Brett Hamil
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Past articles by Brett:
Celebrating ten years of Vermillion with owner Diana Adams
When Diana Adams opened Vermillion she wanted it to feel like an art opening every night. People always have fun at openings, she reasoned, but the rest of the time they don’t necessarily feel comf… → Read More
Premiering at SIFF, The Most Dangerous Year documents frontline struggle for trans rights in Washington
In December of 2015, Vlada Knowlton and her family were adapting to the realities of their five-year-old daughter Annabelle’s transgender identity, and after a difficult period of adjustment things… → Read More
Espresso Vivace: 30 years of artisanal coffee on Capitol Hill
This week, Capitol Hill’s Espresso Vivace celebrates thirty years in business with a reinvention of its mission — and free shots. From its genesis as a Broadway coffee cart to its current inc… → Read More
Espresso Vivace: 30 years of artisanal coffee on Capitol Hill
This week, Capitol Hill’s Espresso Vivace celebrates thirty years in business with a reinvention of its mission — and free shots. From its genesis as a Broadway coffee cart to its current inc… → Read More
Crybaby musician’s grant carves out space for artists on Capitol Hill
Since 1999, Leigh Stone has witnessed the transformation of Capitol Hill as owner of Crybaby Studios, a subterranean warren of rehearsal spaces below 11th Ave between Pike and Pine. She has had a f… → Read More
Crybaby musician’s grant carves out space for artists on Capitol Hill
Since 1999, Leigh Stone has witnessed the transformation of Capitol Hill as owner of Crybaby Studios, a subterranean warren of rehearsal spaces below 11th Ave between Pike and Pine. She has had a f… → Read More
Grinding it out at Capitol Hill’s 35th North Skateshop
Tony Croghan has run 35th North at the corner of Pike and 11th since 2003. It’s a Capitol Hill institution and one of the only such shops in the city, hub for a generation-spanning pursuit that’s b… → Read More
Grinding it out at Capitol Hill’s 35th North Skateshop
Tony Croghan has run 35th North at the corner of Pike and 11th since 2003. It’s a Capitol Hill institution and one of the only such shops in the city, hub for a generation-spanning pursuit that’s b… → Read More
The Shopaholic’s Closet brings high-end consignment to E Pike
With her new boutique The Shopaholic’s Closet at 1205 E Pike, Audrey Clark hopes to introduce a pop of color to the local femme fashion palette. “I learned a long time ago that greys, blacks, and b… → Read More
With 5,000 to feed every week, Cherry Street Food Bank seeks new home
After 35 years operating out of their space on 8th Ave and Cherry, the Cherry Street Food Bank is being displaced to make room for a new 30-story condominium tower. They’ve got until March 1,… → Read More
Citizen-budgeters ponder Capitol Hill improvements at ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ project meeting
On Thursday night, a small group of Capitol Hill denizens gathered in a fourth floor classroom at Seattle Central College to mull over project ideas submitted to the city’s Your Voice, Your Choice … → Read More
Citizen-budgeters ponder Capitol Hill improvements at ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ project meeting
On Thursday night, a small group of Capitol Hill denizens gathered in a fourth floor classroom at Seattle Central College to mull over project ideas submitted to the city’s Your Voice, Your Choice … → Read More
Absolute Tea to bring the wonders of cheese tea to Capitol Hill
Vince Shi sees cheese teas in Capitol Hill’s future. Along with his wife, Cathy, Shi is the future proprietor of Absolute Tea, a shop slated to open in new construction at 1715 12th Ave in late sum… → Read More
Hot Mama’s — the funniest pizza joint on Capitol Hill
There is a preponderance of funny people working behind the counter at Hot Mama’s Pizza. Currently three standup comics sling pie at this Capitol Hill institution. If you stop in at any time day or… → Read More
Spanning time at Flowers on 15th
Valentine’s Day is a busy one for Flowers on 15th. Last year. the line ran out the door and, by the end of it, there wasn’t a single flower or scrap of greenery left in the shop. But nearly every d… → Read More
Tim Lennon and LANGSTON plot cultural survival in the Central District
Sitting at a conference table in the empty upstairs offices of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on an overcast morning, Tim Lennon breaks down the importance of Black cultural institut… → Read More
Capitol Hill’s Horizon Books evolves into a community space
A week before Horizon Books was slated to vacate its old location on 15th Ave E, when things were looking most grim for the continued survival of this longstanding neighborhood institution, Brandon… → Read More
Addo incubator pops up at 23rd/Madison with everything from Richard’s Burger to Japanese brunch
There’s no existing model for the wide range of culinary experiences Eric Rivera is cooking up at his private dining venue Addo in the former of Crush on 23rd and Madison. He’s making it up as he g… → Read More
Baking for both sides of Capitol Hill’s Gluten Divide: Q&A with Toby Matasar
Toby Matasar is rapidly diversifying her mini-empire of baked goods on Capitol Hill. A second-generation pastry chef trained in New York and Paris who moved here in 2000, Matasar gained a loyal fol… → Read More
Slight Decline with Brett Hamil
After living in this city for 16 years, I finally have a favorite view of the Space Needle. It’s from the alley-facing windows of Tacos Chukis, a Mexico City-style street food joint tucked upstairs… → Read More