your own team, or simply join one at the bar. Round one kicks off promptly at 7 but if you want a table it’s wise to show up a bit early. The bar currently features Manny’s Pale Ale, Kostritzer Black Beer and Pabst Blue Ribbon on draft and the Grilled Cheese/Bloody Mary combo is just $10 ‘til close. Meanwhile, their second anniversary is coming up — watch for details of next Saturday’s big bash.
- The Capitol Hill Handyman’s John Pierce sent us the following nice note:
“We are busy over here at Capitol Hill Handyman. Back in October I hired Norman Ringstad from Case Handyman and he is excellent. We recently overhauled our website thanks to Jennifer Brastad and her excellent HTML abilities. We were featured on Daily Candy Seattle and had an excellent response to that piece. I am very happy to be advertising with Justin and Capitol Hill Seattle and would like to offer a 10% discount (up to $200) for readers good for the month of March. Don’t defer your maintenance. It could cost you dearly in the future.”
Thanks for supporting CHS and local businesses.
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Vivace Thriving in New Location
Tony Englehart reads CHS. And, he recently interviewed Vivace’s owner David Schomer and found that though the move was costly, Vivace is finding brisk business at its new location:
“Brix has concentrated our demographic into the new location. There are no sweeter, more educated residents than the extended neighborhoods around north Broadway anywhere in Seattle. [The move] placed Vivace in the center of our strongest customer base.”
What would you do with 3 acres of open asphalt on Broadway?
Demolition of the city block of Broadway between John and Denny is scheduled to begin on March 9, Sound Transit tell us. They also told us something about the project we hadn’t thought to ask about earlier. After they tear down all the buildings, what will the area be like in the time between demolition and the start of construction on the station? The answer: one very large, 3-acre+ patch of asphalt.
The construction area will be capped with a layer of pavement to help control runoff and dust until station excavation begins sometime in 2010.
Which leads to the next obvious question for a creative neighborhood like Capitol Hill Seattle?
What can the community do with 3 acres of asphalt?
Spokesperson Jeff Munnoch says Sound Transit is open to doing more than simply fencing the area off. One idea that has been discussed is the possiblity of the Three Dollar Bill Cinema summer series utilizing the large lot for its free movie screenings. But executive director Rachael Brister said it’s too early to make any plans — for one, Sound Transit doesn’t know when the asphalt work will be complete.
So, for now, we get to play the ‘what should we do game.’ What’s the best possible use for 3 acres of mostly flat asphalt (with a slight slope on the south end)?
