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SPD makes quick arrest in Capitol Hill dumpster fires

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The Seattle Police Department says it arrested the suspect in a small series of arson fires around Capitol Hill Wednesday morning.

Multiple dumpster fires were reported on the morning including a fire at 14th and Pike reported just before 9 AM and another in the 1200 block of Boylston around 9:22 AM,

SPD reported the suspect appeared to be circling the area on foot setting the fires, according to East Precinct radio updates.

Police were able to track the suspect down thanks to 911 callers. The 45-year-old was booked into King County Jail for investigation of reckless burning.

Seattle Fire says its crews were able to quickly handle the dumpster fires without significant damage or injuries.

 

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8 at Ping Yang and its Thai charcoal grill coming to 14th and Union

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By Matt Dowell

The demand for turnkey food and drink spaces in Seattle’s Capitol Hill and Central District cores remains high as 8 at Ping Yang, a “Thai charcoal grill concept,” is slated to open in late April on E Union in the former home of OOLA.

“We’re not doing traditional Thai, per se,” said Ben Evans, the new and first-time owner. “We’re trying to come up with newer fusion flavors.“

Check the menu posted on the front door for examples: Dungeness crab cake with Phuket curry sauce, khao-soi and ribeye, Thai green curry pasta, Thai tea crème brûlée.

8 at Ping Yang will share some flavors with its Ti22 Belltown cousin (Image: Ti22)

Evans is partnered with Suttabusya “Ice” Thiraphan, a seasoned Seattle restaurateur and head chef. Ice runs Ti22 in Belltown, which serves “authentic Thai food made from Ice’s grandmother’s recipes”. He’s also listed as head chef at Basilic Essentially Thai in Queen Anne, and was owner of the now-closed Fish Cake Factory in Belltown.

“This is my first time on the operational and owner side of the business versus just being an employee,” said Evans. “So this is a whole new world for me.”

“I brought Ice on board to be a mentor and someone I can learn from.” Continue reading →

OOLA says goodbye to Capitol Hill — again — as 14th and Union restaurant shutters

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Kirby Kallas-Lewis and KT Niehoff’s “all time favorite spot in their all time favorite neighborhood” will be available again.

The OOLA Capitol Hill restaurant has shuttered while its Georgetown craft spirits distillery will carry on.

The 14th and Union restaurant had been shuttered for a prolonged “temporary closure” that is now permanent. CHS checked in with Kallas-Lewis a few weeks back but the owners weren’t certain about their plans. Over the weekend, they posted the sad decision:

Kirby and I want to share with you that we will be closing our OOLA Capitol Hill Restaurant, effective immediately.
It has been a true pleasure sharing our little oasis on Capitol Hill with you all. Thank you for the magical moments and energy you’ve brought into the space, and for being so present for this great experiment.

But the couple reports the OOLA Distillery “lives on.” Continue reading →

A Seattle first at 14th and Union, the Heartwood’s residents can see, touch, and feel the timber — But challenges to affordable housing have trimmed the excitement

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With reporting by Alex Garland

In better times, you would hear more about the Heartwood, a recently completed mass-timber affordable apartment building at the core of Capitol Hill and the Central District, that puts its residents in direct contact with a building material more closely connected with the planet and the feelings of home.

The cross-laminated timber project is one of the first in the country to be designed with full exposure of mass timber in the structure. The newly opened building’s eight stories feature full exposure of its timber beams so residents and visitors can see, touch, and feel the wood. Other types can build higher — like this project on First Hill — but require that the wood be kept “encapsulated.”

But the Heartwood’s amazing composition has been overshadowed.

“[The timing surrounding the development and lease up of the Heartwood has presented challenges,” a spokesperson for the building’s developer Community Roots Housing tells CHS. “We’re seeing a softened rental market that has led to a slower lease up of the property than we anticipated, which is having an impact on other projects in our pipeline.” Continue reading →

Now open: Ramie taking Capitol Hill Vietnamese in new directions on 14th Ave

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(Image: Ramie)

Trinh and Thai Nguyen (Image: Ramie)

Now outfitted in a palette of charcoal and jade, a 14th Ave space has gone back into motion as the home for new Capitol Hill “contemporary Vietnamese” restaurant Ramie.

The new project from sibling chefs Trinh and Thai Nguyen opened last week and is already drawing reviews on level with their Bainbridge Island original Ba Sa.

The Nguyens say Ramie is focused on innovation and creativity in Vietnamese cuisine driven by flavors including Bánh Tiêu fried bread with honey butter, MắmKho Quet with taro puree, mam, anchovies, shrimp powder, and chicharron, Bắp Cải Cuộn cabbage pork rolls, Mosaic Bò Tái Chanh with wagyu, Giò Giả Cầy crispy pork trotters with butter lettuce, shiso, diep ca, rau ram, serrano, purple radish, and pickled garlic, and a raw bar that not only features oc but a variety of Vietnam’s favorite sea snails.

