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Kha-Bar will dance onto Capitol Hill in 2026

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Chitralekha Majhi

12th Ave will be a busy area for new food and drink in 2026 as Kha-Bar prepares to bring the flavors of East India and Bangladesh to Capitol Hill.

Kathak dancer and choreographer Chitralekha Majhi and husband Manash Majhi are making a leap into the restaurant business with hopes of creating a mellow new neighborhood hangout right next to the NOD Theater and eXit Space School of Dance.

“I want it to be a neat and clean space, not too upscale but at same time nice,” Majhi said. “Not loud with off white, black, and pastel green that is calming and relaxing.” Continue reading →

Seattle Fire investigating after 12th Ave apartment blaze

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The Seattle Fire Department was investigating after a fire damaged an apartment building at 12th and Spruce early Saturday morning.

SFD reports it was called to a fire inside a 6th floor unit of the Plymouth Housing Building around 2:30 AM Saturday. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill’s new Roma Roma by-the-cut pizza joint (and the super Brunton brothers) preparing for January debut

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Forrest, Renee, and Colin (Image: Roma Roma)

The Cherry & Burrata (Image: Roma Roma)

Powered by the super Brunton brothers, Capitol Hill will begin 2026 with a new chef driven, by the slice pizza joint.

Roma Roma is taking shape this fall along with Chef Forrest Brunton’s mustache as a food and drink idea they say his brother Colin Brunton first pushed 20 years ago after studying in Rome:

At Roma Roma, guests will experience elevated counter service where ordering is done at a long display case showcasing whole pizzas. Each guest will indicate the size of the piece of pizza(s) that they’d like, and the “pizza monger” will cut from the large rectangular pizzas. Each pizza order will be sold by the weight of the selected piece, a hallmark of Roman street-style pizza. Servers will deliver orders to the tables, with the option for takeout pizza or dine-in.

Colin’s stache is also apparently in excellent form as the brothers have set about building out the new restaurant and shaping their “playful, craftsmanship approach to Roman-style pizza” in time for a January debut. Continue reading →

New beer leadership on Capitol Hill at tiny Outer Planet

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There is a change in leadership on Capitol Hill. The neighborhood’s tiniest brewery is now making Capitol Hill beer under its new owner.

CHS reported here on beer maker Amory Carhart’s decision to purchase 12th Ave’s Outer Planet in a last minute deal as the 2015-born brewery was about to be shut down. Continue reading →

Need to see what time it is after Sunday’s ‘fall back’? Check out Seattle U’s new 120-year-old clock

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Sunday morning, the hands of the new clock in the middle of the Seattle University campus will be wound back an hour as Daylight Saving Time ends.

The hands of the old clock have fallen back before. Continue reading →

Why the city is removing this Capitol Hill chunk of bike and bus-friendly RapidRide G street changes — UPDATE

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@nicksattele: “Hearing from sources that the union st busway will soon be reorganized into the union st carway. Now it will be much easier to drive to central Capitol Hill!”

With reporting by Matt Dowell

A year after its opening, a component of the RapidRide G overhaul of the Madison corridor across downtown, First Hill, and Capitol Hill is being unwound, the Seattle Department of Transportation says.

Work is scheduled for this weekend to fully de-construct one stretch’s bike and bus-friendly features.

SDOT says the changes represent the benefits of its efforts to stay in communication with the neighborhood. Transit advocates are planning to protest.

“Over the last few months, communications were restarted primarily at the request of Dunn & Hobbes, the owner of the Chophouse property, Hunters Capital, and Madrona Real Estate along with business representatives on 12th Avenue north of Madison Street,” said SDOT. Continue reading →

A new hope for Capitol Hill beer: Outer Planet has a new owner

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Outer Planet opened in 2015 — its sign dated to “2014 reflects some of the early optimism and challenges in running a microbrewery

There is a new hope for Capitol Hill-brewed craft beer. A new owner imbued with the force of beer making has stepped forward at 12th Ave’s Outer Planet.

“I figured it’s now or never,” Amory Carhart tells CHS about his decision to swoop in for a beyond the last second revival of the Capitol Hill microbrewery. Continue reading →

A third generation of owners at Capitol Hill cocktail classic Tavern Law

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Capitol Hill’s pioneering cocktail destination Tavern Law has new ownership, with Brazilian/American restaurateur Saulo Cruz and tech industry veteran Kenneth Jones taking over the 12th Ave establishment they hope to elevate while preserving what makes it special.

The duo represents an interesting blend of experience and fresh perspective. Cruz has operated La Fontana in Belltown for four years with another business partner — Rodrigo Parisi, managing partner of Capitale Pizzeria on Broadway.

Jones, who moved to Seattle just a year and a half ago, brings a hospitality-focused background from the tech industry.

Their partnership has an unexpectedly personal foundation. “His wife, I consider my adopted daughter because she is my daughter’s best friend,” Cruz explains. When both families moved to Seattle years apart, the connection deepened. “Her family is far away, so we took her in. She’s part of the family.” Continue reading →

Last beer on earth: Outer Planet Brewing marks last days in Capitol Hill’s shrinking craft beer universe

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Outer Planet’s final creation: the Golden Record DIPA with Peach (Image: Outer Planet)

The days of craft brewing Seattle beer in the core of the city on Capitol Hill are probably done. This week, tiny Outer Planet Brewing is marking its final rotations on 12th Ave.

“It’s hardly viable to run a craft brewery when the costs are what they are on the Hill,” co-owner Gabriel Villenave tells CHS. ”

Smaller breweries closing, consolidation of larger breweries taking over,” Villenave says is the general trend in the industry anyhow.

Outer Planet is set to close for good Saturday after giving neighbors and patrons a few weeks to say goodbye. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill craft cocktail long-timer Tavern Law has new owners

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A pillar of Capitol Hill’s craft cocktail scene is in new hands. Tavern Law has new ownership with neighborhood connections.

(Image: Tavern Law)

The 12th Ave cocktail joint announced business partners Ken Jones and Saulo Cruz will lead the tavern into its next chapter:

The story continues…For years, Tavern Law has been a gathering place for friends, neighbors, and cocktail lovers alike. Today, we’re excited to welcome Saulo & Ken as the new owners.🖤 With a passion for people and a love of craft, they’re here to keep the heartbeat of Tavern Law alive while building new traditions for the community we love. Here’s to cocktails, connection, and the next chapter together.

The pairing places Tavern Law into a growing Capitol Hill food and drink family. Continue reading →