Welcome back. It’s nearly June. Here are the things you may have missed over the weekend and a few items of note to look forward to this week.
- UPDATE — Car vs. bike at Pike/Boren: Tuesday morning brings a report of a car vs. bicyclist incident and its subsequent investigation shutting down the intersection at Pike and Boren. We don’t have details of the incident yet but Metro says routes 10, 11, 14, 43 and 49 are temporarily re-routed in the area of the 6:21a collision. UPDATE x2: SFD has limited details but said the 20-year-old rider was “losing consciousness” and was taken to Harborview with serious injuries.
- Seattle gun violence: It was a violent weekend around Seattle. The investigation into the shooting that left 42-year-old Justin Ferrari dead at MLK and Cherry continues. The Seattle PI calls the weekend the “most violent” 4-day span since 2008. SPD tells the Seattle Times it has put SWAT and Anti-Crime teams on the ground in Seattle’s “high-crime” areas.
- Quiet Hill: Capitol Hill proper registered only a single report of violent crime over the weekend, according to police records. We have no details yet on the weapons threat incident that went down in the 1700 block of Summit on Friday afternoon.
- Safe BBQ practices: CHS also didn’t cover a single major Seattle Fire incident — hopefully you all still got some grilling time in over the weekend.
- Sinkholes and downed wires: The Hill’s biggest issue this Memorial Day? Our streets. Sunday night, a sinkhole opened in the middle of E Olive Way and tried to eat the City Market. Meanwhile, @zgoodwin hooks us up with information about downed wires that blocked another street in the area overnight.
- Change on 15th Ave E: CHS reported that a hole of another kind will be patched on 15th Ave E starting this summer as the old Horizon Books house has been purchased by a “mystery” Capitol Hill business planning to move in. And the $3 ticket plan to save the Volunteer Park Conservatory is coming.
Looking ahead
- Today, celebrate 25 years of supporting Washington arts with wine and cupcakes at Capitol Hill’s Artist Trust.
- New subterranean bar, arcade and performance space the Narwhal is set to emerge from beneath the Unicorn this week.
- Privatized liquor sales in Washington begin Friday and the Times says prices *could* jump. Or not. Capitol Hill will have plenty of places to buy booze in the new privatized world. Meanwhile, there’s a new winning bidder for the old Broadway location. We’ll see what more we can learn about the Canadian who won the bid. The state business around liquor winds down this week with phased closures so you’ll want to check out that schedule if you’re planning some hoarding.
- Sunday, plan your gay wedding with the BeGLiTched vendor fair and fundraiser for Washington United for Marriage.
- The annual Capitol Hill Garage Sale Day is June 9th. Add your sale from anywhere around the Hill to our roster — or sign up for one of the few remaining slots in the Broadway Hill community lot at http://capitolhillgaragesale.com
