At Seven Hills Park – 16th Ave and E Howell St – there is a wi-fi access point called “Seven Hills”.

Anyone know the story? And the key?

A sign at E. Mercer and Malden E. at a townhouse complex built 10(?) years ago where a large single-family house once stood.

13th and E John.   Seems to be 20 inches wide.

Someone must need this.

It is, isn’t it?  This article makes it seem inevitable:

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision issued Monday (PDF) will clear the runway for hundreds of new community radio stations that broadcast on low-power FM signals, bringing progressive, community voices to urban areas that have for decades only known what’s being broadcast by major corporations and America’s political right.

All that’s needed is a non-profit organization to run it.  We can get together and make one, right?  There are probably low-power radio geeks right on CHS.  And everyone seems to know how to start a non-profit.

I’m curious to know how this article reached the $10,000 estimate as the cost of starting a station.

Low power community stations are non-commercial and cost as little as $10,000 to launch, putting these stations within reach of many communities who have limited access to other media outlets.

Anyway, I’m excited to know we’ll soon have 24-hour hyper-local news, music, and public affairs programs from the Hill, for the Hill!

Taken on Harvard E north of Denny.

It has been a revelation — at first I just didn’t pay any attention, and then I did.

Now I understand — Capitol Hill is a sticker gallery, curated by G-d.  A continuing, rotating show, with new items hung periodically and old items removed by weather or over-pasting.

Not only is there the MadArt Mad Homes exhibition at Bellevue and Roy, but other art is making me giddy.

At the back of this sign at Republican and 12th, there is a sticker which is a photograph of a previous state of the back of the sign.  Self-referential and PoMo?

I forgot until now to post a snap of the doll that was in a bus shelter at Broadway and E. Olive, taken July 2, 2011.  Another observer said, as I was photographing it, “That’s the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen.”   Or, did he say, “That’s the creepiest art I’ve ever seen?”

UPDATE: More sticker pix.

These are for Qdoba.  Picture is from 1200 block of E. Pike St, looking towards 12th Ave.

I wasn’t doing a survey, but there are a lot.

This is a thread about Qdoba moving into Joule: http://capitolhillseattle.com/2010/07/22/scoop-from-the-crowd-chs-commenters-dig-up-new-restaurant-chain-coming-to-broadway

A thread about the “Say OK” stencils: http://capitolhillseattle.com/2010/06/16/say-it-aint-ok-clubs-ads-on-capitol-hill-sidewalks-reported-as-graffiti

UPDATE 7/27/2010 7:20 AM (jseattle):
From the comments below, dellareez reports this encounter from the streets of Pike/Pine.

I talked to him and he seemed nice. He obvioulsy worked for qdoba. Said that they were only meant to be up during the block party, and he was here to remove them. I told him sidewalk ads are passe and blight. He said it was a mistake and “the last thing I want to do is piss off my new neighbors” – kinda funny!

Q-dos to Qdoba for a quick clean-up?

Things are coming together at 16th Ave. & E. Howell St.

Trivia question:  What is/was “Second Hill”?

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/7_hills_devel has interesting info.

Edit – I changed “16th Ave. E.” to “16th Ave.” since it’s not north of E. Denny Way.

Photo by Yehudit Solomon