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More Black ownership — and more Black-made beer — in the CD as 23rd Ave Brewery takes shape
The 23rd Ave Brewery guys in R&D mode (Image: 23rd Ave Brewery)
(Image: 23rd Ave Brewery)
There will be more Black ownership — and more Black-made beer — in the Central District. 23rd Ave Brewery is on its way to opening later this year with a small production and filling shop at 23rd and Jackson.
“It’s really dope that we are kinda back home,” Mario Savage tells CHS. “We grew up on that block.”
Savage and his three brothers — “it’s a family affair,” he says — now have a place to take their beer making to the next level, selling bottles and cans, filling kegs, and keeping fans supplied with 23rd Ave merch from the new brew shop being set up as part of the retail spaces added to the Jackson Apartments outside the neighborhood’s Amazon Fresh.
For now, the new space will be a grab and go operation with no seating or bar service. Future growth is hoped to eventually add elements like a taproom and increased production in the neighborhood.
CHS reported here on the smaller, more affordable commercial spaces and efforts to include small businesses in the new development as part of a ripple of new Black ownership including Simply Soulful and Catfish Corner in this core of the Central District.
Savage said in about three weeks, new brewing equipment will arrive and be installed as 23rd Ave Brewery ramps up its small-scale production with more trials and testing. Continue reading
Public comments call for preservation of Broadway’s Wilshire Building — while others call for new housing ASAP
The city says there is still time to submit public comments on the land use decision around a planned seven-story affordable apartment project that would require demolition of Broadway’s 118-year-old, two-story Wilshire Building.
CHS reported here on the plans for the Broadway Urbaine project that would be fast-tracked and not have to pass through the city’s design review process because it would add much-needed affordable housing. Continue reading
No light rail service between Capitol Hill Station and SODO this weekend
Light rail service between Capitol Hill Station and SODO will be shut down this weekend due to scheduled maintenance.
Sound Transit says the service disruption will begin Saturday and continue through the end of service Sunday. Trains will again travel that section of the line through downtown beginning Monday morning.
During the disruption, Link Shuttle buses will transport passengers every 15 minutes and stop at all stations between Capitol Hill and SODO.
“Passengers should plan ahead and allow for extra time for transfers between buses and trains,” Sound Transit said in its announcement.
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Police investigate Belmont and Olive gunfire
911 callers reported two people carrying guns and shots fired as a car reportedly sped away near Belmont and E Olive St Thursday night.
There were no reported injuries. Continue reading
Capitol Hill Community Post | Volunteer Park Trust Seeks an Event Producer for Our Summer Series
Volunteer Park Trust (VPT) is seeking an Event Producer to handle all aspects of a 7-event Summer Performance Series in Volunteer Park. Duties include securing all talent, production equipment and staff for these free to the public activities under the direction of the Volunteer Park Trust; and document and invoice all expenses for production services and equipment. Services to be delivered include:
• Design with VPT a Grand Opening event and Summer Performance Series that reflects the multi-cultural population of the Pacific NW Arts and community.
• Book and secure talent as approved by the VPT. Talent should include opening and main acts, a wide variety of music genres, one dance evening, and one theater evening.
• Maintain all costs at or under budget.
• Build a stable working team of production staff to operate the venue for these events.
• Maintain notes and comments from all of the artists on ways to improve their experience.
• Suggest possible partnerships with media and cultural institutions
Event Dates:
• May 21, 2022 – Grand Opening 10am – 10pm (tentative) This event will feature keynote public speakers.
• July 14, 2022, 6-8PM
• July 21, 2022, 6-8PM
• July 28, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 4, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 11, 2022, 6-8PM
• August 18, 2022, 6-8PM
This event series is not yet fully funded. Interested individuals or production companies should email qualifications and past experience along with proposed compensation to Jeff Rinedahl, Administrative Services Manager, [email protected] by 5:00 PM Thursday, January 20, 2022.
Volunteer Park Trust is a nonprofit operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Seattle Parks Foundation. For more information see our website at volunteerparktrust.org.
Sorry, kids, no more Menchie’s fro yo on Broadway — But Timeless Tea is coming
(Image: Timeless Tea)
There will be a hole in a block of retail space in Capitol Hill’s Joule mixed-use development with the planned closure of another business. But there are also plans in the works for a new addition bringing bubble tea and crepe cakes to Broadway.
Following our report on the exit of longtime prepared meals tenant Eat Local from the block as its parent company transitions to a fully online business model, word has spread of another planned closure sure to bum a few Broadway kids out.
The Capitol Hill location of the pay by the ounce Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt chain will mark its final day of business on Sunday. A sign went up with details of the sad announcement this week.
The frozen treat shop debuted in a sunnier 2012 and its initial ten-year lease has apparently run its course. Fans of the franchise are also dealing with the shift in the University Village location to a new locally-owned fro yo business called Chill. Continue reading
In response to debates over critical race theory, Seattle march for MLK Day 2022 will support education and counter misinformation
Marchers in 2021
One of the largest celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. in Martin Luther King County will take place with an emphasis on safety and community at the Central District’s Garfield High School.
Over the weekend, the Seattle MLK Jr. Coalition will host a variety of virtual events plus a rally and march on Monday starting at 23rd Ave’s Garfield High School. The MLK Jr. Coalition seeks to celebrate the legacy of MLK Jr. as well as unite Seattle and King County communities.
“Every year we pick a theme, this year it was truth and education now,” vice chair of the MLK Jr. Coalition Bobby Alexander said. “Before I graduated law school, I was always frustrated that race was not a part of our legal analysis because race has such a profound impact on law. To hear a bunch of non-lawyers essentially arguing about whether it’s relevant in general education, it was infuriating to me.” Continue reading
With nearly 100,000 behind on rent, Harrell makes Valentine’s Day extension of Seattle’s ban on pandemic evictions
Mayor Bruce Harrell will extend Seattle’s eviction protections another 30 days into February but the new administration says it wants to do more to inform people about the rules and measure its impact on leases and real estate in the city.
The latest extension protecting residential tenants, businesses, and organizations from eviction during the pandemic will keep the restrictions in place through February 14th.
Saying his administration wants to better understand “the algebra behind it,” Harrell said the next executive order includes the creation of “an advisory group for the mayor composed of tenant advocates and small landlords,” and an evaluation of “Seattle’s intergovernmental coordination in receiving and distributing financial assistance to tenants and small landlords.” Harrell also promised a new online “portal” to provide information to tenants and property owners. Continue reading
On the List | January Art Walk, FRANKiE4 grand opening, virtual write-ins, lectures, and talks, Capitol Hill Farmers Market, MLK Day march
Here are this week’s highlights from the CHS Calendar. You can also Add Your Event here. Know the risks, wear your mask, and don’t forget your proof of vax.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12TH
- VIRTUAL — UW Castalia: The monthly reading series features graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program.
- 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour — The tour plays the NWFF’s 12th Ave screen through the weekend
THURSDAY JANUARY 13TH
- VIRTUAL — Beatrix Potter Virtual Lecture: Join Frye Art Museum for an online session discussing the author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and “her close observations of nature and background in scientific illustration.” Continue reading
