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Seattle CARE Department finds home for its East Precinct hub

After plans to locate the facility in the heart of Capitol Hill and then on the busy Madison corridor of First Hill fell through, the city’s Community Assisted Response & Engagement Department crisis responders for the East Precinct have been … Continue reading →

Capitol Hill and Central District expansion remains on hold as Seattle will flip on new Real Time Crime Center cameras near stadium as World Cup games begin

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says the FBI and Seattle Police Department have convinced her of “general but credible threats” that warrant a heightened level of security and the activation of SPD’s Real Time Crime Center surveillance cameras for Seattle’s World … Continue reading →

The Black Panthers, Malcolm X, and Charlie Parker: How a 38.5-foot-long Central District retaining wall and mural became a Seattle landmark

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Landmarks Preservation Board has voted unanimously to approve the designation of The People’s Wall as an official Seattle landmark. Located at 1919 E Spruce in the Central District, the street-level concrete retaining wall and its … Continue reading →

This week in CHS history | First Hill retirement home parking lot tragedy, coyotes in Volunteer Park, Necia Mckendrick murder

Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2025   Stumps appear along Capitol Hill’s 15th Ave as Seattle needs help to quickly grow its tree canopy to 30% ‘No Kings’ protests planned for Seattle include rally in Cal … Continue reading →

Sweet Caffeine keeping the tradition of tiny coffee alive on Broadway

It has not been the easiest time for Broadway’s tiniest coffee businesses. You might miss the magnetic sign outside Sweet Caffeine but there’s a big “Coffee” sign next to the window. For the past three months, Dave Thornton has opened … Continue reading →

‘We Keep Us Safe’ — NPR podcast series investigates deadly shooting that ended CHOP

The unsolved deadly shooting of a San Diego teenager during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest will be the subject of a new investigative podcast series from National Public Radio. Meanwhile, the city is seeking to appeal a $30 million jury … Continue reading →

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Virtue Coffee and Cocktails: The only new* Capitol Hill food+drink project of 2026?

A rare opening of a new mixed-use development on Capitol Hill will also bring something else not seen a lot these days in the central city — a wholly new food and drink space joining the area’s mix of bars, … Continue reading →

Seattle City Council sets August deadline for mayor to sort out King County Regional Homelessness Authority mess

The Seattle City Council has set a date for leaders and Mayor Katie Wilson to chart a path for the city on homelessness in ...

SDOT restores Central District’s red, black, and green Pan-African crosswalks

The Seattle Department of Transportation is restoring the Central District’s Pan-African flag crosswalks in time for Juneteenth. The work at 11 crossings at seven locations across the neighborhood is part of the city’s periodic retouches under its community crosswalk program … Continue reading →

Be ready for weekend traffic snarls during full closure of northbound I-5

Capitol Hill drivers and transit riders should brace for significant delays this weekend. The Washington State Department of Transportation has announced a full closure of northbound Interstate 5 through the heart of Seattle, stretching from I-90 past the Ship Canal … Continue reading →

Seattle Torrent Protect Wilgren, Murphy, Carpenter in Expansion Draft

The Torrent have made some interesting choices in the upcoming expansion process by choosing to protect Anna Wilgren, Hannah Murphy, and Alex Carpenter. Not exactly an expansion draft, the PWHL’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process is a six-phase series of very complicated (I would argue unnecessarily complicated) rules to add four new teams to the previously eight-team league, increasing the size by 50%. Because so many of the players are free agents, they couldn’t do a traditional expansion draft process, so we ended up with this. The Torrent signed Alex Carpenter and protected her, which was one of the three protection slots. The players on the roster eligible for protection are Fowards: Jenna Buglioni, Mikyla Grant-Mentis, Hannah Bilka, Alex Carpenter, Lexia Adzija, Danielle Sardachny Defenders: Cayla Barnes, Anna Wilgren Goalies: Corinne Schroeder, Hannah Murphy Everyone else is a free agent, including Hilary Knight. It’s all turmoil these days with expansion. With two more slots to go, the Torrent chose to protect defender Anna Wilgren and goalie Hannah Murphy. “Ha ha, Zaiem,” I can hear you saying now with a tinge of contempt, “you’ve made a mistake. You accidentally typed some other name instead of Hannah Bilka’s! Nice journalism and attention to detail.” If only. Yes that’s right, forward Hannah Bilka was not protected. Now, I don’t know what GM Meghan Turner is thinking here, but one thing that is of concern is that Bilka did not return to the Torrent after sustaining an undisclosed injury en route to winning gold in the Olympics in Milan. Since hockey injuries aren’t required to be disclosed and therefore never ever are, we don’t know what it was (is?). Maybe it’s serious? Maybe they are betting that she won’t get taken by an expansion team because of the injury? Or maybe it’s just an interesting decision. Hannah Murphy is not a surprising pick. She’s 22 years old and she has a lot of upside as a goalie, a position that tends to peak later in age. I also find her impossibly charming, but that was probably not a factor in the decision to keep her (probably). Defender Anna Wilgren was the third protection slot, which was the real surprise. Bilka or Barnes were the ones I was expecting, but Wilgren was a surprise. I have, however, since talked myself into it. Steve O’Rourke, the recently fired Torrent coach, spoke highly of her and I do like her 200 foot game. He talked about how she altered her game to try to make the Olympic team and it messed with her a bit, but as the season went on, she got better and better. Anna Wilgren being protected by the Seattle Torrent is probably the one decision that stands out as a surprise to most.My mind immediately went back to the postgame after her 3-point game vs. Minnesota. O'Rourke is obviously gone, but it shows how the org feels about her. pic.twitter.com/EMlQuiKX2B— Kyle Cushman (@Kyle_Cush) June 3, 2026 And so we march on with this overwrought expansion process. Where were you when we moved from Phase 1 to Phase 2?