Monthly Archives: November 2014

Shop the Hill Store Spotlight: Gamma Ray Games

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Shop the Hill is an annual community collaboration featuring CHS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and local merchants.

Shop the Hill/Shop Local on Capitol Hill. This Friday, November 28th – Sunday November 30th!

Gamma Ray Games

What year did you open on Capitol Hill: 2009

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Tell us about your business: Capitol Hill’s premiere tabletop game store featuring the Raygun Lounge and the L|td Gallery.

What is the best thing about having a business on Capitol Hill? For us it’s the diversity of our community. We chose to open on Capitol Hill and we’re very proud of the inclusive environment we work to create for everyone who calls the Hill home.

Why is it important for people to shop local, especially around the holidays? When you shop where you live and work it’s like investing in yourself. This is YOUR neighborhood. Curate what you want to keep and see more of by where you spend your hard earned dollars.

gammaraygamestore.com; facebook.com/GammaRayGames

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What’s open on Capitol Hill Thanksgiving 2014 — Plus, Hill thanks thread

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If you want to rest this Thanksgiving holiday, we hope you are resting. If you want to work, we hope there is a lot of work. And friendly, holiday tipping.

Below, we’ll collect a selection of notes about what is open for those of you looking to get out and about on the holiday. In the comments, you’re welcome to leave a note or two of Capitol Hill thanks. We’re thankful, for one, for a neighborhood that continues to give us so many great stories to cover.

Things to add, etc.? Message us via Twitter @jseattle or call/txt (206) 399-5959.

Happy Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

Shop the Hill Store Spotlight: Retrofit Home

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Shop the Hill is an annual community collaboration featuring CHS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and local merchants.

Shop the Hill/Shop Local on Capitol Hill. This Friday, November 28th – Sunday November 30th!

RETROFIT HOME

What year did you open on Capitol Hill? 2005

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Tells us about your business: YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FURNITURE, HOME FURNISHINGS, AND DEPARTMENT STORE.

What is the best thing about having a business on Capitol Hill? BEING ON CAPITOL HILL!

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Why is it important for people to shop local, especially around the holidays? BECAUSE YOU WANT ALL THOSE COOL STORES TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR

web:  http://www.retrofithome.com/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/retrofit-home/290882450902
twitter: https://twitter.com/retrofithome
instagram: @retrofithomeseattle

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Shop the Hill Store Spotlight: Ada’s Technical Books

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Shop the Hill is an annual community collaboration featuring CHS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and local merchants.

Shop the Hill/Shop Local on Capitol Hill. This Friday, November 28th – Sunday November 30th!

Ada‘s Technical Books and Cafe
What year did you open on Capitol Hill? 2010
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Tell us about your business: Ada’s is home to books, gifts,events and workshops that beckon to the geek – {and the geek in all of us}.

Ada’s fosters collaboration, feeds curiosity, and is where a bookstore becomes a community.

What is the best thing about having a business on Capitol Hill?  We love our community so much! Our customers are amazing!
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Why is it important for people to shop local, especially around the holidays?  We know that you love having great, small, local businesses in your neighborhood. Show your appreciation by supporting us when doing your holiday shopping.
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Seattle Fire quickly knocks down E Crescent house fire — UPDATE

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A fire reported in a two story, single family home on E Crescent Dr above Interlaken Park was quickly knocked down and extinguished by Seattle Fire Wednesday afternoon.

Arriving units found flames coming from the exterior of the house in the 2000 block of E Crescent. It was believed the fire only burned on the exterior of the home.

The fire marshal was called to investigate the fire’s cause.

The flames were first reported about 1:45 PM as multiple callers alerted 911 to the emergency.

There were no reported injuries.

UPDATE 11/27/14 9:30 PM: Seattle Fire has determined that the cause of the fire was fireplace ashes that had been disposed of in a bag on the porch. The blaze caused $65,000 in damage, according to the SFD estimate.

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Shop the Hill Store Spotlight: High 5 Pie

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Shop the Hill is an annual community collaboration featuring CHS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and local merchants

Shop the Hill/Shop Local on Capitol Hill. This Friday, November 28th – Sunday November 30th!

High 5 Pie
What year did you open on Capitol Hill: New Year’s Day 2011!counter

Tell us about your your business: High 5 Pie grew out of founder Dani Cone’s love of eating pie with a cup of coffee. Using Grandma Molly’s favorite all-butter pie crust recipe, we create both classic and innovative sweet and savory fillings. High 5 Pies are a perfect blend of old fashioned goodness with some exciting seasonal offerings to satisfy the most modern cravings.

