A view out to the soon to be removed Barrio streatery Some of the dining habits and street seating setups of the pandemic may never go away but times have changed enough for one Capitol Hill restaurant to move on from its COVID-era “streatery” and restore an increasingly rare feature along 12th Ave — street parking. “We are selling our Streatery!,” Barrio Mexican Kitchen and Agave Bar announced this week. “Thank you to our guests, team, and neighbors for making covid a bit more bearable by enjoying this streatery with us, but the time has come to move on.” Get your offers in now for the 60-f ..read more

Seattle urbanists and transportation activists will rally Saturday, calling for “more housing and better transportation in Seattle” as city leaders move forward on a new 20-year growth plan for the city and a new $1.35 billion transportation levy vote this fall. The Transportation and Housing Rally for a Healthy Future will take place Saturday, April 20th starting at 2 PM in the Central District’s Jimi Hendrix Park: We have a unique opportunity to build an affordable city with clean air, thriving businesses and communities, sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit in every neighborhood. The time to ..read more

See something others should know about?  or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from @jseattle or join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group. Shopping center overdose death: Seattle Fire says it was unable to revive a man found unresponsive after a reported fentanyl overdose at the Harvard Market shopping center at Broadway and Pike Tuesday morning. SFD says its crews attempted CPR on the 41-year-old but were not successful and he ..read more

The Seattle City Council’s land use committee is expected to make a decision Wednesday afternoon whether the city should launch a new pilot program linking community organizations with developers to create affordable “equitable development” in neighborhoods across the city. The program could help organizations like Habitat for Humanity or El Centro de la Raza more easily develop affordable housing projects on their Seattle properties. Committee chair and legislation sponsor Tammy Morales calls the proposed Connected Communities pilot a “win-win” and highlighted the bill’s potential for streaml ..read more

The old Value Village building was temporarily used as a pop-up arts and gathering space With Capitol Hill suddenly faced with an empty 8,000-square-foot grocery, here is hope for filling some of the neighborhood’s most gaping retail holes with life and activity. The Capitol Hill and First Hill-connected producers behind Bumbershoot have announced they will put downtown’s emptied Bed Bath & Beyond into motion as Cannonball Arts, hosting everything from art exhibits, to concerts, to fashion shows when it opens in spring 2025. New Rising Sun, now signed up to produce Bumbershoot for the n ..read more

The Seattle Community Police Commission will hold a community meeting next week as it calls for holding strong on accountability measures in the city’s labor agreement with the Seattle Police Officers Guild. “Stronger accountability standards create the conditions and opportunity to improve the relationship and trust between SPD officers and the community,” CPC chairs Rev. Patricia Hunter, Joel Merkel, and Rev. Harriett Walden wrote in a letter, below, on the negotiations. “Seattle deserves a police department that shares its values, and officers deserve the opportunity to earn the community’s ..read more

It is a tiny thing in the scheme of things of 2.4 miles of new bus stops, transit priority, new crosswalks, and better sidewalks. Enjoy it while you can. Unlike other crosswalks in Seattle, 14th and Madison has a vintage bell that rings when it is time to cross the street, but as the city works to finish the RapidRide G project and increase pedestrian safety through initiatives like creating lead time intervals for pedestrians and full-way crosswalks, the old bell — maybe the last of its kind on Capitol Hill — won’t remain for much longer. “We will be replacing old equipment and modernizing t ..read more

(Image: City of Seattle) A Seattle City Council committee Tuesday morning will take up a handful of amendments including a proposal from District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth as it finalizes the city’s new long-term transportation plan. CHS reported here on the proposed 20-year transportation plan for transit, street, sidewalk, and bridge projects across Seattle that will serve as the framework for the city’s planned transportation levy renewal. Tuesday, the committee could move the plan forward to a full council vote after debate on a roster of amendments including downtown representa ..read more

Uncle Ike’s Ian Eisenberg (Image: CHS) With Seattle’s cannabis shops preparing for this week’s 4/20 celebrations as the state marks its 10th year of legal marijuana, one of the city’s leading retailers will be the first to take part in Washington’s new Cannabis Social Equity Program designed to increase participation in the industry “by those most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.” State permitting shows that the original Uncle Ike’s at 23rd and Union will be the first cannabis business in Seattle to have its license fee refunded under the equity program. According to a Washington Stat ..read more

Meet the Capitol Hill Artist is an occasional series on CHS documenting the lives of the artists behind the neighborhood’s galleries and arts venues. By Ananya Mishra When I arrived at Nina Raizel’s studio, I was surprised by how much her workspace reminded me of a science lab. I saw laser welders, a variety of chemicals, and one of the largest microscopes that I had seen in a while. Handmade jewelry requires a lot of intricacy. Nina graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Now as a self-employed jeweler, she makes custom pieces, repairs broken ..read more