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No light rail this weekend between Capitol Hill and SoDo

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There will be no light rail service through downtown Seattle this weekend. Sound Transit is closing the line between Capitol Hill and SoDo for planned maintenance on Saturday and Sunday:

Due to planned rail maintenance, Link light rail will be temporarily suspended between Capitol Hill and SODO stations from the start of service Saturday, June 22 through the end of service Sunday, June 23. Normal operations will resume at the start of service Monday, June 24. During this time, Sound Transit will provide Link Shuttle buses to transport passengers. The buses will run every 15 minutes and stop at all stations between Capitol Hill and SODO. Passengers should plan ahead and allow for extra time for transfers between buses and trains.

Sound Transit says it expect service to be up and running in time for Monday morning.

The closure is part of the latest work as Sound Transit undertakes needed maintenance, repair, and upgrade work in the downtown transit tunnel in advance of expansion including service connecting Lynnwood to the existing 1 Line at the end of August.

More expansion is coming including the new line connecting Seattle to the Eastside across I-90. Costly construction snafus have delayed the opening of Judkins Park Station and the Eastside expansion line it is part of to 2025 — some eight years after the project broke ground.

 

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Capitol Hill Tuesday Farmers Market returns with emphasis on easy meals and good food

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With reporting by Nova Berger, CHS Intern

At the height of the growing season during Seattle’s longest days of sunlight, the Capitol Hill Farmers Market expands to add another weekly opportunity for neighbors and those passing through busy Capitol Hill Station to put something delicious on the table. Capitol Hill’s Tuesday night markets are back from June to September, giving shoppers what they need to create nutritious meals during the work week.

The season re-start of the Tuesday night farmers market takes on a different rhythm from the shopping done on Sundays with an emphasis on providing meals. Vendors like Wendy Simply Cooks offer ready-to-go dishes that cater to various dietary needs.

“Easy heat up, easy clean up,” Wendy Deaton says. Continue reading →

CHS Pics | Seasmith off to ‘preview’ start on way to ‘all day cafe’ above Capitol Hill Station

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CHS took you inside new Capitol Hill cocktail bar Guillotine, the latest addition to Broadway’s nightlife, earlier this week.

Here is a look at the latest addition to Broadway’s day-life.

Seasmith opened a couple weeks back above Capitol Hill Station after years of anticipation. Continue reading →

Sound Transit’s Fare Ambassadors begin platform payment checks

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Sound Transit’s Fare Ambassadors are now checking for payment while you wait for the next train. The agency has rolled out platform fare checks at four downtown stations starting this morning. The plan is to spread the checks through the growing light rail system including Capitol Hill Station in coming months.

“With a little extra time and a lot more elbow room on platforms, Fare Ambassadors will be able to check more fares and provide better customer service,” the ST announcement reads.

Sound Transit says the new checks are part of efforts to make sure fares are paid — and educate riders.

They’re still working out the best way for the checks to take place on the plafform, Sound Transit says, and will be experimenting with different methods.

Meanwhile, fare inspections will continue onboard light rail trains. Continue reading →

Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly Capitol Hill Station stabbing

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The man charged with murder in the Capitol Hill Station stabbing that killed Corey Bellett has pleaded not guilty and will continue to be held on $3 million bond after a court appearance Wednesday.

Shawn Patrick Moore, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of second degree murder and intimidating a witness in the case surrounding the slaying of Bellett, a 37-year-old restaurant worker on his way home after a Saturday brunch shift at Capitol Hill’s Harry’s Fine Foods.

Prosecutors say Moore killed the victim in an altercation over a run-in on the escalator that grew into a fight on the light rail platform. Continue reading →

Suspect charged with second degree murder in Capitol Hill Station stabbing

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The King County Prosecutor’s office has announced it has charged the suspect in Saturday’s deadly stabbing on the Capitol Hill Station train platform with second degree murder and intimidating a witness.

Shawn Patrick Moore, 26, was jailed following his arrest Monday by a U.S. Marshals task force that tracked him down in Eatonville.

