Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history:
2025
A year of concerns and plans over Capitol Hill’s Pike/Pine gun violence
Medgar Evers Pool — the public swimming pool serving the Central District and Capitol Hill — set for 8-week, $1.4M overhaul
13 things CHS heard at the Capitol Hill Community Council/First Hill Improvement Association Mayoral Debate: Broadway Crisis Care Center, Pike/Pine gun violence, and electric scooters
TOASTED, ‘Seattle’s premier halal bagel cafe,’ is coming to Capitol Hill
2024
Woman shot and killed on 11th Ave amid Pike/Pine nightlife crowds
Another night of shooting following Saturday’s murder sends two to hospital from 11th Ave — UPDATE: Memorial targeted
New Broadway Neighborhood Market joining mix of Capitol Hill convenience shops
Fleet Feet’s Capitol Hill closure brings 20 years of E Pine running retail to a finish
2023
Voodoo Doughnut making plans for new Capitol Hill shop — UPDATE
‘Feedback from neighbors’ halts work on massive Montlake sign bridges
Another cool old Community Roots Housing apartment building hits market but affordable developer says Capitol Hill sales are not a trend
Fix the L8! Campaign underway to sway City Hall to do more to ease the way for one of Seattle’s most notoriously late bus routes
2022
Business owner shot and killed at MLK and Union — UPDATE: Arrest
Somebody is throwing bags of poop in Kshama Sawant’s yard and SPD reportedly doesn’t give a shit — UPDATE
Taurus Ox off to busy start in new 19th Ave E home — Plus: New Glo’s, Seattle Restaurant Week 2022, Havana Sweets
Why CHOP ended in bloodshed: Report blames police lies, mayoral dysfunction, and ‘intentional manipulation of protestor fear’
2021
Safeway retail and housing development’s four-year plan: Two years of planning, two years of construction, and sorting out how best to fit in with 15th Ave E’s complicated relationship with Capitol Hill
With virtual reality gaming acquisition, Facebook joins Capitol Hill’s office space mix
Oliver and Nelson square off in Position 9 debate: ‘Public safety’ vs. ‘law and order,’ how a police abolitionist can keep the city safe, and ‘root causes’ vs. ‘rhetoric and the idealogical bent’
‘KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE’ — Another COVID-19 milestone, October 25th deadline will require proof of vaccination at bars, restaurants, more
2016
Derschang’s Bait Shop ready to set sail under familiar new owners
Einstein Bros. bagel chain’s exit puts a new commercial hole in Broadway
After encampment backlash, mayor rolls out ‘Interim Action Plan’ on Seattle homelessness
100 dumpsters pulled off Capitol Hill’s streets and sidewalks
2011
Pike’s underground Healthy Times Fun Club facing eviction
Thomas Street Market plans climb higher than convenience on Summit Ave
15th… 13th… 11th… Plans move forward for three multi-story projects in four E Pine blocks
This week in CHS history | A Collaborative Landscape art project in Cal Anderson Park, Oddfellows gets new owners, Capitol Hill Station apartment buildings open Date August 2, 2026 In relation to Capitol Hill Seattle This week in CHS history | Pike/Pine public safety plan, Pinoyshki Bakery debuts, Snowbruary 2021 Date February 7, 2026 In relation to Capitol Hill Seattle This week in CHS history | Donna’s born, Macklemore opens Bogey Boys, Roastery closes, last brunch at Rosebud Date September 20, 2026 In relation to Capitol Hill Seattle