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One reported shot in leg at Central District mini-mart

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Police were searching for the gunman and the victim after a shooting at Parnell’s Mini-Mart on 23rd Ave in the Central District.

An explosion of 15 to 20 shots were reported in the area of 23rd Ave and Dearborn just after 7 PM. According to emergency radio updates, arriving officers found blood in the store and evidence of the shooting up and down the block but could not immediate locate the victim who reportedly left the area by car. The victim was later located at Harborview where he was being treated for his injuries. Continue reading →

Pedestrian hit by driver while crossing Boren dies of injuries

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There has been another death on the roadways around Seattle’s busy Yesler corridor. CHS has learned that the 72-year-old struck by a driver while crossing the street in a morning June 13th collision at Boren and Main has died of his injuries.

The Medical Examiner’s office has identified the victim as Raphael Shelton. Shelton died earlier this week after suffering “blunt force injuries” nine days earlier in the Saturday morning crash. Continue reading →

Driver dead in 23rd Ave collision with dump truck — UPDATE

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Thanks to a CHS reader for this picture from the scene

The driver in a collision with a large dump truck was reported dead in a Wednesday morning crash near Medgar Evers Pool just north of the entrance to Garfield High School.

Seattle Police and Seattle Fire were called to the crash scene just after 9 AM to a report of the injured driver.

According to witness reports, the victim’s vehicle appeared to turn in front of the oncoming truck. UPDATE: A Seattle Fire spokesperson confirms the driver has died.

UPDATE 1:40 PM: SPD reports officers found the 63-year-old driver unresponsive inside the sedan after the crash:

Officers arrived and found an unresponsive 63-year-old male driver inside a sedan. Seattle police provided lifesaving measures until the Seattle Fire Department arrived. Despite lifesaving efforts, medics pronounced the man deceased at the scene. The 25-year-old driver of the dump truck remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.

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Seattle City Council holds public hearing on mayor’s plan to speed zoning changes including Central District YMCA and church proposal

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A day after legislative victory with the City Council’s approval of her plan to speed up creation of new shelters by allowing larger Tiny House Villages in the city, City Hall on Wednesday will host a public forum on the mayor’s plan to use a set of surgical upzones to speed up “taller and denser” development changes in Seattle.

Opening the way for mixed-use development that emphasizes commercial space along with new apartments on a block just off the growing 23rd Ave corridor is part of the plans.

CHS reported in April on the proposals from Mayor Katie Wilson’s office outlining a set of areas proposed for block by block upzoning including a block of the Central District. Continue reading →

The floral legacy of Mary Wesley

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Acer House is rising on the corner Flowers Just 4 U once called home at 23rd and Cherry (Image: @benmaritz)

Mere weeks after her 96th birthday, Mary Wesley has passed.

Affectionately known to her customers as “Miss Mary,” Wesley owned and operated a flower shop for 40 years in the Central District.

Wesley opened her first shop in 1984 on the corner of 23rd and Jackson after retiring from a successful career at Boeing. The first Black-owned floral shop in the Central District, Flowers Just 4 U was a shop that fostered community alongside its arrangements.

Providing arrangements for everyone from celebrities, local sports teams, and the day-to-day occasions here in Seattle, Wesley’s artistry and generosity left a lasting impact on all she did.

An active churchgoer and well loved member of the community, Wesley saw that community rally around her with a fundraiser early last year after closing Flowers Just 4 U for her second try at retirement.

Even through this, Wesley had hopes that a new owner would come in for the space and continue her floral legacy in the Central Area. Continue reading →

In the Central District, groundbreaking set for one side of 23rd Ave with new project planned for the other — Plus, an unofficial tally of Capitol Hill’s big mixed-use buildings waiting for improved ‘market conditions’

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Plans for The Bascomb on the west side of the street

Groundbreaking for The Sarah Queen on the east side of 23rd Ave will come this summer

Central District developer Jaebadiah Gardner is well in front of plans for a “taller and denser” — and more equitable and affordable — Seattle.

Gardner Global has announced The Sarah Queen, a new Black-owned development set to rise at 23rd and Union, will break ground in June.

Across the street, plans for The Bascomb are also now taking shape.

On the west side of 23rd Ave, things are still in the paperwork phase.

According to permits filed this month with the city, The Bascomb is planned to rise seven stories on the west side of 23rd Ave, creating 54 units and a small, five-car parking garage. The planned unit mix will include two and three-bedroom units. Every unit is being planned as affordable housing.

Across 23rd Ave, they are getting ready to dig in for a year and a half of construction on The Sarah Queen.

CHS reported last August as the Mount Calvary Christian Center on the east side of 23rd Ave was demolished to make way for The Sarah Queen. That development will create 112 new apartment homes above street level commercial or live-work space and underground parking for about 20 vehicles.

The Bascomb will rise eight stories thanks in part to the Mandatory Housing Affordability program A portion of The Sarah Queen’s units will be reserved as affordable housing for residents earning 80% or below of the Area Median Income. Continue reading →

Amid budget woes, Seattle Central’s Wood Technology Center is on the chopping block

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More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling on Seattle Colleges not to put the 23rd Ave Wood Technology Center on the chopping block as the board of trustees wrestles an ongoing budget deficit.

The board is scheduled to meet in a private “executive session” Monday afternoon.

Seattle Colleges officials are considering a plan to close the center and put the property up for sale, the South Seattle Emerald reports.

The city’s community college system including North Seattle College, South Seattle College, and Capitol Hill’s Seattle Central College has been scrambling to overcome a deficit once feared to reach depths of $30 million as costs have risen and enrollment and revenues have not kept pace. Continue reading →

Light rail arrives in the Central District at Judkins Park Station

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Starting Saturday, there will be light rail service in the Central District.

Riding the train across the Seattle area including Capitol Hill Station will also take on a whole new dimension.

The milestone marks what will be a full transformation of the network into a two-line system — the original 1 Line serving the city and its north-south neighbors, and now the added 2 Line connecting Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond. It will also start service on the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge.

Saturday, Sound Transit will finally debut cross-lake trains on its new line connecting Seattle to the Eastside via Judkins Park Station. The roughly $3.8 billion “East Link Extension” arrives years late, delayed by construction screw-ups and logistical complications. Buried somewhere in those billions are the millions it cost to complete the stop at Judkins Park, hoped to soon be a launch point for 3,000 riders a day — and a destination for more. Continue reading →

The case for expanding Seattle’s Real Time Crime Center and more cameras on Capitol Hill (plus the one already above 12th Ave)

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A security camera above 12th Ave

As privacy advocates and those concerned about misuse of the technology by law enforcement and federal authorities continue their press, Mayor Katie Wilson is also facing a public campaign from the Seattle Police Department and City Hall advocates for the surveillance for the expansion of the city’s Real Time Crime Center cameras to Capitol Hill and the Central District.

So far, the new mayor seems willing to let the approved deployment play out. SPD says its stats justify the need.

According to a data analysis released by the Seattle Police Department last month, police are “three times more likely” to make an arrest in a case when working with the analysts who staff the Real Time Crime Center with access to a network of police and traffic cameras across the city, and access to important databases and resources that can be used to identify suspects and vehicles — and sometimes track them across Seattle.

SPD says it analyzed 220,000 911 responses over a nine-month period between the launch of the Crime Center and the end of February. “This finding — from SPD’s Performance Analytics & Research group –underscores the department’s commitment to transparency, continuous improvement, and evidence-based policing,” SPD said. Continue reading →

Seattle Parks says failing beams mean ‘8-week’ closure of Medgar Evers Pool will stretch into summer

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The Central District and Capitol Hill area’s only public swimming facility was supposed to reopen earlier this year after a planned eight-week, $1.4 million overhaul but the city’s parks department says additional work needed at Medgar Evers Pool will keep it closed until summer.

Seattle Parks and Recreation announced the extended closure saying that “failing” beams were found in the roof structure of the 56-year-old public pool. That additional work will be a big deal.There’s no budget detailed for the repair. Continue reading →