Police and prosecutors says Moore killed Corey Bellett in a fight sparked when the Harry’s Fine Foods chef brushed by Moore and another man on the light rail escalator as the restaurant worker was on his way to catch a train home after a Saturday brunch shift. Continue reading →

Now hiring: Cal Anderson Park Alliance seeks ‘activation manager’ to shepherd gatherings and events in park and plaza

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Capitol Hill Garage Sale Day 2023

As a coalition calls on city officials to do more to address safety and drug crimes around the core of Broadway, Pike/Pine, and Cal Anderson, the nonprofit formed to help maintain and improve the beloved but challenged city park is looking for someone to fill a new role to keep the public space active and fun for every type of visitor.

The Cal Anderson Park Alliance has announced it is hiring a manager for a pilot activation program that it hopes will bring events and activities to the Cal Anderson Shelterhouse and the nearby Cathy Hillenbrand Community Room located in the Station House affordable housing building above Capitol Hill Station just north of the park. The program will also help keep the AIDS Memorial Plaza above the station busy with activities beyond its role hosting the weekly farmers markets.

CAPA says the Activation Manager will “coordinate community use and programming of these spaces, as well as Cal Anderson Park and the Capitol Hill Station Plaza” working with community members, the CAPA Board, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation, and nearby property management to coordinate activities and the use of the park and community spaces.” Continue reading →

Victim in deadly stabbing identified, details emerge in fatal Capitol Hill Station altercation — UPDATE: Fundraiser

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A memorial has grown outside Harry’s Fine Foods (Image: CHS)

(Image: CHS)

The Capitol Hill chef stabbed and killed in an altercation on the Capitol Hill Station light rail platform Saturday has been identified as Corey Bellett.

The 37-year-old died of injuries suffered in the stabbing on the subway platform 200 feet below Broadway.

Seattle Fire responded to provide emergency aid to the victim and transport him to Harborview but Bellett succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Seattle Police were unable to immediately locate the suspect seen on Sound Transit security video fleeing with knife still in hand following the just before 6 PM assault. The department announced an arrest in the case Monday night after a U.S. Marshals task force tracked down the suspect and took him into custody in Eatonville earlier in the day. A hearing to determine probable cause and to continue to hold the 26-year-old in jail was scheduled for a Tuesday hearing.

Bellett — A fundraiser has been set up to help the victim’s family

Prosecutors say Shawn Patrick Moore will remain jailed on $3 million bail and a charging decision in the case is expected Thursday. The county prosecutor says Moore has not been charged by its office previously.

In the documents filed for the bail hearing, police say video evidence shows the victim brush by the suspect and another man as he moved down the station escalator Saturday evening. Police say the suspect and the man accompanying him then confronted Bellett on the platform and a fight ensued in which it appeared that Moore pulled a knife from his pocket and began stabbing Bellett. Police say Bellett fell onto the northbound track where Moore allegedly continued the assault before fleeing the station.

Police say the second man later contacted police to provide information about the suspect. Continue reading →

Good news at Capitol Hill Station: Seasmith arrives on E Barbara Bailey Way

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Thanks to reader Sandy for the tip and picture!

E Barbara Bailey Way finally has a coffee shop. Some five years after planning for the project first began, the Seasmith cafe and casual hangout from the Burien Press family of businesses has opened above Capitol Hill Station.

The opening is a pull of happy news in a sad week around the busy transit facility.

The opening of Seasmith has been quite the endeavor. CHS reported here in November as light could finally be seen at the end of a subway tunnel of pandemic, government, and property management bureaucracy red tape.

Even then, it has taken another six months for the cafe to finally go into motion. Continue reading →

Man dead in Capitol Hill Station stabbing — UPDATE

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(Image: SPD)

A man was stabbed and killed at Capitol Hill Station Saturday.

Police were called to the light rail station’s lower platform just before 6 PM where “a large crime scene” was reported.

Seattle Fire responded to treat the victim and transport him to the hospital.

Police say the 37-year-old died despite the life-saving efforts.

Continue reading →