CHS Capitol Hill Seattle

CHS Capitol Hill Seattle is a community-driven platform that celebrates the Capitol Hill area in beautiful Seattle, Washington. Launched as an independent blog focused on the neighborhood in January 2006, we've expanded to feature contributions from various voices across the Hill. We appreciate your involvement in our vibrant community! On CHS, everyone is welcome to share their thoughts. Simply log in and start posting your content. New submissions will initially appear on Page Two, while exceptional and well-written articles will be highlighted on the homepage and in our RSS feed.

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‘SOLIDARIDAD, HECHO A MANO Y SIN PERMISO’ — Seattle’s May Day 2025 will step off from Capitol Hill | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

2 weeks ago | capitolhillseattle.com

Marchers in 2022It appears Seattle's labor and worker energy this May Day will center on Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park, an enduring base of First Amendment activity in the city, the site of past May 1st clashes with police, and the core of the 2020 Black Lives Matter CHOP protest camp. 2025's May Day comes…
San Francisco men’s fashion retailer Taylor Stitch coming to Capitol Hill | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

2 months ago | capitolhillseattle.com

Taylor Stitch is preparing to open its first store outside the Bay Area on Seattle's Capitol Hill. City permits show plans for the new shop in the massive Excelsior mixed-use development on E Pine just above downtown where it will join a mix of retailers including the likes of Warby Parker, fellow fashion retailer Marine Layer, Aesop skincare,…
Friends of Madison Park files appeal of Seattle growth plan proposal’s Environmental Impact Study | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Feb 12, 2025 | capitolhillseattle.com

As chair of the Seattle City Council's comprehensive update committee, District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth is leading the city's push to get the new growth and zoning proposal over the finish line before summer. She will now face possible delays from one of the neighborhoods she represents. The Friends of Madison Park group has filed…
With planned seven-story development inching forward, old Olive Way Improvement Company building faces demolition ‘under emergency conditions’ | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Feb 3, 2025 | capitolhillseattle.com

With reporting by Domenic Strazzabosco Failing masonry appears ready to rip apart Seattle's web of public reviews, permits, and financing windows to move a major Capitol Hill development project forward at the corner of Denny and E Olive Way. City permit paperwork shows demolition approval moving forward "under emergency conditions" on the more than 100…
The Broadway Theater and the shuttered Pike/Pine Amazon Fresh — Sorting out what is next for the two biggest holes in Capitol Hill commercial real estate | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Dec 30, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com

Capitol Hill will head into the new year with no clear plans for its two largest empty commercial spaces leaving an entire block of E Pike and one of Broadway's most prominent corners shuttered, darkened, and disconnected. A CHS review of real estate listings, construction and business permits, and details from commercial real estate professionals…
Part gym, part bar, here’s what new Capitol Hill Henry’s Gymnasium looks like — UPDATE | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Dec 9, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com

Capitol Hill's newest addition to its fitness and health scene has a "Comprehensive Recovery & Wellness Suite" and a "Full-Service Bar." Henry’s Gymnasium is now open on Boylston. CHS reported here in September on the latest plans for the facility filled with “high-energy music” and “crystal chandeliers throughout" and an expansion of the Henry's Gym…
As rising rents erode queer communities across Capitol Hill and the Central District, leaders pin hope on state rent stabilization legislation | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Oct 6, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com | Hannah Saunders

Nobody in Washington rents like the queer communities living across Capitol Hill and the Central District rent. Political and community leaders say there could be new opportunities in Olympia to address the climbing rents in the city’s core causing continued displacement among the city’s LGBTQIA+ population. Advocates and legislators met in September with the Washington…
A new flashpoint in Seattle’s concerns over crime and public safety, calls for resilience and change as hundreds march to remember dog walker slain in Madison Valley carjacking — UPDATE | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Sep 28, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com | Hannah Saunders

The carjacking murder of Ruth Dalton has become a flashpoint in Seattle's concerns over crime and public safety. A memorial walk for the slain neighborhood dog walker Wednesday night included messages of resilience, anger, love, and politics as loved ones were joined by neighbors, city officials, and political candidates in the vigil and walk from…
As SPD ranks hit ‘lowest numbers’ in more than 30 years, council considers boost to hiring bonus program | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

Sep 23, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com

The Seattle City Council's Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee is considering Monday morning a bill sponsored by by Council President Sara Nelson hoped to further boost the ranks of the Seattle Police Department as it struggles to recruit and retain officers. The bill under consideration would make permanent the pilot program adopted in the…
More private school growth on Capitol Hill as Bertschi plans three-story ‘New Schoolhouse’

Sep 3, 2024 | capitolhillseattle.com | Ari Cetron

The private Bertschi School on northern Capitol Hill is in planning for a campus renovation and addition of a new three-story schoolhouse as it continues to grow along 10th Ave E. Construction is still a few years off. “We want our spaces to reflect the joyfulness of our kids,” head of school Raymond Yu tells CHS. As a new school year begins, Seattle families in the public school system are awaiting a delayed roster of planned campus closures the district says are necessary to stem budget woes.