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Seattle Women’s Chorus celebrates free expression with free books in little libraries, Banned & Beloved concert

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12th Ave is home to the city newest little free library as the Seattle Women’s Chorus headquarters has become a center of celebrating free expression with a banned book drive and Saturday’s performances of a Banned & Beloved concert at First Hill’s Town Hall:

Banning books is a nationwide issue. In just the first half of the 2022-23 school year, there were 1,477 instances of individual books banned, an increase of 28 percent from the second half of the prior school year, the vast majority of which are written by or about LGBTQIA+ individuals and people of color and centered on race, sexual orientation and gender, according to PEN America. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill’s MariPili and Central District’s Communion make James Beard 2024 best PNW chefs list

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Two Capitol Hill and Central District chefs have made the list as semifinalists for the James Beard award for Best Chefs: Northwest and Pacific. The nominations alone are an honor and a good reminder you should stop by soon.

In the Central District, Kristi Brown of Communion has been honored as a best chef semifinalist. Continue reading →

Now lighting up mornings on Capitol Hill: Fuel’s Broadway counter and new starts for Bauhaus and Overcast

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What a difference a year makes. Capitol Hill’s coffee and cafe scene has gone from shrinkage to growth with the start of 2024. Fuel is rocking its new place in the Broadway streetscape, the reborn Bauhaus is born again, and Overcast has added its pulls to the Pike/Pine mix with a new space on 12th Ave.

At the top, the famed Vivace walk-up counter has new life as the books and coffee business family behind Fuel took over the caffeine bar with an end of 2023 neon-lit debut on Broadway.

CHS reported here on Fuel’s overhaul of the space below the Casa Del Ray apartments to be its fourth Seattle location and second on Capitol Hill as Vivace decided to end its decades of service at the counter over challenges around staffing and proximity to its Broadway Brix location. Continue reading →

No injuries in 12th Ave apartment building fire

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12th Ave was closed to traffic as a Seattle Fire ladder crew responded to a fire on the third floor of a four-story apartment building Thursday afternoon.

Units were dispatched to the Olive St and 12th Ave, 2014-built building just before 3:30 PM to a report of light smoke coming from a vent. More crews were quickly called in as a fully involved fire was reported.

SPD closed 12th to traffic during the response on the west side of the street as Seattle Fire brought the blaze under control. The wall fire was reported out after about 30 minutes.

There were no reported injuries. Seattle Fire said the cause was under investigation.

 

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A Capitol Hill closing pizza party as Blotto says goodbye to 12th Ave

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Blotto is throwing Capitol Hill’s saddest pizza party this week. The 12th Ave pie shop that has grown a following with near perfect sourdough crusts and limited availability is shutting down after three years of business.

“This coming week will be the last week of service at Blotto,” the announcement reads. “This same week 3 years ago we took the plunge and started work on the restaurant that’s been our second (or maybe our first) home ever since.”

The pizza people behind Blotto’s say the property’s owners are in the process of selling the building and apparently the prospect of new landlords and new plans for the corner of 12th and Denny don’t line up. “We decided we’re excited for a new chapter outside the restaurant,” the Blotto crew diplomatically says. Continue reading →

911 | Madison gas station robbed at gunpoint, 12th/Cherry phone robbery, thieves boot passenger during Capitol Hill Uber heist

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See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from @jseattle or join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group.

  • Madison armed robbery: Seattle Police was searching for two teen suspects in a reported armed robbery Monday afternoon at the E Madison Shell service station. According to SPD, police were called to the station’s convenience store just after 2 PM to a reported robbery involving a firearm. Police say two suspects entered the business “demanding product from behind the counter.” When a worker in the back heard the demands and confronted the suspects, one suspect reportedly began assaulting the employees. The teen suspect then pulled out a pistol with an extended magazine and pointed it while robbing the store. The two suspects described as male and female teenagers fled on foot southbound on 17th and then west on Pike but could not be located by police. Seattle Fire was called to the scene to provide aid to one of the victims injured during the ripoff. An attempted canine track of the suspects could not be completed. There were no reported arrests.
  • 12th/Cherry phone robbery: Multiple victims reported having their phones stolen at gunpoint early Sunday morning in an incident near 12th and Cherry. SPD says the heist was reported just before 1 AM. According to police, the victims were robbed of their phones by a group including three females and two males, one reportedly armed with what appeared to be a rifle. The suspects were reported to have left the scene in a red Toyota SUV. One of the stolen phones was tracked to Renton where the police department attempted to contact the vehicle but it sped away and was not pursued.
  • Uber heist: An Uber driver said her Mercedes was boosted by two thieves as she loaded a passenger’s bags into the vehicle early Saturday morning on Bellevue Pl E. Police say two males jumped into the passenger and driver’s seat and told the Uber customer in the back seat to get out. As the Uber driver went to confront them, a suspect pushed her away and drove off. There were no reported injuries.
 

