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Just east of Capitol Hill, Yeobo Cafe and Bar will bring love and Korean-American comfort food to E Madison

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Minas and her sweetie working at Karachi Cowboys (Image: Yeobo)

Powered by community crowdfunding and a wealth of experience working with Capitol Hill food and drink venues including Post Pike Cafe, Fuel Coffee, and the gone but not forgotten Karachi Cowboys, Yeobo Cafe and Bar is bringing Korean-American comfort food to the slopes of Madison Valley in early 2025.

Chef Mars Minas announced the location this month after a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year that saw more than $20,000 raised to support the diner project from the first-time owner.

Finding a space for the project to call home was a major challenge but a restaurant with good bones and the right location finally became available.

Just east of Capitol Hill, Yeobo will be busy transforming the former Two Doors Down burger joint that closed in October after owner Erin Nestor’s ten-year run on the E Madison corner.

“It’s such an honor to be taking over such a beloved space, and we’re so grateful to Erin for trusting us with what she’s built, Lex for really doing the most for us as our broker, all our amazing kickstarter supporters for believing in us, and to our greater communities for your constant support,” Minas wrote in the announcement. “We hope to make you all proud, and we can’t wait to welcome you through our doors.” Continue reading →

Two Doors Down to shutter after a decade of burgers on E Madison

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(Image: Two Doors Down)

A decade of queer-owned, woman-owned E Madison burgers is wrapping up with a final weekend of business before the planned Halloween closure of Two Doors Down.

“Our story is by no means sad. We have had a remarkable ten-year run on East Madison Street, and the time has simply come to move on,” the burger joint posted about its impending closure: Continue reading →

Man accused in carjacking murder of 80-year-old dog walker found mentally unfit for trial

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The man charged in the murder of dog walker Ruth Dalton has been deemed not fit to stand trial after a court-ordered mental health evaluation.

Jahmed Haynes exhibits characteristics of “Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder” behaviors, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Cannabis (Synthetic) Use Disorder and is not competent to stand trial, according to the report from the Office of Forensic Mental Health Services.

Haynes must undergo treatment at Western State Hospital in an effort to restore his competency including the use of “psychotropic medications.” He cannot be reevaluated for at least 90 days.

“During this evaluation, Mr. Haynes demonstrated significant difficulty engaging ni meaningful
communication. His responses were often disorganized, nonsensical, or irrelevant. While he was able to provide some correct factual information, his responses were impaired by the deficits ni communication consistent with psychosis,” the evaluator’s report based on an interview and study of Haynes’s past mental health treatment reads. “The quality of speech and thought process made it difficult to fully assess his legal knowledge.” Continue reading →

After outcry, Seattle Public Schools puts campus closures plans on hold — UPDATE

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Families and city leaders attended a “Save TOPS” meeting at the Eastlake school earlier this month. Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture.

The district is backing off its proposals to close schools across Seattle but it is not clear what its next steps will be to address a $131 million budget deficit for the current school year with continued financial shortfalls on the way.

Seattle Public Schools has canceled a series of community meetings to discuss the proposals and the planned closure of up to 21 elementary school campuses just as the meetings were to begin. The district’s first session was to take place Tuesday night.

“I am taking more time to reflect on plans to bring a consolidation recommendation this October. As a result, I am canceling the upcoming community meetings. A new schedule of engagement sessions will be released soon,” SPS Superintendent Brent Jones wrote in the message to families. “I understand the closure of schools is a very serious topic. After receiving thoughtful feedback from many of you, it is clear we need more time to carefully consider our next steps.”

The zigzag comes after strong pushback from families and skepticism from the Seattle School Board that they could support the district proposals. Continue reading →

RapidRide G arrives with ambitious public transit goals — and plenty of hiccups over Madison’s new buses, stops, signs, and signals — UPDATE

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With reporting by Hannah Saunders

The new RapidRide G stretching 2.5 miles along Madison Street from the waterfront to Madison Valley via First Hill and Capitol Hill is unprecedented in the city’s rollout of a growing alphabet of “bus rapid transit” lines. The first days of service across the line’s special coaches, dedicated lanes, center loading passenger islands, and coordinated signaling has been an illustration in the challenges of doing new things in the big city.

Starting with Saturday’s launch, the promise of 6-minute service and smooth rides through the corridor has mostly been out of reach due to early hiccups around signal and signage coordination, collisions, and delays due to mechanical failures and operator challenges with the new coaches.

King County Metro says it is responding to early issues though it also referred some questions about signalling to the Seattle Department of Transportation.

UPDATE: “This is the first RapidRide line with six-minute headways and, as we expected, our operators continue to gain experience with our scheduled operations and maneuvering with the varying traffic conditions along the route,” a Metro spokesperson said in a statement

Metro calls the line’s start a success despite the issues and says it is working with SDOT to address the signal priority issues.

Metro says the new or upgraded signals along the route along with a special signal at the terminal to ensure buses start their routes smoothly will continue to be adjusted.

