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Seattle City Council considers mayor’s choice to keep Seattle Public Utilities CEO

The Seattle City Council’s Governance and Utilities Committee is set to vote on the mayor’s choice to lead Seattle Public Utilities. Thursday, the committee will consider the appointment of Andrew Lee to serve as SPU’s CEO. Lee has served as … Continue reading →

Report: Seattle could create new tax district to fund fire department amid budget deficit

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the City Council are exploring a proposal to create a special fire district to address a projected $175 million budget deficit, Publicola reports. This plan would move a significant portion of the Seattle Fire Department’s … Continue reading →

Arrest made in UW student murder case

Police say they have taken a 31-year-old man into custody in Bellevue for the stabbing murder of a 19-year-old University of Washington student. The Bellevue Police Department reported they took the man into custody Wednesday night after Seattle Police released … Continue reading →

Another season of crimes targeting Capitol Hill pot shops? E Olive Way Uncle Ike’s reportedly hit in armed robbery

A year after last May and June’s flurry of smash and grab burglaries targeting area pot shops, the E Olive Way Uncle Ike’s was ...

On the List | Seattle Flow Arts Collective’s Community Fire Jam lights up Volunteer Park this weekend

Volunteer Park will be filled with fire spinners Saturday night as Seattle Flow Arts Collective hosts its first Community Fire Jam of the year. Expert spinners and those wanting to learn have registered to be part of the night of … Continue reading →

The Tilted Table: Capitol Hill’s arcade bar and tabletop gaming hangout has been saved — and has a new name

Capitol Hill’s Raygun Lounge has been saved and is starting its new play with a new name — The Tilted Table. In December, CHS reported on the effort led by prospective new owner River Flanary to take over the all-ages … Continue reading →

‘It wasn’t our best work that day’ — Protest disrupts Seattle City Council committee session on SPD May 2025 crackdown in Cal Anderson Park

Protesters including people caught up in the Seattle Police Department crackdown made their voices heard at Seattle City Council’s public safety committee as officials presented a report on SPD’s May 2025 arrests of demonstrators against an anti-trans Christian group’s rally … Continue reading →

Seattle City Council notes: Shared Streets, World Cup funding, new Neighborhoods director, and Seattle Social Housing changes

Shared Streets: The full council voted Tuesday to approve legislation recently reported on by CHS including change to the city’s municipal code that line up with “first-in-the-nation” shared streets law passed in Washington last year. The new law will allow … Continue reading →

$284: Prices at Garage Capitol Hill bowling alley at center of antitrust lawsuit against national chain that acquired it

The high price of bowling on Capitol Hill is at the center of a new federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court. If you bowled at the Garage bowling lanes on Capitol Hill, you might have a case, too. The … Continue reading →

No leak as natural gas smell causes alarm at Capitol Hill Station

Concerns about a natural gas leak briefly shut down light rail service and brought a large Seattle Fire response Tuesday to Capitol Hill Station. A SFD spokesperson said reports of a natural gas odor at the light rail station started … Continue reading →

As The Ave prepares to close one block this summer, Capitol Hill organizers set sights on Barbara Bailey Way

By Anna Hull, UW News Lab As the U District experiments with closing one block of The Ave to cars, Capitol Hill organizers say ...