Capitol Hill Seattle

Ch-ch-changes as some of the last remaining parents of Pike/Pine hand over the keys to the Cha Cha

Some of the last remaining progenitors of Pike/Pine cool are handing over a key neighborhood hangout to a new generation. New permits and state corporation filings show E Pike’s famed Cha ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ the theme of 2026 MLK Day in Seattle

Seattle MLK Day organizers have turned to the writings of Martin Luther King Jr. for the message behind this year’s workshops, rally, and march from Garfield High School. From ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Nope, even the World Cup can’t bring 24-hour light rail service to Seattle

As Seattle ramps up to host hundreds of thousands of fans for the slate of six games it is hosting in this summer’s men’s World Cup, Sound Transit says it plans to have a test of new ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Whereas the 8 is pretty much always late, Seattle mayor calls for plan to speed up clogged bus route

WHEREAS, Route 8 has such terrible on-time performance that they call it the L8, Mayor Katie Wilson is making a bid to improve the vital bus line’s performance with an executive order issued ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

13 Capitol Hill food and drink joints to look forward to in 2026

By CHS’s count, 35 new bars, cafes, and restaurants opened across the Capitol Hill area in 2025. There are, of course, plans for more in 2026. A core of the Capitol Hill economy and a source ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Wilson pauses encampment removal on Burke-Gilman as administration ready to announce ‘significant action’ on homelessness and shelter

Neighborhood news site MyBallard has details on Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision to pause a planned encampment removal near NW 41st St and the Burke-Gilman Trail as the new mayor shapes her ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Meet Hollingsworth’s 2026 team: Altshuler, Harris, Park, and Yonan

As District 3’s representative Joy Hollingsworth tackles her first challenges leading the Seattle City Council, she has a new team backing her up. A new hire for 2026 will bring strategic ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

‘Shame on the arsonist!’ — SPD asks for public’s help tracking down suspect in Capitol Hill cinnamon roll shop fire

The Seattle Police Department is increasing its efforts to track down the suspect from last month’s intentionally set Christmas Day fire that singed the E Pike building home to the ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Wilson campaign was hit with $250 ‘Momgate’ fine

Money given to you by family members to help with personal expenses during your run for City Hall are subject to campaign finance rules. The ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Born into the pandemic, Chophouse Row wine bar Light Sleeper is closing

Honey, wake up, Chophouse Row’s “vins sans intrants” and “roast chicken, fries & pizza pies” hangout Light Sleeper is closing ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle Council’s public safety priorities in 2026: Office of Emergency Management assessment, public drug use, SPD hiring, and reining in ICE

Seattle City Council’s public safety committee chair Bob Kettle will lay out his city legislative priorities for the year Tuesday morning in a meeting that will also begin a process to ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Race for King County Council District 2 seat takes shape with Saldaña and Hasegawa

The field is taking shape for the 2026 run to represent portions of Capitol Hill, Eastlake, the Central District, South Seattle, plus the U District, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Tukwila, and Skyway on ...