Yearly Archives: 2014

Police search Interlaken Park after woman choked in attack — UPDATE

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Seattle Police searched the Interlaken greenbelt Thursday afternoon after a woman reported being choked unconscious by an attacker as she walked near 21st Ave E and Interlaken Pl E.

The assault reported just before 3:30 PM drew a large SPD response to the area as medics were called to evaluate the victim reported to be a woman in her 50s. UPDATE: The victim in the incident is a 44-year-old area resident, CHS is told.

The woman told police she was walking in the area when she was approached by two black males. One of the suspects “choked the woman out” rendering her unconscious, according to East Precinct radio dispatches. We do not yet know if the attack involved a robbery. UPDATE 10/10/2014 9 AM: CHS has talked with a person with knowledge of the incident and confirmed that our account of the attack described here is correct and that one of the males may have been acting as a lookout. UPDATE 10/10/2014 11 AM: CHS has received a copy of the SPD report on the incident. A portion of the report has been added to the bottom of this post. Continue reading →

Lost Lake/Comet empire expands with new partnership, acquisition of Grim’s

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Grim's in 2010 (Image: CHS)

Grim’s in 2010 (Image: CHS)

The princes of Pike/Pine are expanding their empire. Jason Lajeunesse and David Meinert and Lost Lake and Comet manager Joey Burgess have teamed up on a new partnership to purchase 11th Ave’s Grim’s and its upstairs dance and event venue The Woods.

“The move also marks the launch of their new restaurant, bar and entertainment group, Guild Seattle,” an announcement on the deal reads. Continue reading →

Piece by piece, Broadway’s Red Wall is finally coming down

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We've been through a lot with this guy (Image: CHS)

We’ve been through a lot with this guy (Image: CHS)

More than five years after the demolitions that kicked off the massive project, the Capitol Hill Sound Transit light rail station is entering its final months of construction. As the station rises between John and Denny on Broadway, the various murals and art installations that have decorated the exterior of the surrounding plywood “Red Wall” are slowly coming down piece by piece.

(Image: CHS)

(Image: CHS)

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Bright artists wanted for solar-powered Capitol Hill Gateway Kiosk project

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Quick -- somebody call Susan Robb (Image: CHS)

Quick — somebody call Susan Robb (Image: CHS)

Seattle City Light is joining with the Office of Arts and Culture to create new artworks across Seattle that will highlight the uses and benefits of renewable solar energy. The premier component will be a Capitol Hill Gateway Kiosk project. The goal is to have the new work in place on the Hill in a yet to be announced location by the sunny summer of 2015.

“The Capitol Hill Gateway Kiosk will serve two main purposes. It will be a gateway/informational kiosk to the newly formed Capitol Hill Arts District which will be publicly announced on November 15, and it will also be a stand-alone artwork that uses or demonstrates solar power,” Calandra Childers of the Office of Arts and Culture told CHS. Continue reading →

Big police response after DOC officer injured

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One person was taken into custody after a Department of Corrections officer was reported injured and bleeding from the head in an incident in the 1600 block of E Olive St around noon.

All information is preliminary at this time and has not been confirmed with Seattle Police or Seattle Fire.

A “fast backup” alert was sent out across East Precinct radio just before noon Thursday at an the address of the Sound Mental Health facility near 16th and E Olive St.

Arriving police officers reported the DOC officer was down and injured and that the suspect had been taken into custody.

Seattle Fire medics were called to the scene.

Transit Notes | Bike share launches Monday, UberPEDAL comes to Seattle, on-demand valet will park your car

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  • Bike share: Monday marks the start of service for the Pronto bike share system currently serving Capitol Hill, First Hill and Seattle University, plus downtown, the U-District, Eastlake, South Lake Union, Belltown, Pioneer Square and International District. You can check out the roster of a dozen stations serving our part of Central Seattle here. You’ve probably seen the new stations magically popping up across the neighborhood. After ceremonies in Pioneer Square Monday morning, a series of inaugural rides is planned across the city’s 50 station locations. On Capitol Hill, the “launch rideout” will travel from Broadway and Harrison to the Pronto station at 11th and Pine by Cal Anderson Park. The system is expected to come online for regular operations beginning at 1 PM. Each station has docks for 12 to 20 bikes and features a kiosk where non-members can sign up for 24-hour, or multi-day passes, and or access bikes using a code. Those who pay $85 for an annual membership will be able to bypass the kiosk and check bikes out directly. The $85 annual membership grants Pronto riders unlimited 30-minute trips. There are also 24-hour passes for visitors that cost $8 and three-day passes for $16. Check out prontocycleshare.com for more information and to sign up for memberships. There are plans to expand the system to the Central District in 2015. UPDATE: We’re told that the system will have around 900 paid members at launch.
  • Helmet reminder: While deploying the stations and kiosks has proven to be an amazingly fast process accomplished in a few hours, the Pronto system’s automated helmet vending machines aren’t ready yet. Officials say stations will have an honor system for helmets in the meantime. We’ve also suggested bars, restaurants and shops near the stations consider keeping a helmet or three behind the counter for customers to borrow.
  • UberPEDAL: Starting Friday, bike-riding Uber customers can request a car with a bike rack. For a $5 surcharge, the app-base car service will deploy an UberX ride with a rack capable of holding up to two bikes. The move is part of a series of specialized services the sometimes controversial company is testing. UberFamily, designed for providing safe rides for children, has not yet been rolled out in Seattle. We look forward to UberPets and UberBumpingSystem.
  • On-demand valet: A new “app-based valet parking service” has quietly launched in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and may roll out soon to other parking-challenged parts of the city. For $15 a day, customers can reportedly summon the service’s “agents” to any drop-off point designated with the Zirx app within “5 to 7 minutes.” The company then “stores” the vehicle — “our comprehensive $2,000,000 insurance fully covers your vehicle and our Agents” — until you request your vehicle’s return and it is delivered within “a few minutes.”