What is the best thing about having a business on Capitol Hill? Living and working in the same neighborhood and serving our own communities!

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Why is it important for people to shop local, especially around the holidays? Shopping local keeps everyone connected to each other and allows businesses to best serve the needs and desires of their neighbors and friends. Sharing your favorite neighborhood finds with loved ones is a great way to share a slice of your daily life for the holidays.

facebook.com/high5pie

twitter: @high5pie

instagram: @high5pie

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Stateside’s take on French Vietnam by way of Capitol Hill joins the mix in Melrose

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(Images: Stateside)

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When CHS stopped by former Rookie of the Year Mamnoon (now growing into Melrose MVP status), the street in front of the new-era Middle Eastern restaurant was torn to hell as a City of Seattle crew installed a new gas line for a new restaurant around the corner that will likely be the next bright young superstar to emerge at the bottom of Capitol Hill.

Stateside has its utilities — with help from the mayor *and* the governor — and is ready for its debut on Pike with a soft opening this Thanksgiving weekend. Bring your opening weekend patience and prepare for a trip to Viêt-Nam. Continue reading →

CHS Re:Take | Thank Quinault for all the fresh, dried and smoked fish

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It’s not clear why the 1925 apartment building at Boylston and Mercer was named Quinault. Was it named after the tribe in Grays Harbor County in an attempt to give thanks to native peoples? If so, it’s no longer much of an honor.

The building was fabulous to begin with. An article announcing its opening in the 1925 Seattle Times had this to say:

“The most attractive, comfortable and modern apartment it was possible to produce. The Quinault presents many advanced ideas in planning and engineering… Each apartment is equipped with Murphy in-a-dor beds with double deck coil springs, said to be the last word in sleeping comfort. The corridor doors are of genuine Philippine mahogany of Laminex construction, their vertical ribbon grain harmonizing with the general interior. Halls are unusually wide, while each stair landing forms a lobby.”

The brick facade still looks attractive from the street. But the decades haven’t been kind to the interior of the Quinault. In a 2006 article titled Uneasy Living The Stranger writer Eli Sanders described it unflatteringly: “The building’s coherence ends at the front steps. Inside, a thick orange-and-red carpet with a loud 1970s geometric pattern spreads out…” A commenter named Quinault Ruined My Life added to the post in 2009, “The place is a dump, nothing is ever fixed, there’s dog shit in the hallways.” Continue reading →

On the List | Shop the Hill, The Seattle Collective, Indies First Day, Seattle Marathon

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Kimberly Baker Jewelry
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Joining 50+ Capitol Hill merchants (and a great selection of bars and restaurants) offering holiday shopping deals and promotions this weekend for Shop the Hill 2014, The Seattle Collective will be the latest holiday popup to come to the neighborhood. The new addition to the temporary shopping scene will take over the 5,000-square-foot space at Melrose Market Studios Sunday November 30th from 11 AM to 6 PM and provide a cozy environment of 22 of vendors from all over the city under one roof.

While some of the smaller holiday markets and bazaars are the best way to discover new artists — quick nod to the local makers who attended the Savvy Marketplace at Melrose Market Studios earlier this month and will display their gifting goods again December 20th at Sole Repair for any last-minute shopping needs — the Seattle Collective pop-up will boast established local talent.

“You’re going to get to speak to all the owners and designers,” said event organizer Melissa Riddington. “Most events are so busy, so rammed with people, what’s special about this event is you can have a drink, have a shop, and chat with the designer.” Continue reading →

Shop the Hill Store Spotlight: Bang

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Pine-ExteriorShop the Hill is an annual community collaboration featuring CHS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and local merchants

Shop the Hill/Shop Local on Capitol Hill. This Friday, November 28th – Sunday November 30th!

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What year did you open on Capitol Hill: 2012 (Pine) and 2014 (Pike)

Tell us about your business: Capitol Hill’s busiest salon with the most talented stylists around. We offer AMAZING service at affordable prices.

What is the best thing about having a business on Capitol Hill? Capitol Hill is a wild place with lots of different kinds of people. We enjoy the challenge of accommodating lots of diverse styles and needs.

Why is it important for people to shop local, especially around the holidays? Most small businesses rely heavily on the holiday season to make up for slower times of the year. What we do in Nov/Dec affects the stability of businesses year around. The holiday boom makes the slower times like January less scary.

Website:www.bangseattle.com

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