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31 spookiest Capitol Hill Seattle posts… ever

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(Image: CHS)

(Image: CHS)

Things are already getting wild on Capitol Hill — and it’s not even Hilloween, yet! Wednesday night, Seattle Fire and police were called to a tony neighborhood along north Broadway after a strange attack that left a 30-year-old woman with an animal bite to the hand. Medics treated the injury but couldn’t confirm the victim’s account of a wild raccoon attack after the animal fled the scene. It’s still out there, somewhere.

Happy Hilloween.

There’s a full weekend of Halloween events including Saturday’s Hilloween carnival and more. We’ve also posted an updated trick-or-treat map.

Need costume inspiration? Take a look at Hilloweens past: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010

Here is another CHS tricky, treat-y tradition. We’ve updated our annual list of the spookiest CHS stories… ever. We’re up to 31! Don’t read in the dark! CHS will be out and about on Halloween as always to capture the scene and cover any breaking news. See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt (206) 399-5959.

In the meanwhile, here are some of the best tales of mystery and paranormal activity from around Capitol Hill from the CHS archives. Feel free to tell any Capitol Hill ghost stories you know about in the comments.

In 2010, CHS found these lines of numbers written in chalk on the cobbles of E Howell particularly disturbing

In 2010, CHS found these lines of numbers written in chalk on the cobbles of E Howell particularly disturbing

  1. Chalk number mystery on E Howell cobbles
  2. 16th Ave E’s ‘haunted house’ comes down
  3. Why is this black metal box at 10th and Pike?
  4. Meet the Klineburger Brothers and Capitol Hill’s taxidermy past Continue reading →

Garbage truck gone rogue closes streets around E Olive Way

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UPDATE: The Capitol Hill 18-year-old who stole a Republic Services truck early Tuesday morning and took the vehicle on a chaotic, slow-speed joy ride across the neighborhood leaving a path of damage in his wake was taken into custody on E Olive Way after the 20-minute police pursuit. There were no reported injuries but at least one building was reportedly struck and the rogue truck destroyed hit a bike share kiosk as the strange episode played out just after 6 AM.

Original report: We are still gathering details but Seattle Police and Seattle Fire were called to the area around E Olive Way and Bellevue early Tuesday morning after somebody reportedly took a garbage truck on a joy ride. A car fire was reported in the area around 6:30 AM. One CHS reader sent in a photo of flames coming from a large, blue garbage rig. Another photo sent to CHS shows a damaged Pronto bike share station near Bellevue and Pine. Meanwhile, two garbage trucks reportedly collided on E Olive Way near the Crescent Tavern.

According to police radio dispatches, the incident began to play out around 6:10 AM when a garbage truck driver reported he was being harassed and that his truck had been stolen near the East Precinct at 12th and Pine. The truck was seen leaving west on E Pine. Continue reading →

‘Too Capitol Hill to Schmapitol Hill’

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We don’t know what this means! But tonight’s edition from (soon to be resident in 12th Ave Arts) Washington Ensemble Theatre’s “exciting new literary event series” (as of 2012) sounds fun! (probably!) Also, we don’t know how you get an un-free ticket but, reportedly, you can get a “free ticket” by posting a picture “of you in your favorite Cap Hill place” here:

(Image: WET)

We don’t know who these people are (Image: WET)

The super cool kids from Washington Ensemble Theatre are back with a brand new stupid smart Six Pack Series! This time we’re holding a mirror up to nature, letting ALL the world be a stage, and poking some much needed fun a the hipster haunt we call home

<<< SIX PACK SERIES: TOO CAPITOL HILL TO SCHMAPITOL HILL >>>

And because you can’t appreciate “the hill” from one place alone we will be taking you on a tour of Capitol Hill. That’s right: hold on to your norm core Nikes, your kimonos, and your air plant necklaces, and jump on a tour of the magical land of street dogs, Manny’s, and the future home of the Bellevue douche bags you dated in high school.

You want a free ticket? Post a picture of you in your favorite Cap Hill place on this invite and we’ll save you spot on the tour/party bus.

Meet at St. John’s at 8:30 pm on Oct 21, 2014 and come on tour with the super fabulous and fine Hillebrities:
Sarah Galvin
Kim Selling
Yussef El Guindi
Wayne Rawley
Lillian Ruth Nickerson
Noah Benezra

If nothing else, it will be good practice for Thursday night’s LitCrawl.