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Council moves proposed Seattle ‘Do Not Solicit List’ predatory real estate protections forward

The Seattle City Council’s Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee has passed a bill to shield property owners from predatory homebuying tactics. CHS reported here on the “Do Not Solicit ...
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Hollingsworth prevails in tussle with mayor over universal school meals program

Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth has Mayor Katie Wilson’s respect if not her full support on a decision to delay the city’s universal school meals program by one year in ...
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On the List | Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival celebrates 25th season of free outdoor performance this weekend in Volunteer Park

Celebrating its 25th season, the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival takes place this weekend in Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. “SOTF has served as the unofficial launching pad for the ...
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Capitol Hill’s Tailwind Cafe is keeping the cycling culture as sibling bike shop Good Weather Bicycles pedals off for new start

After seven years as a staple of Capitol Hill’s Chophouse Row, Tailwind Cafe is beginning a new ride under new ownership as its sibling bike shop Good Weather Bicycles makes its own way in a new ...
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Under new owners, Queer/Bar getting summer refresh

The new ownership at Capitol Hill’s Queer/Bar is reshaping the 11th Ave club with a July makeover. “This isn’t a remodel, it’s an opportunity to reorient the bar to create ...
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‘Former Amazon Fresh’ — Work begins to fill E Pike block left empty by retail giant’s exit

The street front along the 600 block of E Pike has been empty and darkened for two years since retail giant Amazon abruptly shuttered its pioneering — and relatively huge — Amazon ...
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CHS Pics | The big square of Cal Anderson fake grass scorched by 4th of July e-bike bonfire is repaired

Sometimes, to do our job, CHS will send emails and txt messages or make a phone call or three. Sometimes, we find the story when we’re just passing through. It appears Seattle Parks and ...
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August primary ballots — including an important vote for libraries and a couple hot political battles — are in the hands of Capitol Hill and Central District voters

Ballots for the August primary election have been distributed with a few big decisions for Capitol Hill and Central District area voters. Don’t fret too much. Because of the top-two format, ...
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Judge rules Denny Blaine Park can stay open — and nude — but with new limits

Defenders of the right to be nude in Denny Blaine Park are cautious in victory this week as a King County Superior Court judge has denied a bid by a group of neighbors and nearby property owners ...
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Feds charge Capitol Hill restaurant owner in $1.5M payroll tax case

The challenges of Seattle’s food and drink industry are ranging far beyond high Capitol Hill rents and labor costs this summer for one Summit Ave restaurant. Federal prosecutors say the ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle City Council notes: environmental appeal reform, new City Light rates and expanded discount program, and why it is holding public hearings on bills it already passed

The Seattle City Council has a busy Wednesday schedule of public hearings and legislative updates as it wraps up business approaching the annual late-August summer break. Public hearings: The ...
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Kaiser Permanente ‘urgent care’ change at 15th and John part of wider battle over ‘site-neutral’ payment reforms

Decades of health service at 15th and John will bring another change following Kaiser Permanente’s 2017 takeover of Group Health and the system’s Capitol Hill campus. The nation’s ...