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Hollingsworth 2026 spending proposals: $1.25M for Central District preservation, Black Advisory Council boost, $50K for Seven Hills Park, and, yes, even money for Hilloween — UPDATE

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A drone view of the affordable Acer House development at 23rd and Cherry (Image: @benmaritz)

Hollingsworth isn’t on the ballot this week — but her brother in-law Girmay Zahilay is as he waits for the first counts in the race for the King County Executive race (Image: Joy Hollingsworth via Facebook)

As Seattle voters consider new leaders this week, the current Seattle City Council is busy finalizing next year’s City Hall spending plan including proposals from District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth.

The council’s proposed tweaks, and additions reflect changing economic forecasts and neighborhood by neighborhood adjustments to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2026 budget proposal that hinges on continued strong public safety spending while preserving affordable housing, homelessness, and addiction programs through new revenue sources including the COVID-era JumpStart tax and hopes on this week’s General Election vote on overhauling the city’s B&O tax system.

The council’s cut on the proposed amendments will come Wednesday when budget chair Dan Strauss releases his balancing package followed by a day of public comment Thursday in front of the council’s Select Budget Committee.

Now in her second budget session since her 2023 election victory, D3’s Hollingsworth brought 20 proposed changes for the 2026 budget to the table.

Some of her 2026 proposals would address festering issues in D3. Continue reading →

CHS Pics | Hilloween’s goblins, ghouls, and quite a few umbrellas

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Out of Seattle Halloweens since 2020, only half have been rainy. But 16.67% of them came when a global pandemic was still raging. Anyhow, our point is Emerald City trick or treaters are a hardy lot. And your next costume should either be “Atmospheric River” — or incorporate an umbrella.

Friday night’s Hilloween celebrations followed a rather subdued Hilloweekend after the power went out in Pike/Pine.

CHS still found plenty of fun scenes in the Capitol Hill Trick or Treat Hot Zone. More pictures are below.

We’ll see you again in 2026 when we’ll be just about due for a dry Hilloween. Continue reading →

Mexican Consulate invites you to a Capitol Hill Dia de Muertos celebration

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With the annual Broadway Hilloween kids carnival lost to post-pandemic challenges, there will be a new family-friendly gathering to celebrate the spirit of the season on Capitol Hill.

Saturday, Harvard Ave’s Consulate of Mexico in Seattle is throwing a party with its neighbors at STG Kerry Hall:

Dia de Muertos
Saturday Nov. 1, 2025

Kerry Hall | 3pm – 5pm | All Ages

Each year, Día de Muertos invites us to honor our beloved who have passed, celebrate traditions, and embrace the beauty of celebrating death through life.
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CHS Pics | A low-power Hilloweekend — Plus, the Capitol Hill Trick or Treat Hot Zone map

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The blustery winds and widespread power outage that left some bars darkened and some bars miraculously still lit somewhat dampened the Hilloweekend spirit. The calendar may have also had something to do with it.

The weekend before Halloween on Capitol Hill often brings some of the most intense revelry of the holiday — especially when October 31st falls on, say, a Wednesday or a Thursday.

But in 2025 when Halloween aligns with a Friday night, the sexy ghosts, sexy bats, sexy Spidermen, sexy witches, sexy warlocks, sexy Bugonias, and sexy Zohran Mamdanis seem to have been mostly keeping their powder dry.

CHS still found a few revelers out and about despite the power outage, terrible weather, and calendar. Continue reading →

Happy Hilloween! It’s time for the Volunteer Park Halloween Pet Parade

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It is already time for Hilloween. This weekend brings the return of a fun neighborhood costume tradition for Capitol Hill furry friends. Meanwhile, it is also the time for blessings for our four-legged neighbors.

To get the spooky celebrations started, The Volunteer Park Trust has announced that Sunday, October 5th will bring the return of the annual Halloween Pet Parade to Volunteer Park: Continue reading →

CHS Pics | It was a good Hilloween for jellyfish costumes and other getups that incorporated umbrellas

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When it comes to Halloween rain in Seattle, how much isn’t as important as when.

This year’s Capitol Hilloween celebrations weren’t completely dampened but the quarter inch of rain that fell on the city on October 31st seemed to come nearly all at once. The kids in the Capitol Hill Trick or Treat hot zone made the best of things with lots of Pikachus and princesses sporting rain jackets.

Seattle Halloweens have been on a pretty dry run, all in all. 2023? 0.00 inches fell. 2022 brought nearly an inch of precipitation to the city but the night’s festivities were drizzle free. The wettest in recent memory? 2015 when just under an inch fell that night.

Here are a few soppy scenes from this year’s trick or treat. Happy Hilloween. Continue reading →

20+ pics from the Pike/Pine Hilloweekend — Plus, your map to the Capitol Hill Trick or Treat Hot Zone

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The boys and ghouls of Pike/Pine already got Hilloween started over the weekend. Below, you’ll find some more scenes from the Hilloweekend.

Even with a midweek instance of the holiday — and a drizzly forecast — you can still expect crowds around Capitol Hill for the real thing Thursday night. Continue reading →

Hilloween spirit will live on with new Halloween Pop-up Market above Capitol Hill Station

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A scene from Hilloween 2023

The neighborhood’s annual kids carnival may have gone poof in the night but a new event planned for the heart of Capitol Hill on October 31st should scare up some interest.

Seattle’s Urban League has announced it is making its next REVIVAL pop-up market and party in the plaza above Capitol Hill Station a Hilloween event.

“Get ready for a ghoulishly good time at the REVIVAL Market, the thrilling Halloween vendor market that promises tricks, treats, and plenty of shopping,” the announcement reads. “This spooktacular event is a must-visit for ghostly friends and families looking for an evening filled with eerie excitement and unique treasures.”

The organizers are promising “Spooky Vendor Stalls” with “a curated selection of unique goods and services from BIPOC and AAPI-owned businesses, including artisanal crafts, fashion, beauty products, home décor, and much more,” plus “spooky sweets, savory bites, and seasonal drinks from local food artisans and vendors.” Continue reading →

Broadway Business Improvement Area says no Hilloween kids carnival this year

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Capitol Hill is always lively for Halloween but a more than a decade-long trick or treat tradition won’t take place this year. There will be no Hilloween kids carnival on Broadway in 2024.

The event survived a COVID-19 hiatus to return in 2022 but the Broadway Business Improvement Area and director Egan Orion said the time and effort required to raise funding and sponsorship for the annual October family-friendly event just didn’t pencil out this year. Continue reading →

40+ pictures and one pretty good JD Vance joke from the Halloween Pet Parade in Volunteer Park

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There was no candy but plenty of kibbles and bits on Capitol Hill this weekend as neighborhood fur babies and those who love them gathered for the annual Halloween Pet Parade in Volunteer Park.

Sunday’s Volunteer Park Trust celebration included a fun march around the park and this year’s edition of the pet costume contest. As usual, canines dominated the stage in getups including this year’s best selection of “tiny arm” costumes.

A monstrous month of politics ahead brought one of the best jokes on the day. We endorse the little four-legged prankster who showed up in the frying pan riffing on JD Vance’s baseless rumor about immigrants.

Looking for more Hilloween things to do? Check out the CHS Calendar.
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