“Metro and SDOT staff are working to resolve any issues as they come up,” the spokesperson said. “SDOT is currently updating signal timings along Madison Street and at the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr Way. SDOT will keep monitoring and adjusting these signals to improve traffic flow for both buses and general traffic in the coming weeks.”

The full statement from Metro appears at the end of this post.

Other issues also have added up in the growing pains around the newly launched $144 million line that includes bus service 10 new stations between 1st Ave and MLK Jr Way operating from 5:00 AM to 4:00 AM daily with a bus every six minutes between 6 AM and 7 PM Monday through Saturday.

The growing RapidRide system’s arrival on Madison is hoped to optimize an area that was already served by a tangle of Metro routes in neighborhoods unlikely to be connected to Sound Transit’s light rail network anytime soon.

Some issues are small in comparison to the ambitions of the new line. One Rapid G Line bus driver with a year of experience under their belt, for example, told CHS the protocol on the new route requires they switch drivers every time at the end of the route — just one of the many new steps and procedures slowing performance on the new line during the launch.

“It could be worse,” the driver said. Continue reading →

A new flashpoint in Seattle’s concerns over crime and public safety, calls for resilience and change as hundreds march to remember dog walker slain in Madison Valley carjacking — UPDATE

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The carjacking murder of Ruth Dalton has become a flashpoint in Seattle’s concerns over crime and public safety. A memorial walk for the slain neighborhood dog walker Wednesday night included messages of resilience, anger, love, and politics as loved ones were joined by neighbors, city officials, and political candidates in the vigil and walk from where Dalton was dragged and killed in a Madison Valley carjacking attempt in August.

People streamed along E Madison Wednesday during the evening memorial walk for Dalton, an 80-year-old dog walker who was murdered in an August carjacking with her dog, Prince.

Leading the march were four people who helped Dalton during the aftermath of the brutal attack, holding a banner with a picture of Dalton and her pup, a cross and words that read: “We care—Be like Ruth. Change is coming.”

CHS reported here on the efforts to organize the march by the Friends of Madison Park community group and Dalton’s family.

The group trickled into Madison Park and posted up near the playground for the vigil. Melanie Roberts, Dalton’s granddaughter, said she’s been getting her strength from god, her grandmother and “little grumpy Prince dog,” who was Ruth’s defender, and spoke to each of the heroes holding the banner. Continue reading →

‘Justice for Ruth’ — Community organizes memorial walk for much-loved dog walker killed in carjacking as suspect faces first degree murder and animal cruelty charges

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(Image: Friends of Madison Park)

As the community is working to honor Ruth Dalton and raise funds for a memorial to the 80-year-old neighborhood dog walker slain in an August carjacking in Madison Valley, her alleged killer has been charged with assault, animal cruelty, and first degree murder.

Jahmed Haynes now faces charges of murder in the first degree plus second degree assault and a charge of first degree animal cruelty for allegedly killing Dalton’s dog in the Tuesday morning, August 20th carjacking.

CHS reported last week on his arrest blocks from his Capitol Hill apartment and early details in the case against the convicted felon.

The King County Prosecutor says the 48-year-old could be sentenced to life in prison under the charges. Prosecutors say Haynes’s criminal history is extensive and that he had been imprisoned for crimes including a 1993 vehicular homicide in Seattle and a 1999 armed robbery in Renton until recently following a conviction in 2003 during his incarceration that added 15 more years to his sentence through 2021 after Haynes attacked a Monroe prison guard with a crude knife fashioned from a 12-inch piece of metal. Continue reading →

Court proceedings detail deadly Madison Valley carjacking including suspect’s Summit Ave address

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The King County Superior Court found probable cause Thursday to hold Jahmed Haynes jailed for Murder in the First Degree and Animal Cruelty in the First Degree in Tuesday’s deadly carjacking in Madison Valley.

80-year-old dog walker Ruth Dalton was dragged and killed in the incident. Dalton’s dog was also stabbed to death. Police say witnesses attempted to intervene to stop the attack including one man who tried to stop the carjacking armed only with a baseball bat.

According to the police information filed in the case, Haynes was arrested Wednesday after being tracked down by police at 15th and Pine just blocks from his residence in a Summit Ave weekly hotel. Continue reading →

Suspect in deadly Madison Valley carjacking arrested on Capitol Hill

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A memorial to the victim has grown at MLK and Harrison (Image: CHS)

Seattle Police have taken a 48-year-old man into custody in the carjacking that left an 80-year-old woman dead in Madison Valley.

SPD announced the arrest in an afternoon press conference. Earlier in the day, the suspect was tracked down and taken into custody near 15th and Pine. The suspect has maintained a Capitol Hill address, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading →

Police search for suspect as 80-year-old killed in Madison Valley carjacking — UPDATE

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Police say an 80-year-old woman was dragged and killed during a Tuesday morning carjacking at MLK and Harrison.

Seattle Police said they were searching for the suspect and the stolen vehicle.

SPD and Seattle Fire were called to the Madison Valley intersection just before 10 AM Tuesday where the woman was reported down in the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading →