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Latest proposed landmark on Capitol Hill’s Millionaireā€™s Row would honor legacy of Seattle pioneering businesswoman

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Caroline Horton

The grand American Foursquare on 14th Ave E near E Roy, thanks to the clearcutting of Capitol Hill, once had an even grander view. It has waited 116 years to be considered for Seattle landmark protections. Now remembered as the Caroline E. Horton House, one of the remaining unprotected chunks of Capitol Hill’s Millionaireā€™s Row will finally come before the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board later this month. (UPDATE: Corrected the location mistake. Sorry for the error — that’s what I get from reporting from memory and not looking at a map!)

The old home’s nomination from its most recent owners comes as the Millionaire’s Row neighborhood stretching along 14th Ave E from Volunteer Park won federal recognition — and the protections and tax implications it entails — on theĀ National Register of Historic PlacesĀ last year.

While many of the now multimillion dollar homes along the street have won landmark status for their immaculate condition as examples of classic Seattle turn of the century architecture, 627 14th Ave E’s story is about the woman who had it built. Continue reading →

Another Capitol Hill favorite is closing: Vios to make way for TacoOx and Money Frog on 19th Ave E

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Thomas and Alexander Soukakos in 2015 — “Vios, which means life, became a hub of community and nurturing for families across Seattle as Soukakos raised his son, then two years old. Nearly two decades later, with his son off at college and opening contemporary Greek Omega Ouzeri, Soukakos is ready to turn the page and begin the next chapter of his culinary career.” (Image: CHS)

Another Capitol Hill institution is preparing to serve its final meals. 19th Ave E’s Vios Cafe will grill its “last souvlaki” on Friday, making a New Year’s Eve exit after 17 years in the neighborhood. The restaurant space will welcome an ambitious new food and drink project in the new year.

Like the coming closure of Cafe Presse on 12th Ave, the changes on 19th are part of the lifespan of a successful restaurant with small-scale ownership. Owner Thomas Soukakos is ready to simplify his business life — and travel.

“The downsizing of this upcoming chapter gives Soukakos more time to focus on culinary adventures both at home, and in Greece,” an announcement from Vios on the December 31st closure reads. “With future group excursions in the works, he hopes to continue to share his passion for the Greek cuisine with his customers; taking groups and leading wine and food tours in his native country.”

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The Capitol Hill COVID Remembrance Project: ‘TAKE A RIBBON — WRITE THE NAME OF SOMEONE WHO HAS PASSED…’

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A Capitol Hill faith community has created a modest memorial to honor the lives of those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can add to the love on display at the corner of 19th and Aloha.

Sunday, the St. Joseph Parish held a small opening service for the Capitol Hill COVID Remembrance Project, an effort through November to provide a space for the community to remember friends, family, and loved ones lost to the virus.

White ribbons have been tied to the church’s fence, many bearing the names of loved ones who have died. A box of ribbons and a pen waits for anybody who would like to add to the memorial. Continue reading →

Millionaireā€™s Row gets new crosswalks and a four-way stop to help connect Volunteer Park to the rest of Capitol Hill

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The view from the Shafer Baillie Mansion

One of the more needlessly dangerous crossings on Capitol Hill is being repaired this week, helping to connect Volunteer Park to its neighbors to the south.

Thanks to the folks at the Shafer Baillie Mansion bed and breakfast for sending over a note and the picture updating on the work Thursday to install new stop signs and crosswalks at the intersection of 14th and Aloha. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Community Post | Aloha Community Art Museum Exhibition Opening – Friday, July 30

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From the Aloha Community Art Museum

This Friday, the Aloha Community Art Museum is delighted to host the opening celebration of a solo exhibition by Friedel Fisher (@agoraborealis on Instagram). Please join us between 7 and 8:30 pm to meet the artist, view their amazing art, and enjoy some tiny snacks. Fancy dress is encouraged but not mandatory. Masks are required for all attendees who are not fully vaccinated.

Friedel Fisher is a queer, life long multi-media artist, dedicated to exploring physical, emotional, and spiritual boundaries with their work, allowing creativity to be their primary guide for shadow integration, trauma mastery and creating a liminal existence outside the performativity of all binary legibilities.

The Aloha Community Art Museum (@alohaartmuseum on instagram) is located in the alley between 17th Ave E and 18th Ave E just north of E Aloha St on Capitol Hill. The museum is dedicated to encouraging creativity in everyone, and celebrates the work of local artists of all ages and experience.

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Small power outage near Volunteer Park after recycling truck tangles with wires

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Thanks to a CHS reader for these pictures from the scene

A recycling truck’s tangle with wires just off E Aloha created a small power outage Wednesday afternoon south of Volunteer Park.

According to Seattle City Light, around 100 customers were without power starting around 4 PM.

Photos provided by a CHS reader showed a large recycling truck tangled in wires and a snapped off utility pole in the alley next to the Volunteer Park Seventh Day Adventist Church near 13th and Aloha.

Seattle City Light was still investigating the issue and no estimate for restoration of power was available.

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Big ticket items in *possibly* softer Capitol Hill real estate market: Rocker’s mansion, playwright’s E Aloha home

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With the neighborhood’sĀ Millionaire’s Row andĀ Harvard-Belmont Landmark District, it’s not unusual to see spectacular Capitol Hill real estate listings. It’s no Neighbours, but a 1912-built Interlaken Dr. E home is worthy of note.

For one, it’s owned by a trust associated with Seattle rocker Ann Wilson. For two, its $4.7 million price tag might provide further evidence of softening home prices in Seattle. Continue reading →

North Capitol Hill neighbors appeal Holy Names underground parking decision

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Homeowners near Capitol Hill’s Holy Names Academy have filed an appeal to halt approval of a plannedĀ 237-car underground parking garage below a new, two-story gymnasium on the school’s 21st Ave E campus on environmental grounds.

The appeal based inĀ State Environmental Policy ActĀ requirements follows last month’s decision by theĀ Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsĀ allowing the project to move forward. Continue reading →

Windy night snaps trees but not power on Capitol Hill

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Neighbors along E Aloha woke to the sound of chainsaws and a wood chipper Saturday morning as a city crew worked to remove portions of a large tree that fell and blocked the street during Friday night’s windstorm.

While thousands across Seattle and more than 100,000 customers were left without power across western Washington, Capitol Hill and the Central District made it through the night’s storm mostly unscathed saved for a few reports of downed branches and cable TV wires. Continue reading →

Channeling the spirit of E Aloha and the legendary Surrogate Hostess, Macrina now open on Capitol Hill

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Macrina Bakery and Cafe is celebrating 25 years of business in Seattle with the opening of its fifth cafe Thursday morning.

The new Macrina at 19th and Aloha is hoped to channel the spirit of the Surrogate HostessĀ that used to be housed in the 1925-built building overhauled by contractors over the past five months. That Capitol Hill legend was known for its communal tables — andĀ warm cinnamon rolls.

New legends are set to be made at the new bakery with exposed beams and a sleek white and grey palette. Continue reading →