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A new era at Tim and Iain’s as a Capitol Hill barbershop’s third generation takes over

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For 60 years, one Capitol Hill barbershop has been a neighborhood staple, providing its service to everyone from longtime residents to curious walk-ins seeking a quality haircut at a fair price.

Tim and Iain’s Barber Shop has undergone a quiet transition, one that speaks to both the passage of time and the power of family legacy in a constantly changing neighborhood.

Original owner Jim Nicholson started the shop in 1966. It operated across the street before relocating to its current location in the 1980s. When Jim retired, his son Tim Collins took over and has been running the shop for decades, building it into a neighborhood institution through consistency, friendliness, and an old-school approach that has remained largely unchanged. The ” J Tim” signage with the crossed-out “J” is a connection across time.

Now, after working alongside Tim for years, nephew Iain Todd has stepped into the role of owner, a transition that happened just a few weeks ago. For Iain, it’s not just a job change; it’s the continuation of a family tradition spanning three generations. “It’s pretty cool being third generation,” he says. Continue reading →

There was another battle in Seattle this week — This one involved warring robots on Capitol Hill

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The clatter of robots bouncing off polycarbonate and the whir of spinning blades echoed through the former 15th Ave QFC space as the clunky, charming, and fiercely friendly world of amateur robot combat made its debut in the neighborhood of a Capitol Hill robot maker.

For the robot crews and dedicated fans, it was an event they have been preparing for since summer. For others like Muhammad Ali and his kids, it was a Saturday morning surprise found on their regular walk.

“Every Saturday is my special day with the kids,” Ali said. “We go stroll around. I get my coffee, she gets her drink. And this is on our normal route. So we saw the door open, popped on in, and lo and behold, we got BattleBots going. What a great thing to find.”

Organized by Western Allied Robotics, Saturday’s event drew dozens of builders and spectators to Quality Flea Center at 420 15th Ave E, transforming the vast, street-art-decorated space destined for eventual demolition and redevelopment into a battleground for three, twelve, and thirty-pound machines.

“So we’re Western Allied Robotics. Local nonprofit, been around since 2000,” said organizer Rob Farrow, a veteran of the scene. “I lived here since ‘94, so I’ve been in the neighborhood for a long time.” Continue reading →

‘WAR! at the Market’ — Robots will battle Saturday on Capitol Hill

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Lojinx vs Holy Terror in 2024

It will be “WAR! at the Market” Saturday on Capitol Hill.

Western Allied Robotics combatants will gather Saturday at 15th Ave E’s Quality Flea Center for a day of tournaments and robot on robot martial violence.

The event is free for spectators but serious business for members of the Pacific Northwest robotic combat club. Organizers are planning a giant arena and more than 20 tables for teams to prepare their wired gladiators and make repairs.

The fights go down Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM at 416 15th Ave E.

 

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‘Hey, what should go in this space?’ — Calls from neighborhood to fill empty Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill campus spaces being answered along 15th Ave

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Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture

Kaiser Permanente has responded to calls from the neighborhood to do more to fill the empty retail spaces of its Capitol Hill campus along 15th Ave. There is a new property management effort in place, a new coffee shop lined up to join the campus, and a survey process underway to shape what kind of businesses are courted to help fill in other spaces along this stretch of Capitol Hill.

CHS reported earlier this year on calls for Kaiser to do meet its requirements for activating its streetfront spaces from the citizen Implementation Advisory Committee that oversees the city’s Major Institution Master Plan put in place in 2018 after the health care provider’s takeover of Group Health.

The retail spaces lost tenants coming out of the pandemic and have remained empty for years.

A Kaiser Permanente spokesperson says it has now finalized an agreement with a firm to manage its “available retail locations,” saying Health Hospitality Partners is a healthcare amenities company “that works exclusively with hospitals and health systems to bring modern retail onsite.” Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Historical Society event brings author’s stories of early Seattle Jewish families to 15th Ave

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The Gaslight Inn

Treiger

Inspired by her new book exploring the paths of five families through the shaping of modern Seattle, the Capitol Hill Historical Society is hosting a special event with the author at a 15th Ave Capitol Hill landmark at the center of one of the stories.

