Apr 22, 2011

Last night, shortly before 9pm, a group of vandals used hammers to demolish the windows at the Chase Bank at Broadway & Thomas on Capitol Hill. The group also left paper flyers at the scene, although when I rode up to investigate this morning, the flyers were gone. This being the case, I cannot speak to the specific agenda of the group. If you will...

Apr 20, 2011

For lunch yesterday, I decided to patronize two businesses on Broadway … one of them new, one of them brand new. Z Pizza opened up on Capitol Hill last August, and I finally got around to checking out the joint myself. I ordered the lunch special consisting of two slices and a fountain drink for $6.26. My first slice was a pepperoni, and my second slice...

Apr 19, 2011

Apr 18, 2011

Live from the top of Capitol Hill.

Apr 16, 2011

Earlier in the year, this 1967 Bank of America building was being considered for “Historic Landmark Status” by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. The final ruling was “no”. This is what it looks like today: In the former bank’s spot at Broadway & Thomas will be a 7 story structure with 235 residental units and over 350...

Apr 14, 2011

Over the past two days, I have consumed the best donuts I have ever eaten in my life. I say this without an ounce of hyperbole. I like Krispy Kreme, and Dunkin’ Donuts are just fine, but both Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts and Mighty-O Donuts are true “gourmet” doughnuts that stand head and shoulders above the national chains. After eating...

Apr 14, 2011

According to a story on the Capitol Hill Blog, this year’s Capitol Hill Block Party will (probably) be a three day affair once again: http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2011/04/13/city-approves-third-day-for-2011-capitol-hill-block-party Final approval for the event is contingent on a safety plan, but I’m fairly certain that such a plan will be...

Apr 13, 2011

Not long ago, two donut shops in Seattle were in the running for Food Network’s “Best Donut Shop in the Nation”. Those two shops were Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts and Mighty-O Donuts. Mighty-O prevailed. Story: http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-mighty-o-donut-duel-20110411,0,4776001.story Now, personally, I don’t eat a lot of sweets. At ...

Apr 12, 2011

Today at 10am, students gathered on the lawn of the Seattle Central Community College to protest the proposed 11% budget cuts in higher education funding. According to a release by organizers: “Our educated workforce is the engine that drives our economic survival, allowing us to attract and retain powerhouse multinational industrial and technological...

Apr 10, 2011

I spent the day today following a flash mob all over the city of Seattle. Why? Because it was there … and a couple of friends were in it. The action started at 11:00am at the Cal Anderson Park ballfields for a final rehearsal. When practice was over, the mob headed down to the Space Needle where the first performance was scheduled. Once there, a couple...

I took this video at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill about an hour ago. Download Video: MP4

Apr 10, 2011

At Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill: Watch live rehearsal video here: http://www.seattlerex.com/seattle-glee-flash-mob-rehearsals-video/ Read about and view final flash mob performances throughout Seattle here:...

Apr 2, 2011

Oh my god, the sky is falling! The sky is falling! http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Seattle-street-signs-changed-on-April-Fools-Day-119099109.html It appears to be an April Fools Joke, leaving people laughing and confused on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Someone taped an “n” over the “k” on signs for Pike Street and vice-versa...

Apr 1, 2011

Have city workers been drinking on the job? I just jumped on my scooter for a quick trip up to Broadway, and on my way back, I noticed the City has entirely mislabeled a major street. As I was getting ready to make my usual turn on Pine Street, I noticed that the smaller street sign for Pine Street said “Pike St”. I U-turned, parked my scoot in front...

Mar 31, 2011

At about 9am this morning, I left home with my family en-route to Broadway Market for a little pre-weekend grocery shopping. Weekday mornings are prime if you hate standing in line, and standing in line is something that I detest more than anything. As we were climbing Mount Pine Street, led by two sherpas, I checked my Android to see if anything interesting...

Mar 28, 2011

Download Video: MP4 I just got back from the “Pro-Police” rally on 12th Street, and I have to tell you, I’m kind of baffled. I mean, I just don’t get it. What, exactly, are the people of Capitol Hill supposed to think about this? “Awww shucks, ma’am, you’re right. That whole Ian Birk thing was an overreaction on my part. My...

Mar 22, 2011

New banners are flying over Broadway in Capitol Hill. These new decorations have appeared courtesy of a construction mitigation fund set up by Sound Transit and the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce while the new subway station is being built. Read the full story...

Mar 19, 2011

Mar 17, 2011

I expect to see a lot of strange things in and around the City Market on Capitol Hill, but this is not one of them: This. This is what we have become in post-Patriot Act America. I can’t even walk into a convenience store to pick up a gallon of milk without spotting manuals dedicated to stopping completely made up crimes such as “money...

Mar 16, 2011

Wow, two hours after writing an article about wanting to get a scooter and … I bought a scooter. Say what you will about me, but when I make up my mind to do some thing, I don’t screw around. Without further ado, meet my new partner in crime: Every day from this point forward, I will have 125cc’s of Japanese steel shaking between my legs, and a...

Mar 13, 2011

20 years ago, Calvin Johnson of K Records fame, and Lonnie Anderson of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ fame copulated in the bathroom of Linda’s Tavern on Capitol Hill. Nine months after this random, chance encounter, Lonnie gave birth to a son at Virginia Mason Hospital, checking in under the assumed name ‘Courtney Love’ to conceal the true identity of their...

Mar 12, 2011

Heh, that rhymed. Eat your heart out Fitty Cent. Anyway, I present to you Olive Way in the beautiful Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

Mar 12, 2011

I like the City Market. Convenient location, silly signs out front, and prices that aren’t completely offensive. Sure, you can’t get QFC prices here, but you can get a gallon of cow tit jizz for less than the cost of a gallon of gas. What more could you ask for? And so I went. About an hour ago, I put on some jeans, threw on a shirt, pulled my knit hat...

Mar 10, 2011

The vacant 26-unit building in Pike/Pine that used to be known as the ‘Marion Apartments’ is soon to be a thing of the past. According to This Piece in the Capitol Hill Blog, the building will make way for a 132 work/live/retail property known tentatively as the Pine Street Condominiums, or Pine Street Apartments. The aforementioned blog post also...

Mar 10, 2011

at the Forbidden Shell.