Welcome back to reality. Let’s get in the game, folks. Up and at em. It’s twenty eleven. Here’s what you might have missed on Capitol Hill over the holidays.
- New Year’s Eve shenanigans: The Hill was mostly well behaved though we did hear about firecrackers being tossed from an apartment near Broadway and John, a domestic dispute assault on Pine near Harvard, an attempted business window busting near the same location, a fight outside the HG Lodge and somebody who rang in the New Year at the Garage getting beat up not long after midnight.
- Here is all the 2010 year in review Capitol Hill-style you need… and more…
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+CHS 2010: Capitol Hill development year in review
+CHS 2010 reviews in review… just kidding - The 230 Broadway project has hit a slight bump as the Landmark Preservation Board considers the merits of pursuing landmark status for the old Bank of America building on Broadway at Thomas.
- Capitol Hill was officially declared “Party Mountain” in the mayor’s Nightlife Initiative report.
- A bike rider survived after a scary collision with a car at Pike and Broadway.
- We also reported on two car vs. pedestrian incidents of note.
- The ‘Raja is leaving Capitol Hill.
- Sound Transit contractors reached an important Big Dig milestone.
- Metro needs another quarter from you starting now.
- High 5 Pie opened.
- A tale of naked ladies, a naked guy and a scooter in a Capitol Hill apartment carport made SeattleCrime, Reddit, Fark and Gawker.
- It did not snow but it became very cold. Wear a jacket, silly.
- Christmas week crime was mostly quiet except for burglaries.
- And this ugly First Hill armed hold-up.
- Here’s how to recycle your holiday tree on Capitol Hill. Note the post does not include anything about tossing it on the sidewalk to “help the squirrels survive winter.”
- A wise
assman visited Capitol Hill for Christmas. - City Hall has hired two companies to help it assess Seattle’s light poles for leaking voltage danger.
- 13th and Denny won’t be a mess. Soon.
- Two new salons coming to Capitol Hill.
Walked by Velouria at the Melrose Market today – was entirely papered over with a goodbye note :(
Gruv on Broadway is papered over and goodbye noted and gone.
I can’t tell from this bullet point: “City Hall has hired two companies to help it asses Seattle’s light poles for leaking voltage danger.” whether it or asses needs the extra S.
that’s a dandy