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As city prepares to reopen a Capitol Hill park, report cites hope for community gardening, youth play, and increased effort to address homelessness and services

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Results of an online survey asking about preferred “potential uses” for Seven Hills Park

The fence has been up around Seven Hills Park since September (Image: CHS)

The city has set a date for the community meeting to reopen Capitol Hill’s Seven Hills Park and has released a report on what it has heard in community feedback about public safety upgrades officials say are necessary in a string of parks in the area.

The city highlights concerns around “long-term encampments” and the need for better integration of the parks system with “larger addiction, mental health, and/or housing initiatives” in its report.

Seattle Parks and Recreation announced it will hold the next Seven Hills Park meeting on February 10th. Officials started the year extending the closure of the fenced-off 16th Ave public space through the end of February. Seven Hills has been shuttered and fenced-off since September after “bouts of negative park activity” as parks officials said Broadway Hill Park and Tashkent Park have also been the source of frequent calls for the Seattle Police Department.

CHS reported here on a community meeting held by the city in November to gather feedback on Seven Hills and possible changes there and at the Broadway Hill Park and Tashkent Park spaces. Parks and recreation also posted an online survey to gather feedback.

In the city’s report on the meeting (PDF), officials highlighted an overall concern about encampments and camping in the parks and the need to better integrate the parks system into the city’s efforts around homelessness and addiction. The report also called for plans that “balance activation between recreation (movie nights) with human services (health clinics),” capturing community concerns around trying to mix in events and celebrations into parks where people are struggling with homelessness and addiction. Continue reading →

Bananthony’s Bodega has opened at the Capitol Hill corner of ‘weed and weed’

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(Image: Bananthony’s Bodega)

There is a practical purpose behind Capitol Hill stoner snack and street style shop Bananthony’s Bodega but the business in the back is nearly as wacky as the party in the front.

“We wanted to be part of the community,” Capitol Hill entrepreneur and cartoonist Ethan Jones tells CHS about Bananthony’s arrival around the corner from the commerce of 15th Ave E where the new shop has moved in next to new roommate Ruckus Recreational Cannabis and across the street from the neighborhood’s Uncle Ike’s.

“If I sell snacks on the corner of weed and weed, I have a feeling I’ll be able to cover rent,” Jones quips. Continue reading →

Gunfire reportedly part of fight early Sunday at 15th and Howell

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Multiple reports of gunfire early Sunday included a 911 caller reporting someone firing into the air on 15th Ave.

It is not clear if Seattle Police ever made it to the scene. Continue reading →

Holiday Special market will benefit Capitol Hill’s On the Block

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15th Ave E and 11th Ave are giving each other a boost of holiday spirit this weekend as 15th’s Quality Flea Center hosts a holiday market in support of the On the Block group that produces the 11th Ave street fair series.

The On the Block Holiday Special takes place Sunday:

Sunday, December 21 – 12 to 6 pm
Quality Flea Center – 416 15th Ave E

The Holiday Special is a free, family-friendly event that will feature 60+ vendors, soul food, hot cocoa station, Santa photos, raffle, games, giveaways, a coloring station, soul food by Jerm Dee, DJS Razberry Baretta and Supreme La Rock, and more.

OtB says Sunday’s event will raise funds for its “Second Saturday”s 11th Ave street fairs as well as its venues including the newly opened all-ages arts venue 11 : 11 on, you guessed it, 11th Ave. You can buy a $33 “Cocoa Station/Soul Food plate package” to help.


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A new era at Tim and Iain’s as a Capitol Hill barbershop’s third generation takes over

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For 60 years, one Capitol Hill barbershop has been a neighborhood staple, providing its service to everyone from longtime residents to curious walk-ins seeking a quality haircut at a fair price.

Tim and Iain’s Barber Shop has undergone a quiet transition, one that speaks to both the passage of time and the power of family legacy in a constantly changing neighborhood.

Original owner Jim Nicholson started the shop in 1966. It operated across the street before relocating to its current location in the 1980s. When Jim retired, his son Tim Collins took over and has been running the shop for decades, building it into a neighborhood institution through consistency, friendliness, and an old-school approach that has remained largely unchanged. The ” J Tim” signage with the crossed-out “J” is a connection across time.

