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Seattle working on new restrictions on crowd control weapons for police
The Seattle City Council is working to finalize new policies for how police in Seattle can use crowd control weapons like gas and blast balls. The new rules would replace restrictions put in place ...
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A late night visit to Capitol Hill’s ’21-hour’ Voodoo Doughnuts
Capitol Hill’s new Voodoo Doughnuts is not, as previously reported, a 24-hour doughnut shop. It closes every morning at 3 AM to clean, bake, shower, shave, and start again. Here is a look ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog20h
Closure of Broadway Great Clips a reminder of big hair’s exit from Capitol Hill
While CHS is reporting on the growth of the new 028 Barber School on Capitol Hill, we should note the passing of a longtime part of the neighborhood’s haircutting options. The Broadway Great ...
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Federal prosecutors say man sentenced for drug and weapons violations fired shot that killed 20-year-old in Capitol Hill street racing crowd
A federal drug and firearm sentence reveals the sad details of how 20-year-old Essence Greene was hit in the head by a stray ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog1d
Seattle needs a new transportation leader
The final acts of Greg Spotts leading the Seattle Department of Transportation have had some mixed results. The $1.45 billion ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog2d
As $25B Albertsons and Kroger merger fizzles, Capitol Hill still has two QFCs and two Safeways
A day after legal rulings blocked the proposed $25 billion agreement, the planned merger that would combine the Safeway and ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog1d
Hazardous material response clears Capitol Hill’s East Precinct and nearby buildings — UPDATE
The Seattle Police Department evacuated its East Precinct and nearby businesses were cleared due to worries about a hazardous material response at the 12th at Pine facility early Thursday morning.
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog2d
Seattle Parks planning $2M update of Miller Park playground
Seattle Parks is starting the long process of shaping a $2 million renovation of the Miller Park playground. A community ...
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Monster Dogs is legit but county has begun crackdown on Pike/Pine ‘unpermitted mobile food vendors’
Friday, November 22nd is a night that will live in infamy for the taco, BBQ, and hot dog tables of Pike/Pine. That’s the night Taqueria Alamos, an unnamed BBQ stand, Tacos & Hot Dogs ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog2d
The Seattle Police Department is shutting down Tweets by Beat but not because of Elon
As alternative services like Bluesky grow, the Seattle Police Department is also pulling back on Twitter but it isn’t about Elon Musk’s politics. Twelve years ago, the department made ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog3d
Likelihood says ‘economics and crime’ behind giving up on Capitol Hill sneaker shop
The closure of a boutique sneaker shop just short of its ten-year anniversary is a blow to the continued efforts to grow the backside of the Pike/Pine entertainment and retail district. Likelihood ...
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Don’t let new 520 bike/walk bridge get lost in the Montlake Lid’s sea of cars — Opening celebration Saturday
Saturday, the Washington State Department of Transportation is inviting you to “walk/roll” across the ready-to-open bike and pedestrian bridge crossing the newly expanded SR-520 just ...