The Capitol Hill Historical Society will host author Karen Treiger for an evening of local history and storytelling. The event, titled “Jewish Seattle in the Gilded Age,” will take place on Sunday, September 21st from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Gaslight Inn, the historic bed and breakfast at 1727 15th Ave. Continue reading →

With two Capitol Hill stylists ready to make their own space, Mac and Milo’s Barbershop opening on 15th Ave E

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Mac and Milo’s (Image: CHS)

By Domenic Strazzabosco

A duo of Capitol Hill hair stylists are ready to set out on their own after building careers in the beauty industry’s mix of chain salons and rented chairs.

Alyssa “Aly Mac” McCowan and Myles McGehee are now ready to open their own three-chair studio on 15th Ave E, aptly named Mac and Milo’s Barbershop.

“I knew I always wanted to get up to the Hill for my business,” McGehee tells CHS. “I wanted to be in a part of the city where people actually live, not just the place where they come in and out of for work.” Continue reading →

Sign of the (medieval) times — Capitol Hill’s old Canterbury Tavern to be split in twain

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Preliminary renderings of the planned overhaul — the developers warn the ideas are “placeholders” and the design could change

The Fredonia building (Image: Meriwether Partners)

By Matt Dowell

Do you long for the Capitol Hill of old? When Amazon was for books and knights and dragons ruled?

Sorry, but the old Canterbury is about to be split — in twain.

Meriwether Partners, owners of the 118-year-old, three-story, 12-unit Fredonia building on 15th and Mercer, plan a renovation of the ground floor’s old Canterbury space. They’ll divide its 5,000 square feet in two distinct commercial units.

“The old Canterbury/Meliora space is quite large for an in-city restaurant these days,” said Joel Aslanian from Meriwether.

Meliora, which replaced The Canterbury in 2023, was unable to fill seats and closed within a year. Searching for a replacement, Meriwether found a couple potential tenants but nothing panned out.

Meriwether hopes the overhaul of the legendary pub will match both the current economic realities of the neighborhood and the latest in commercial tenants’ desires. Continue reading →

Fostering communities and open mics, Capitol Hill’s Hopvine Pub is turning 30

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Summer will end on Capitol Hill with one of the neighborhood’s most enduring beer institutions preparing to mark a significant milestone. In September, Hopvine Pub will celebrate 30 years of pouring craft beers, serving comfort food, and fostering communities and open mics at its 15th Ave location.

The story of the Hopvine is fully linked to Seattle’s craft beer revolution. When owner Bob Brenlin first opened the doors in 1995, the city’s beer landscape looked dramatically different.

“Back in ’95, we were one of the first places focusing exclusively on local microbrews,” Brenlin recalls, leaning against the well-worn bar that has borne witness to three decades of stories. Continue reading →

LOVECITYLOVE — ShopRite edition — joins effort to keep 15th Ave E active in long wait for redevelopment

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(Image: Love City Love)

(Image: Love City Love)

A Capitol Hill street living in limbo awaiting a wave of redevelopment.

An arts venue that has made its way through the liminal spaces created by the neighborhood’s relentless change.

It’s the perfect match.

You can add the everything you need and more spirit of dearly departed neighborhood convenience store ShopRite to the mix.

LOVECITYLOVE has landed on 15th Ave E.

The nomadic arts venture that has made its home in a variety of soon-to-be-demolished, destined-for-redeveloped storefronts across Capitol Hill and Seattle is now resident at 15th and Republican in the emptied out cornershop where ShopRite served the neighborhood for 30 years.

It is beginning its days on this new corner of the Hill with a schedule of open mics, sewing classes, and cafe hours. Continue reading →

20th anniversary HUMP! coming to Dan Savage’s neighborhood this weekend

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Capitol Hill’s very own Dan Savage is bringing a neighborhood Pride approach to this year’s 20th edition of his annual HUMP! film festival that was born in the days before “amateur” was the most popular category on Pornhub and has grown into a showcase of “unapologetically human, sex-positive short films—each five minutes or less—crafted by independent filmmakers and everyday people from around the world.”

With planned smaller neighborhood screenings in Seattle for the 20th anniversary year of the festival, of course the sex columnist/podcaster/film buff is bringing HUMP! to his home turf. HUMP! is coming to 15th Ave E’s Quality Flea Center this Saturday: Continue reading →