Now, after working alongside Tim for years, nephew Iain Todd has stepped into the role of owner, a transition that happened just a few weeks ago. For Iain, it’s not just a job change; it’s the continuation of a family tradition spanning three generations. “It’s pretty cool being third generation,” he says. Continue reading →

There was another battle in Seattle this week — This one involved warring robots on Capitol Hill

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The clatter of robots bouncing off polycarbonate and the whir of spinning blades echoed through the former 15th Ave QFC space as the clunky, charming, and fiercely friendly world of amateur robot combat made its debut in the neighborhood of a Capitol Hill robot maker.

For the robot crews and dedicated fans, it was an event they have been preparing for since summer. For others like Muhammad Ali and his kids, it was a Saturday morning surprise found on their regular walk.

“Every Saturday is my special day with the kids,” Ali said. “We go stroll around. I get my coffee, she gets her drink. And this is on our normal route. So we saw the door open, popped on in, and lo and behold, we got BattleBots going. What a great thing to find.”

Organized by Western Allied Robotics, Saturday’s event drew dozens of builders and spectators to Quality Flea Center at 420 15th Ave E, transforming the vast, street-art-decorated space destined for eventual demolition and redevelopment into a battleground for three, twelve, and thirty-pound machines.

“So we’re Western Allied Robotics. Local nonprofit, been around since 2000,” said organizer Rob Farrow, a veteran of the scene. “I lived here since ‘94, so I’ve been in the neighborhood for a long time.” Continue reading →

‘WAR! at the Market’ — Robots will battle Saturday on Capitol Hill

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It will be “WAR! at the Market” Saturday on Capitol Hill.

Western Allied Robotics combatants will gather Saturday at 15th Ave E’s Quality Flea Center for a day of tournaments and robot on robot martial violence.

The event is free for spectators but serious business for members of the Pacific Northwest robotic combat club. Organizers are planning a giant arena and more than 20 tables for teams to prepare their wired gladiators and make repairs.

The fights go down Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM at 416 15th Ave E.

 

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‘Hey, what should go in this space?’ — Calls from neighborhood to fill empty Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill campus spaces being answered along 15th Ave

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Kaiser Permanente has responded to calls from the neighborhood to do more to fill the empty retail spaces of its Capitol Hill campus along 15th Ave. There is a new property management effort in place, a new coffee shop lined up to join the campus, and a survey process underway to shape what kind of businesses are courted to help fill in other spaces along this stretch of Capitol Hill.

CHS reported earlier this year on calls for Kaiser to do meet its requirements for activating its streetfront spaces from the citizen Implementation Advisory Committee that oversees the city’s Major Institution Master Plan put in place in 2018 after the health care provider’s takeover of Group Health.

The retail spaces lost tenants coming out of the pandemic and have remained empty for years.

A Kaiser Permanente spokesperson says it has now finalized an agreement with a firm to manage its “available retail locations,” saying Health Hospitality Partners is a healthcare amenities company “that works exclusively with hospitals and health systems to bring modern retail onsite.” Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Historical Society event brings author’s stories of early Seattle Jewish families to 15th Ave

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The Gaslight Inn

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Inspired by her new book exploring the paths of five families through the shaping of modern Seattle, the Capitol Hill Historical Society is hosting a special event with the author at a 15th Ave Capitol Hill landmark at the center of one of the stories.

The Capitol Hill Historical Society will host author Karen Treiger for an evening of local history and storytelling. The event, titled “Jewish Seattle in the Gilded Age,” will take place on Sunday, September 21st from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Gaslight Inn, the historic bed and breakfast at 1727 15th Ave. Continue reading →

With two Capitol Hill stylists ready to make their own space, Mac and Milo’s Barbershop opening on 15th Ave E

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Mac and Milo’s (Image: CHS)

By Domenic Strazzabosco

A duo of Capitol Hill hair stylists are ready to set out on their own after building careers in the beauty industry’s mix of chain salons and rented chairs.

Alyssa “Aly Mac” McCowan and Myles McGehee are now ready to open their own three-chair studio on 15th Ave E, aptly named Mac and Milo’s Barbershop.

“I knew I always wanted to get up to the Hill for my business,” McGehee tells CHS. “I wanted to be in a part of the city where people actually live, not just the place where they come in and out of for work.” Continue reading →