This week in CHS history | Hot Rat Summer restoration, Volunteer Park deer, Starbucks ‘public safety’ closures

Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history:

‘Let the people have rat’ — Work party restores Cal Anderson Park mural

Around 10,000 without power across Northern Capitol Hill — UPDATE

Goodbye to Gold Bar — and Afterlife — on E Olive Way

Capitol Hill Block Party 2025 grows up

Colibri Mexican Kitchen is now serving family style on Capitol Hill

Design review next week for ‘U-shape’ development that will add 120+ new homes to Broadway’s Bait Shop block

On Capitol Hill’s 15th Ave E, a community mural is restored as a new work rises above

With a story stuffed with Korean food, Hugo House, and CHOP, Oma Bap ends its 10-year run on Capitol Hill

‘Summit Life’ — Capitol Hill’s Summit Pub turns 20

106-unit mixed-use development planned for Denny at Olive Capitol Hill site

The Volunteer Park deer are welcome to stay as long as they like

520 Montlake Project will bring weekend bridge closures for cars, 10-day boulevard shutdown

There is still a local push in Capitol Hill Block Party’s 25th year

Citing crime concerns, Starbucks closing five Seattle shops — including E Olive Way and 23rd and Jackson cafes — UPDATE

Capitol Hill restaurant Barrio fires nine workers in tip pool dispute — UPDATE

Gunshot victim shows up at Harborview after another shooting outside Capitol Hill’s Mint Lounge — UPDATE

CHS Classic: From the Sandwich Bar to Starbucks, the history in pictures of 1600 E Olive Way food and drink

Shootout at Broadway and Pike sends one to hospital

‘The Former Queens of Julia’s’ — Broadway LGBTQ institution faces performer boycott — UPDATE

Freed from pandemic limbo, Glossier’s new Seattle store will open on Capitol Hill this summer

Uncle Ike’s new thing at 23rd and Union: booze

Nobody hurt, big police response after Broadway gunfire — UPDATE

Why Cal Anderson is Capitol Hill’s greatest Pokestop

Police search for information after wave of Central District anti-black attack reports

Seattle makes its push for ‘Rest of the West’ 520 recommendations

CHS Schemata: Capitol Hill’s — and, therefore, Seattle’s — best building

Only months old, 12th Ave’s Varro owes $20k in rent, landlord’s notice says — UPDATE

Man claims he was drugged, forced to pay for sex act at Capitol Hill men’s club

Capitol Hill’s The Chapel says it’s shutting down at the end of summer

Man tries to cut down HIV30 project from Broadway’s red wall

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