Washington’s Most Wanted? Show on hunt for Capitol Hill tagger

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LOLCAM 20141006_005100_2 (2)The TV program Washington’s Most Wanted is leading the hunt for this Boylston Ave tagging suspect caught on surveillance video early Monday morning:

Justin Christie was in bed when the motion sensor on his surveillance camera set off an alert on his phone.

“As soon as I saw it, I jumped to the door and wanted to scare him away at least, but by the time the alert came through, he had already finished; he was pretty quick,” said Christie.

What the suspect left behind will cost the Home Owners Association between $300 and $500 to remove.

“I respect street art. I don’t think this is street art,” said Christie.

The video was provided to police who passed it on to the show’s producer who, in turn, shared it with us. The producer tells us police are looking for tips to help identify the tagging bandit. “[T]he tagging subculture responsible for millions of dollars in damage every year,” the show reports. You can call 1-800-222-TIPS with information or SPD directly at (206) 625-5011.

Spear still fired up in 43rd district race despite big hurdles in final month

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Spear speaks with a supporter at a weekend rally on Capitol Hill (Images: CHS)

Spear speaks with a supporter at a weekend rally on Capitol Hill (Images: CHS)

Closing a 59 point primary gap would be a downright miracle in a political race, but Jess Spear is keeping the pressure on with one month to go in her bid to unseat longtime House Speaker Frank Chopp in Capitol Hill’s 43rd district.

On Tuesday night, Spear was fired up in her short appearance with Chopp at the Eastlake Community Council candidate forum. It was one of the few times both candidates have appeared together in the same room ahead of the November election, though the 20 minute session didn’t leave much time to get beyond the talking points.

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Spear and Chopp at the Pocock Rowing Center for Tuesday night’s forum (Photo: CHS)

In the August primary Spear garnered just 20% of vote as Chopp took home 79%. Spear’s staff are quick to point out that Spear gave a strong showing given Chopp’s entrenched position in the district and in Olympia.

“Winning depends on our ability to reach people, and that’s what frustrates me about the limited candidate forums,” Spear told CHS heading into Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Seattle Fire to rescue as garbage truck picks up person lying in Pike/Pine dumpster

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Seattle Fire initiated a rescue response early Thursday morning after a person reportedly sleeping inside a dumpster was dumped inside a garbage truck at 11th and Pike.

According to Seattle Fire and East Precinct Radio dispatches, a person was believed to have been sleeping inside a large dumpster that was picked up and emptied by the truck just south of 11th and Pike. Workers realized there was a person inside the trash and reported the emergency around 5:30 AM.

We do not yet have specifics of any injuries suffered in the incident. Seattle Fire reported the person who was “alert and oriented” was able to be removed. UPDATE: Seattle Fire tells us the victim was taken to Harborview as a precaution and that fire units were called to the scene due to “the mechanism of event.”

On the List | Art walk, Russian bazaar, Cascadia Cheese Festival, Winter Harvest, Hedwig Sing-Along

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"Touching Strangers", Richard Renaldi at Photo Center NW

“Touching Strangers”, Richard Renaldi at Photo Center NW

Capitol Hill galleries, stores, cafes, and bars welcome you to stop in and discover art in sometimes unexpected places during the Capitol Hill Art Walk on Thursday. Use the mobile site to plan your route, or pick up a paper map for old-fashioned navigation. Several new venues have join up this month so the map or app is handy even for art walk regulars. Art supply store Art Primo opens their doors for the art walk to showcase art from accomplished muralists. Another Hill retail newcomer, Nevertold Casket Company, invites you to step to see their photography show. Other new art walk venues this month: Revolver Bar with a one-day-only music photography show, the Ingersoll Gender Center featuring art from Kinoko (a former Seattleite now living in Portland),

Adrienne Rozzi at Ghost Gallery

Adrienne Rozzi at Ghost Gallery

Blick Art also has a photography show, and Studio Paradiso is showing new drawings and paintings by Wyatt Landis. If you are curious about the absence of LTD Gallery, don’t fret. The LTD folks are in the midst of moving to a new location,  where they will take over the wall space and operate out of Raygun Lounge on Pine and will be back on the art walk next month.

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Cheese, glorious cheese! The 5th Annual Cascadia Cheese Festival, hosted at Central Co-Op provides a opportunity to meet regional cheesemakers, visit with super adorbs pygmy goats, learn how to make cheese in your very own kitchen, and taste cheeses and beer.  Saturday,  11am – 4pm.

russian bazaarAfter a year’s hiatus for a space remodel, the annual Taste of Russia Food Bazaar returns to St. Nicholas Cathedral  this weekend. Enjoy  food, a vodka and beer garden, music, vendors, art and entertainment on both Saturday and Sunday, 12 – 5pm.

In Montlake, party with the Greeks at the annual Saint Demetrios Greek Festival Friday through Sunday.

Winter Harvest is a  new play opening this weekend at Eclectic Theatre.The  drama is set in 1955 Seattle, and this production is a world premiere. The play runs Thur – Saturday evenings, plus Sunday matinees,  through November 1st.

hedwigMidnight movies are back at the Egyptian! This weekend, as part of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, we have Hedwig and the Angry Inch Sing-Along. You heard me. Sing. Along.  “I put on some make up, turn on the tape deck...” We recommend buying your ticket in advance.  11:55pm, Friday..

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