A changing of the bar taco guard on Broadway as El Xolo joins Nacho BorrachoWith his ball cap, tattoo-covered arms and small black studs in each ear, having a beer at the bar of Nacho Borracho on a Saturday afternoon, Ricardo Valdes could be any regular customer. But he’s not. Starting Monday night, the chef will be whipping… Apr 01 19April 01, 2019Article at CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
CHS Pics | Seattle Youth Climate Strike — ‘We don’t have any more time to waste’Under an early spring sun, hundreds of students and some parents and supporters rallied on Capitol Hill Friday on the turf of the Bobby Morris Playfield for the Seattle Youth Climate Strike. The students came to Cal Anderson from schools across King… Mar 17 19March 17, 2019Article at CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Tired of baking French pastries on the Hill, Mariela Camacho brings pan dulce to the peopleThe sky is invariably dark, the atmosphere eerily quiet when Mariela Camacho gets to the commissary kitchen at 3 AM. No buzzing of mixers yet. No butter sizzling in pans, radio in the background, or cooks chopping onions, or bakers kneading dough.… Jan 24 19January 24, 2019Article at CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Capitol Hill commutes hopefully not too jostled by Seattle Viadoom trafficThe Viadoom is here. You might know it as the Seattle Squeeze, the Period of Maximum Constraint or Carmageddon. Longer, yet: The longest closure of a major highway — Highway 99 — ever seen in the Puget Sound region, which is predicted to create a… Jan 15 19January 15, 2019Article at CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Meet the Hill’s new literary impresario: Kate BerwangerKate Berwanger is a strange woman. Those are her own words. She just can’t really explain what it means, exactly. She just knows that like many other women writers in Seattle, she identifies with the epithet. “One of my favorite writers is Aimee… Nov 29 18November 29, 2018Article at CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Seattle’s booming, but construction workers fear a bustThe action was led by Chris McClain, Business Manager for the Iron Workers Local 86 and President of the Seattle Building & Construction Trades Council. A day earlier, Amazon — one of the union’s largest indirect employers — had announced it would … May 14 18May 14, 2018Article at crosscut.com
Home is (Briefly) Where the Art IsThe sun is scorching in front of Union Gospel Mission in Pioneer Square. A couple of people are resting in the slivers of shadow beside the brick building, UGM’s men’s shelter. Inside, in a neon-lit, air-conditioned room, more than 30 people seek … Jun 28 17June 28, 2017Article at City Arts Magazine
