Capitol Hill Seattle

Born into the pandemic, Chophouse Row wine bar Light Sleeper is closing

Honey, wake up, Chophouse Row’s “vins sans intrants” and “roast chicken, fries & pizza pies” hangout Light Sleeper is closing ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle has a Capitol Hill renter in the mayor’s office — Does it need a mayoral mansion like New York City?

This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved into Gracie Mansion, the city’s 1799-built Manhattan mayoral residence overlooking Hells Gate. In Seattle, as Mayor — and Capitol Hill renter ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle Council’s public safety priorities in 2026: Office of Emergency Management assessment, public drug use, SPD hiring, and reining in ICE

Seattle City Council’s public safety committee chair Bob Kettle will lay out his city legislative priorities for the year Tuesday morning in a meeting that will also begin a process to ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Race for King County Council District 2 seat takes shape with Saldaña and Hasegawa

The field is taking shape for the 2026 run to represent portions of Capitol Hill, Eastlake, the Central District, South Seattle, plus the U District, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Tukwila, and Skyway on ...