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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 owner of Capitol Hill’s Single Shot Kitchen and Saloon did not … Continue reading →

City Council set to let voters decide on Seattle Transportation Benefit District measure that leaves mayor’s full tax bump intact

The Seattle City Council and council president and District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth are set to finalize the Seattle Transportation Benefit District measure Tuesday leaving the scale of the  Mayor Katie Wilson-championed sales tax bump to pay for “better-than-baseline” bus service … Continue reading →

Behind the Doors of the Greenwood Masonic Lodge

If you’ve spent any time in Greenwood or PhinneyWood, chances are you’ve driven or walked past the stately brick building at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and 80th. You may […]

Pikes/Pines | Hotlipped Sage, Pearly Everlasting, and more queen Capitol Hill plants that won’t wilt during drought

On Capitol Hill, across Seattle, and in nearby communities, all our drinking water comes from two watersheds — the Cedar River and the lesser known, South Fork Tolt River. Every sip, shower, and sprinkle is largely at the whim of … Continue reading →

This week in CHS history | The Chapel RIP, Broadway/Pike street takeover shootings, Capitol Hill Block Party returns after COVID

Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2025   This 120-year-old Capitol Hill house isn’t making way for mixed-use development — It is rising up CHS Pics | 70+ pictures as Capitol Hill Block Party goes two days … Continue reading →

DOOM LOOP: Gettin' Stuff Done!

Counclimembers share their ideas for the mayor's Transit Measure.

July PhinneyWood Housing Market Snapshot

This is a monthly contribution to the PhinneyWood Blog by Greenwood realtor Doron Weisbarth For the past several years, one thing has remained remarkably consistent in our PhinneyWood neighborhood: buyers […]

The Roundup: Black Panthers Had It Right — Feed All Kids

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Councilmember Dionne Foster and Mayor Katie Wilson about free meals for schoolchildren.

Street Cheese Goes for (Dairy) Gold

Courtney Johnson brings championship cheesemongering to Beacon Hill.

Indigenous Violence Survivors See Fewer Services After Federal Cuts

Thirty years of art on the Ridge: PhinneyWood Art Walk returns August 14–15 

Some neighborhood traditions just get better with age. This summer, the PhinneyWood Art Walk celebrates its 30th year — three decades of turning Phinney Ridge and Greenwood into a walkable gallery.  Mark your calendars: […]

The Hill: El Cerro taking coffee to new heights from the top of E Pike

A new coffee house is climbing onto the Capitol Hill scene, bringing high-altitude mountain heritage to upper Pike/Pine. El Cerro has opened on E Pike with the relaxed-paced, mist-covered peak environments of the Caribbean. Its name translates to, appropriately, The … Continue reading →