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REVIEW | In Hillman City, a Menu that Spotlights Northern Mexico Includes a Surprise: Hot Dogs

Sweet Mary’s Cherries — New neighborhood fruit stand pops up on Capitol Hill’s 15th Ave E

There’s a new neighborhood fruit stand on 15th Ave E bringing some of the goodness of the Yakima Valley to Capitol Hill. A seasonal ...

No joke: Capitol Hill comedy club to close without new buyer

Two veterans of the Seattle comedy scene are looking for new energy and ownership for a Capitol Hill club. 15th Ave E? It’s kind of a funny place for comedy. Husband and husband team Rick Taylor and Chris Ferguson opened Club … Continue reading →

Citing fears about the Millionaire’s Tax, Hollingsworth proposes slicing back mayor’s early education spending priorities

Seattle City Council president and District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth is proposing slicing back some key initiatives backed by Mayor Katie Wilson in the spending plan $1.3 billion voter-approved Families and Education levy. Wednesday, Hollingsworth introduced a series of proposed amendments … Continue reading →

2026 free concerts and movies in the park season begins on Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill summer is here. It is time for free concerts and movies in the park. This week brings the first of many free ...

COLUMN | Why Was Tyran Stokes Presumed Guilty Over a 5-Second Video?

Glenn Nelson connects an unfounded amateur-standing complaint involving Rainier Beach’s star to the same rush to judgment that surrounded Brandon Roy at Garfield.

Plan for Pike/Pine Business Improvement Area still progressing after organizer shakeup

The effort to create a new Pike/Pine Business Improvement Area that would add a special assessment for property owners to pay for safety and cleanup resources in the area isn’t dead but the neighborhood’s leading chamber of commerce is no … Continue reading →

City digs in on three months of sewer work at 12th and Pike

Commuters, residents, and businesses should be ready for disruptions as Seattle Public Utilities launches a multi-phase sewer repair project at the intersection of 12th Ave and E Pike. Starting July 8 and running through September, the project aims to replace … Continue reading →

Mayor says Real Time Crime Center cameras enabled for Seattle’s World Cup games have been turned off

The end of Seattle’s run as a World Cup 2026 host city also brings the shutdown of the Seattle Police Department camera system authorized ...

Young rider dies in crash at I-5 Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park

A teen rider died Tuesday night in a crash at the I-5 Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park. Seattle Fire and Seattle Police were called to the bike riding area below I-5 between Capitol Hill and Eastlake just after 6 PM … Continue reading →

‘Visible and salient’ — Mayor leading charge on Seattle rental fee regulation

Mayor Katie Wilson is calling for support behind her effort to attack “rental junk fees” with new legislation in front of the Seattle City Council that would create a new regulatory fee on rental units to fund a team at … Continue reading →

Nonprofit cafe and job training venture Coffee TAB set to revive long-empty Central District Starbucks

A major hole in the hopes for growing the community around a core of the Central District is about to be filled. Not-for-profit Seattle ...