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Block-long lines, free fries, and spicy hype as Mt. Joy and Dave’s Hot Chicken make their Capitol Hill debuts

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Now on 11th Ave (Image: Mt. Joy)

Meanwhile, at Dave’s Hot Chicken (Image courtesy a CHS reader — we owe you a shake)

If you are a chicken, you are going to want to stay the fuck away from Capitol Hill. Over the weekend, two new-era fried chicken chains debuted in the neighborhood amid viral video-driven block-long lines, free fries, and lots and lots of spicy hype.

On 11th Ave, they were celebrating “001” — the first of what could end up a thousand-strong location of Seattle-based sustainable chicken sandwich chain Mt. Joy.

On 12th, the line was an hour long for the Tik Tok-y tenders and shakes of Nashville fried chicken by way of Pasadena super chain Dave’s Hot Chicken. Continue reading →

Seattle Fire makes ‘hazardous material’ response to East Precinct headquarters — UPDATE: No hazard

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Seattle Fire was called to the East Precinct headquarters at 12th and Pine Sunday night for a reported hazardous material response.

There were few immediate details as multiple Seattle Fire trucks and the hazardous material response team were deployed to the Capitol Hill building just after 5 PM.

The incident was reported as a hazardous material response. UPDATE: Seattle Fire says it is investigating “an unknown substance” found at the facility.

UPDATE 6:30 PM: Seattle Fire says the substance found was “identified as baking soda in a watery solution.” The hazmat crew determined the material was not hazardous and cleared the scene.

There were no reports of injuries.

Last weekend, Seattle Fire’s hazmat response crew was also busy after a suspicious envelope was delivered to Chabad of Capitol Hill and The Central District’s Capitol Hill community center, the latest in a wave of letters and threats targeting Jewish organizations around the Puget Sound.

 

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RapidRide on Broadway: How would you prioritize these 18 Capitol HIll and Central District street and transportation projects for the next 20 years?

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The Seattle Department of Transportation is collecting public feedback on a roster of dozens of street, sidewalk, and mobility projects around the city as planners try to round out the city’s next 20-year transportation plan.

Included in the mix are 18 projects on and around Capitol Hill and the Central District including a few in vital connecting neighborhoods like downtown Seattle.

CHS reported here on the August publication of the draft Seattle Transportation Plan including a framework that would create more safe and efficient protected areas for bikers along arteries, a proliferation of transit-only lanes, and new light rail lines criss-crossing Capitol Hill and the Central District along 23rd Ave and Denny Way.

Now SDOT has further fleshed-out some of the concepts in the proposed plan as it seeks more feedback. The priorities will also likely shape the city’s next transportation levy as the current levy expires next year. You have until November 20th to add your priorities and thoughts.

“After a multi-year community visioning and planning process, we have identified a list of candidate transportation projects and potential program activities for the public to review and provide feedback,” SDOT writes. “These proposed projects and programs support the STP’s 20-year vision for Seattle’s transportation network.”

SDOT says the projects were shaped by the city’s growth strategies and equity priorities.

The Central Seattle roster covers Capitol Hill, the Central District, and nearby neighborhoods like Montlake, Madison Valley, and First Hill. Continue reading →

12th Ave’s MariPili bringing its art of Spanish culinary delight to First Hill’s Frye Art Museum’s cafe

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MariPili owner and chef Grayson Corrales received an email in her inbox last December notifying her that Frye Art Museum was looking for new energy to run Café Frieda, a cafeteria space within the First Hill cultural center that has been closed for over three years after the catering company running it changed their business model due to the pandemic. Corrales applied, not expecting the café to be in the cards. Now, MariPili will be opening at Café Frieda next month.

On her first day in a new position, Frye Museum executive director Jamilee Lacy tasted food from multiple Seattle-area businesses who wanted to run the café in January. Lacy was looking for food that was different from the usual museum cafeteria fare. She kept her vision for “fine dining in the daytime” in mind, and says MariPili was the clear leader.

“It became really clear to me, and aligned best with my vision for the museum, that a small yet well-positioned, somewhat avant garde purveyor was the best way to go,” Lacy said.

Some details need to be worked out before the café stats its new life. Grayson says she’s still finishing placing equipment and setting up the POS system. One other employee will also need to be hired. The menu is still subject to change, but Corrales envisions quick, accessible, food service.

“It’s supposed to be a menu that’s more approachable and faster to fire so that the hospital workers surrounding the Frye Museum can stop in and grab a sandwich on their lunch break,” Corrales said. Continue reading →