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Black and Brown Youth in the South End Find Their Voices Through Spoken-Word Poetry

Capitol Hill’s next new development to finally dig in appears to be ready on E Olive Way

Capitol Hill’s first new large-scale mixed-use development in a very long time is ready to open to new residents and street-level businesses along E Madison. Developers are getting ready to dig on on another. The City of Seattle issued a … Continue reading →

Seattle’s plan to stop environmental appeals from stalling housing legislation

Seattle’s efforts to streamline its land use process will include a proposal aimed at cutting more bureaucratic red tape and preventing environmental appeals from stalling affordable housing. Introduced by the Seattle City Council’s land use committee chair Eddie Lin, newly … Continue reading →

Bicyclist hit by recycling truck at 12th and Yesler

A bicyclist struck by a recycling truck being driven through the intersection of 12th and Yesler was injured and rushed to Harborview late Monday afternoon. The collision was reported just after 4:30 PM. According to radio updates, the rider was … Continue reading →

One ‘retail theft operation’ nets 13 arrests at Capitol Hill drugstore

One of the most abused drugstores in the city made for easy pickings as the Seattle Police Department reports it made 13 arrests in a Friday “retail theft operation” at the 15th Ave E Walgreens on Capitol Hill. The arrest … Continue reading →

Seattle Pride 2026 begins with Saturday’s Pride in the Park on Capitol Hill

With the kind of stuff neighbors are up around Seattle parks, here’s three cheers for the neighbors of Volunteer Park where Saturday will bring ...

Despite U District cancellation, efforts around car-free space on Capitol Hill rolling forward with Seattle Streets Alliance party

A University District block party seen as inspiration for a new wave of efforts to pedestrianize key areas of the city — including a stretch of Capitol Hill — was supposed to shut down The Ave to car traffic this … Continue reading →

Academy for Precision Learning has brought its focus on neurodivergent education to a new home on Capitol Hill

The changing landscape of education in Seattle has included a transition on 15th Ave just off E Madison where the Academy for Precision Learning is finishing its first year. It plans to stay. The non-profit, independent K-12 school provides specialized … Continue reading →

This week in CHS history | Amarr Murphy-Paine murder, The Real World on Capitol Hill, Métier debuts in the CD

Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2025   Capitol Hill is dead — The Rhino Room is selling couches Here’s how you can help after injury hit and run at Melrose and Mercer ‘New Proposed Center Boundaries’ … Continue reading →

The Electric Sculptures of Black Artist Tom Lloyd Illuminate the Frye

An exhibition at Frye Art Museum called "Tom Lloyd" is a fascinating exploration into the career of Lloyd, an early pioneer of light art who has remained obscured from broader art history.

DOOM LOOP: Public Outreach

A concerned resident demands a greater role in neighborhood planning.

COLUMN | Federal Way Students Build Their Futures by Trying the Trades

What if the future of work in America is not being coded in a South Lake Union skyscraper, but framed with a nail gun inside a high school shop class in South King County?