“We’re creating a menu that will offer dishes that have a familiar flavor profile, but with an innovative twist and more refined look,” Trinh Nguyen said in the announcement of Ramie’s debut. Continue reading →

A Bainbridge Island restaurant family will extend to Capitol Hill with Ramie, ‘contemporary Vietnamese’

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Hopefully they bring Ba Sa’s soft shell crab roll to Ramie (Image: Ba Sa)

(Image: Ba Sa)

Don’t be too worried about closures in the Capitol Hill food and drink scene. Most spaces don’t look like they’ll stay empty for long. On 14th Ave, the exit of Omega Ouzeri and retirement of restaurateurs Thomas and Rebecca Soukakos in January now comes with a Tết announcement of Ramie, a new dining project from Trinh and Thai Nguyen, “the sibling chefs behind Bainbridge Island’s acclaimed modern Vietnamese restaurant Ba Sa.”

“Providing sterling hospitality in a space that’s welcoming, serving contemporary Vietnamese food that incorporates simple, old-school cooking techniques, and offering a robust cocktail program will be the guiding principles of Ramie,” the announcement reads.

They say the 3,055-square-foot restaurant neighboring Nue and Spinasse “will undergo some cosmetic and design changes,” but “the basic layout of the open kitchen, dining area, bar, mezzanine, and seasonal patio dining will remain.” Continue reading →

The end at Omega Ouzeri: The Soukakos family brings 40 years of Capitol Hill food and drink to a close

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The Soukakos and Omega Ouzeri family in 2015

Thomas Soukakos and Rebecca Soukakos are leaving Capitol Hill for the hills of Greece. The veteran restaurateur has announced he is closing Omega Ouzeri at the end of January, bringing to a close 30 years of food and drink in the neighborhood.

“I want to thank everyone who helped me to have enough experiences to fill two lifetimes,” Soukakos said in the announcement.

Omega’s final day of service will be January 31st. Soukakos said an announcement about a new project taking over the 14th Ave space next to culinary neighbors Spinasse and Nue will be made soon.

The closure follows a typically busy year of change for Capitol Hill food and drink. CHS tallied “14 sad goodbyes and 33 happy hellos” in the area’s food and drink economy in 2023.

Omega was born into a boom time on Capitol Hill as a wave of major new projects launched in new construction created in a wave of development across the neighborhood. The restaurant debuted in 2015 on the ground floor of the new REO Flats preservation incentive-boosted mixed-use building as a more upscale, more modern sibling to the family-friendly Vios Cafe. Continue reading →

Assault charges in stabbing that injured four outside Capitol Hill bar

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SPD says it recovered a small knife from the suspect during a frisk

A First Hill resident has been charged in the stabbing incident outside a Capitol Hill bar early last Friday that sent two people to the hospital and injured two others.

The King County Prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday that Thomas Ellis, 36, has been charged with two counts of second degree assault.

CHS reported here as police and Seattle Fire were called to the Diesel bar on 14th Ave off E Madison to the just after 2 AM fight and stabbing.

Arriving officers found a chaotic scene outside the bar with multiple people suffering from stab wounds in the attack. A fourth victim had left the scene but was located nearby.

According to police, Ellis told officers the stabbings came in self defense after punches were thrown in a fight in front of the bar. But victims described a swift and violent retaliation stemming from an argument that quickly led to Ellis pulling out a knife. One of the victims described being chased down by the assailant in an unprovoked attack that “was in no way self-defense.”

The injuries in the incident were significant. Police say one victim suffered an “approximate 10” wide and 1” deep slash wound across the front of his chest, filleting him open, as well at least one stab/puncture wound on his right side.”

Ellis has not yet entered a plea on the charges and remains jailed on $300,000 bail.

 

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Two to hospital, two more injured in stabbing at Capitol Hill bar

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Four people were reported stabbed and a suspect was taken into custody in a violent, 2 AM altercation outside a Capitol Hill bar.

Police and Seattle Fire were called to the Diesel bar on 14th Ave off E Madison to the just after 2 AM fight and stabbing. Arriving officers found a chaotic scene outside the bar with multiple people suffering from stab wounds in the attack. A fourth victim had left the scene but was located nearby.

Police also found the reported suspect at the scene and took the 36-year-old into custody.

SPD reports that two victims were transported to Harborview in stable condition with stab and slashing wounds and two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The suspect was booked into King County Jail.

 

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CHS Pics | With OOLA Capitol Hill, Kirby Kallas-Lewis and KT Niehoff share their ‘all time favorite spot in their all time favorite neighborhood’

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Kirby Kallas-Lewis and KT Niehoff

Summer isn’t over yet and OOLA Capitol Hill’s patio at its new 14th and Union bottle shop, cocktail bar, and restaurant is ready when you are.

It has been a few weeks since the craft distillery returned to its home turf with the new hangout in the former home of Marjorie. CHS reported here on the opening as Kirby Kallas-Lewis and KT Niehoff put the final touches on the overhaul with help from their new teammates executive chef Liz Blacker and beverage director Devan Lenning.

The new OOLA is across the street from where it began distilling craft spirits in 2011. Now, three years after its move to a larger, easier to manage production facility in Georgetown, OOLA is back with a space dedicated to showcasing its gin, vodka, and whiskey along with farm-to-table pairings and creative cocktails.

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