From our sister blog SeattleCrime, we received this SPD report of a 5'11" 250 pound woman who assaulted her neighbor in the 800 block of Columbia Street for slamming the door in the early morning hours of 8/5/10:

I responded to an assault with injuries at 8   Columbia St.  I contacted the victim who stated that she lives across the hall from the suspect,   Officers are familiar with suspect  from prior contacts.    has a history of  and is masculine of build and strength standing...

• An armed robbery was reported in the early hours of 7/26/10 in the 1300 block of Boren Avenue. We spoke to SPD Media Officer Mark Jamieson who told us that a call came in around 2:30 am. The caller and victim was a female who was approached by two juvenile males, who grabbed her purse. Jamieson told us that the victim's description of the juvenile suspects matched that given by the victim of an armed robbery in the early hours of 7/25/10 near 13th & Denny in Capitol Hill, that the assailants were indeed very young.
• A strong arm robbery was reported by a 17 year old male around 6:50 pm on 7/25/10 near the Convention Center. The victim had returned home to Queen Anne, before calling the...

Police believe they know who pulled the trigger in this winter's murder of Glennis Parker as he sat in the cab of his truck at the Union 76 station at 9th and James. From the Seattle Times:

Prosecutors say Zachary Collins has been on the run since February, when he is accused of fatally shooting his stepfather in the head as the older man sat in his pickup outside a gas station on Seattle's First Hill.

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Commenter Cindy got two of three right in the "Name the Franchise" game for the retail activity taking place in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Madison Street.  We confirmed with Swedish Medical Center's broker, Lori Granberg of CB Richard Ellis, that Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches will be moving into the former Organic to Go space at 1221 Madison Street in Swedish Medical Center's Arnold Pavilion.  This will mark the eighth Seattle location for the Champaign, Illinois based chain.... (more)

Hotel Sorrento has been putting on an innovative series of events featuring authors, musicians and performance artists. On Monday July 12, as part of the Night School series, the Sorrento will feature artists performing a scene from Intiman Theatre's upcoming production of Ruined, as well as a moderated conversation delving into how the play was created and developed with Artistic Director Kate Whoriskey, several actors, and Tim Appelo. Tickets are available online through Brown Paper Tickets for $20.... (more)

Travel Channel recently published its list of Top 10 Free Museums in the U.S.  First Hill's Frye Art Museum made the cut:

The Frye Art Museum has been carrying on...

Earlier this year, the media (this writer included) was abuzz with reports of I Love New York Deli opening a third location on Capitol Hill.  Owner Jon Jacobs had planned to open his location off Broadway, close to the Pike Pine corridor.  However, he recently announced that his... (more)

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This rather incredible collision prompted a major emergency response to Madison over I-5 at the tail end of Friday afternoon's commute but luckily... (more)

Kabab House, a casual eatery, offering kebabs and Indian dishes just opened up next door to Lundgren Monuments at 1011 Boren Avenue.  This outlet does not seem related to the Kabab House Pakistani chain (with locations in Greenwood and Lynnwood).  We have an inquiry to the Kabab... (more)

First Hill Seattle received a tip from reader Robby Delaware, who alerted us that an interesting sculpture he had photographed at Jefferson Terrace, had fallen in to disrepair.  It was originally designed as a fountain and finished in 1969.  ... (more)

KIRO 7 just reported that one of two men suspected in the beating death of an 80-year old Arkansas woman has been arrested in Bremerton.  U.S. Marshalls arrested suspect Rene Patrick Bourassa Jr., while he in possession of Lillian Nelson, the victim's car.  ... (more)

The First Hill Improvement Association, a community service organization for Seattle's First Hill neighborhood since 1958, will hold its monthly general meeting tonight.  Nonmembers are welcome to attend:

Tuesday, June 8th, 6:30 pm  Swedish Medical Center B-Level Conference Room  #1

Ms. Allison Schwartz, from the Seattle Department of Transportation, will give us a final update...

Street Treats, a just-launched mobile sweets vendor, will travel to First Hill on Tuesday, June 8.  You can avail yourself of their homemade cookies, High 5 Pie and Half Pint homemade ice cream on the corner of 9th Avenue & Cherry from 12 to 3 pm.  To find other locations and... (more)

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Greg Lundgren has a beef with the death-care industry, with itscookie-cutter headstones and its flat, identical graveyards: It'...

Tuesday at noon, a "flash mob" gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Swedish Hospital.  Some of the "mobsters" were dressed as Swedish hospital workers, and some mobsters were actual hospital workers.  See if you can pick out which is which.  Of course, they danced and karaoked to something suitably Swedish--ABBA's "Dancing Queen":

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Full coverage on sister site CapitolHillSeattle.com:

We're still collecting details but a major police response tonight shut down northbound lanes of Boren in front of...

Police and emergency medical crews are responding to Harborview this afternoon where a woman has been stabbed. SeattleCrime reports the victim is a 31-year-old female and says she came to the hospital with a stab wound to her abdomen. Central District News says HMC security "may have the suspect in the building. White male, 250, 40s, 6' tall, hooded gray sweatshirt, bluejeans."

UPDATE: SeattleCrime reports that the woman's injuries were self-inflicted.

The SPD Blotter has this report of a strong arm robbery near Pike and Boren in the early hours of Tuesday morning:

On May 25th at approximately 3:45 AM, a man was walking in the area of Pike Street and Boren Avenue when an unknown male approached him and said “What’s up with you?”  The victim said nothing so the suspect swung a fist at him.  The victim ran westbound on Pike Street with the suspect chasing him.  The suspect caught up to the victim and grabbed at his backpack. ...

Yesterday King 5 aired a report that Seattle-King County Public Health has begun cracking down on hookah clubs, claiming that they are circumventing and flouting the smoking ban.  The King 5 report was triggered by a Seattle-King County Public Health filing against hookah club Majiles Cafe at 912 12th Avenue (across from the Seattle University campus):

Some businesses have...

Have you tried Kanpai's spicy baked mussels?  The Seattle Weekly recently included Kanpai in its Best Happy Hours issue.  Here is their report:

It's possible...

Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT) invites all First Hill residents, businesses and property owners to a public hearing to discuss "Final On-Street Parking Changes" for the neighborhood.  The meeting will be held 5/21/10 from 6:30 to 8 pm at Seattle Central Community College (Room 1110).  Public comments begin at 6:45 pm and are limited to 2 minutes each.  Below are the agenda items: 

What’s the plan?

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Earlier this month, Seattle celebrated Sweden Week.   The Swedish Consulate in Seattle hosted the weeklong celebration of the enduring relationship between Sweden and the Pacific Northwest.  In conjunction with Swedish Medical Center celebrating its 100th anniversary and Sweden Week,... (more)

A couple of recent crime incidents on First Hill (note that certain portions of these have been redacted by the SPD).

A woman returned to her apartment on 5/4/10 around 9 pm near 1200 Seneca Street and noticed that things were askew in this burglary incident:

I met with the victim who stated that she left her apartmentat approximately 1700 hours today and returned at approximately 2100 hours to...

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Last month, Partners in Preservation Initiative launched an online competition to distribute $1M in preservation funds to historic organizations and buildings across Puget Sound.  Early Thursday morning, Partners in Preservation announced that Schooner Adventuress in Tacoma won the online competition.  However, in recognition of the late rally staged by Town Hall supporters, Partners in Preservation has decided to award $125K to Town Hall as well:... (more)

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