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Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen bringing Liberian and Ghanaian flavors and West African favorites to First Hill

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Fahnbulleh’s food is ready for more glamour shots (Image: Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen)

Tina Fahnbulleh celebrating in August as she got the keys to her first brick and mortar restaurant (Image: Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen)

 

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The West African flavors of Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen are set to join First Hill in a space filled with memories of home for owner Tina Fahnbulleh.

Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen was started in 2017 with a six-year journey of pop-ups and events by Fahnbulleh toward opening her own restaurant.

“My menu is based on the foods I grew up with,” Fahnbulleh said. “I’ve had to go without them in each place I’ve lived in Seattle and I just wanted a little bit of home with me.” Continue reading →

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 →

Police investigate First Hill shooting

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A man was found shot in the leg inside a Boren Ave apartment building after an altercation and gunfire reported in a First Hill alley Friday night.

Police were called to the area around Boren and Union around 11 PM to reports of multiple shots fired. Minutes later, a man was reported with gunshot wounds inside a unit at a nearby apartment building. Continue reading →

COVID-19 closures and a few hopes of new locations: Little Neon Taco, By Tae, Drizzle and Shine, and more

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With word of a sad closing on First Hill — and some good news about some return visits planned for Capitol Hill — here are a few area COVID-19 crisis closures to catch up on.

  • Little Neon Taco: Even the lower rent from a reduced footprint couldn’t save the Boren favorite from small space master Monica Dimas. The three-year-old fixed-space home for her Neon Tacos is no more. Dimas announced the closure and said to watch for Little Neon Tacos at E Pike natural wine bar turned temporary COVID-19 era natural wine shop La Dive. “We are so grateful for the support of our friends and neighbors during this time,” Dimas writes. “We know that this year has been hard on everyone and while we are sad to be leaving our current location, we’re excited to partner with La Dive to keep doing what we do best: feeding good people good food.” Continue reading →

Serious crashes on major arterials in Capitol Hill, Central District and First Hill area up from 2018, long road to Vision Zero, SDOT data shows

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In April, a car seriously injured a bicyclist at the intersection of 24th Ave E and E Madison. A few months later, a driver was severely hurt in a crash just a couple of hundred feet up the street, on the intersection of 23rd Ave E and E John St.

The locations of these two crashes don’t just point to the places where lives were wrecked. They also offer a first glimpse into the traffic pain points on Capitol Hill, which have clustered on and near Madison in the first six months of 2019, data from the Seattle Department of Transportation show. The Seattle Times first reported on the data.

The two crashes are among the 98 serious or fatal collisions that happened in the first half of 2019. Ten people were killed in traffic. 88 were seriously injured, of which six on Capitol Hill, four on First Hill and eight in the Central District (including a sliver south of I-90). The dataset showed no fatalities in these neighborhoods in the first half of this year.

One important caveat, per SDOT: The data the department provided are preliminary. Usually, there’s a “pretty rigorous auditing process” in which SDOT works with officials from the Seattle Police Department, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Patrol and hospitals to review and filter out discrepancies for a report that comes out at year-end, SDOT said.

Still, the data provides a glimpse into Seattle’s long road to Vision Zero, its plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets by 2030, and problem zones for Capitol Hill, the Central District and First Hill, particularly on or near arterials.

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Police make quick arrest after reported First Hill kidnapping attempt — UPDATE

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Police arrested a convicted drug dealer only days from when he had been ordered to begin his “community work program” after a reported attempted kidnapping of a child at a Boren Ave apartment building Saturday night.

According to police, the child’s father called 911 just before 10 PM Saturday to report the attempted kidnapping by a stranger. Police say the man told officers that the child had been playing outside at the apartment building in the 100 block of Boren Avenue “when an unknown man walked up to the child, picked him up, and began to run away.” Continue reading →

Little Neon Taco: a different take on the Dimas Model on First Hill

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Monica Dimas

Little Neon Taco is not created under the Dimas Model — small, stylish, and pop-up light. For one, it’s not little. For two, it’s not inside somebody else’s bar. And for three, it’s on First Hill.

For four, there’s another element: The food is typically delicious and relatively affordable.

Monica Dimas’s newest creation is now open on Boren just off E Madison. It’s related to its original sister Neon Taco born inside Broadway’s Nacho Borracho — but, in this case, little sister is the big girl. With a big space and an emphasis on lunch, Little Neon is another step into daylight hours for Dimas who is ready to become a mother for the first time.

Not that she’s exactly resting. Continue reading →

One injured as car flips in Boren crash — UPDATE: DUI

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Witnesses said a car appeared to veer out of its lane and strike another before flipping on its roof in a crash on Boren just north of Pike early Tuesday evening.

Seattle Fire responded to the “heavy rescue” response just before 7:30 PM and found a small sedan on its roof in the northbound lane of Boren with its driver still inside. The responding crews were able to quickly remove the driver from the vehicle. The male in his late 20s was transported to the hospital in stable condition, according to SFD.

Police at the scene took witness statements and pieced together a series of collisions reportedly involving the car that eventually flipped. Witnesses said the car appeared to veer out of its lane as it traveled on Boren, striking another car headed in the other direction, and flipping. A 911 caller reported that a car matching the description of the flipped vehicle and been involved in a nearby hit and run just before the crash.

There did not appear to be any other significant injuries involved with the crash.

Police closed the area to traffic during the response and to make way for removal of the flipped car.

UPDATE 12/6/2017 9:25 AM: Police tell CHS the driver of the flipped car was arrested for DUI but was still hospitalized as of Wednesday morning with non-life threatening injuries. According to SPD, officers determined that the suspect’s Honda FIT had struck two vehicles before it rolled over onto its roof. The suspect vehicle had struck a car at Minor/Pike then drove away from the scene westbound before striking the second vehicle. The suspect driver, a 42-year-old man, was pinned inside his car until SFD was able to remove him. The collision investigation revealed that the driver was under the influence. Police confirm the occupants in the other cars were not injured.

Police search for masked, hard-hatted suspect after Pike Grocery hold-up

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Police searched lower Pike/Pine and a still snow-patched Freeway Park Monday afternoon after a hold-up at the nearby Pike Grocery.

According to East Precinct dispatches, the masked suspect entered the small grocery at Pike and Boren around 4:20 PM, told the cashier he had a gun, and demanded cash — reportedly he asked for only tens and twenties.

The suspect was described as a white male in his 20s or 30s with a thin build and wearing a hard hat, a white face mask, and a bright green and black construction jacket. He was last seen leaving the store on foot, headed east.

While the suspect said he was armed, no gun was displayed, according to police radio.

CHS Pics | Concerts at the Columns at the base of Capitol Hill

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Last Friday night between the rushing rivers of cars along Pike and Boren above and I-5 below, the Concert at the Columns series got back into the swing of things for another summer of free music in Plymouth Pillars Park. Wander by this Friday for more tunes with David Deleon.

The neighborhood’s parks have sprung fully into life — and not just as Pokestops. Here are a few more ways to enjoy parks on and around Capitol Hill this week including free music in Volunteer Park, the grand opening celebration of Broadway Hill, a dog party in First Hill Park, and a community event to check out the ideas for the Summit pavement park: Continue reading →