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Goodbye to Gold Bar — and Afterlife — on E Olive Way
A South Lake Union hangout and party place’s expansion to Capitol Hill has come to an end. Somewhere along the way, E Olive Way lounge Gold Bar and its conjoined nightclub sibling Afterlife ...
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This week in CHS history | CHOP 2.0, Starbucks closes on E Olive Way, the summer deer of Volunteer Park
As community representatives and city officials hope to make strides in addressing public safety worries around Capitol Hill’s Pike/Pine and Broadway core and its popular Cal Anderson Park, an ...
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With August 5th primary election looming, 43rd Dems go ‘hybrid’ for July meeting
The 43rd District Democrats will mark a first this month that should make it easier to take part in its sessions connecting area Democratic leaders and political candidates to the neighborhoods ...
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Central Cinema celebrates 20+ Years: How a sculpture studio became Central District’s quirkiest neighborhood theater
When Kevin Spitzer first rented a former auto repair shop just off E Union in the late ’90s, it was his studio, a raw, industrial space in a then-neglected stretch of Seattle’s Central ...
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Capitol Hill’s McMenamins Six Arms settles $91K ‘Secure Scheduling’ case
A Capitol Hill cousin of the ubiquitous-in-Oregon McMenamins food, drink, and hotel chain is paying up after a wage theft ...
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This week in CHS history | Inside Passage is born, the last laundromat on Capitol Hill closes, Summer Taylor remembered
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Seattle defends queer nude beach against legal bid to close Denny Blaine Park — ‘Nudity alone at Denny Blaine is also not a nuisance’
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison is a champion of nudity in Denny Blaine Park. In the city’s response to a June legal thrust ...
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Neighborhood rallying for restoration after accidental King of the Hill mural cover-up
An unfortunate graffiti clean-up accident temporarily removed a Capitol Hill landmark but neighbors were working this week to making things right again on E Olive Way. A graffiti removal vendor ...
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Capitol Hill’s Break Away vintage and thrift now on Pike — and Pine
You are not seeing double. The crew at Capitol Hill thrift and vintage market Break Away have expanded with a second showroom in the neighborhood. You can now find the original shop on E Pike and ...
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On the List | Summer Series at the Amphitheater begins in Volunteer Park, Pitch the Baby grand opening, Queer & Trans Film Festival 2025
A series of summer concerts in Volunteer Park begins Thursday night. It is time for the July Capitol Hill Art Walk and the Queer & Trans Film Festival 2025. Here’s a look a few calendar ...
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‘Placing it in the heart of the city makes sense’ — State, county, and city leaders working to shape Broadway Crisis Care Center plan
State Rep. Shaun Scott sees it as an opportunity for three levels of local government to come together to push for the right thing. Folks at the King County Department of Community and Human ...
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‘Inclusive, women-centered’ sports bar Pitch the Baby ready for tip-off on Capitol Hill
The Seattle Storm tip off at 7 PM. The Women’s Euro will fill Saturday and Sunday. It is a good weekend to hang out at Pitch the Baby, Capitol Hill’s new “inclusive, ...