Cal Anderson

Seattle Parks and the city’s Office of Economic Development have issued last-minute denials of permits for an event in Cal Anderson on the one-year anniversary of the formation of the occupied protest on Capitol Hill. CHS reported on the June 11th to June 13th celebration planned for months by a...

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While one small organizer has stirred up local conservative media with its plans for a march, major Pride organizers including downtown parade producer Seattle Pride, and important Capitol Hill events like the Seattle Dyke March will host virtual, online-only celebrations again in 2021 as the city emerges from months of pandemic restrictions and nears the June 30th state deadline for a full reopening. Celebrations for later in the summer and early fall are also planned on Capitol Hill and across the city.

Most mornings and afternoons, Cal Anderson is a dog park. Volunteer Park, too. But the chaos of the pandemic is about to give ground to the order of Seattle City Hall and a group of Capitol Hill dog owners is frustrated with the options. “During the pandemic we have paused...

SIFF 2021 is OVER: I hope you all had fun watching along with us. While the fest is mostly good-natured fun, we can't forget that it's also a competition! This year, There Is No Evil and Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America took home the Golden Space Needle Audience Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary, respectively. My Neighbor, Miguel took home the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Short Film while Miwa Nishikawa's Under the Open Sky won the Lena Share Award for Persistence of Vision (in my opinion, the coolest sounding award). Check out the rest of the winners, including the official competition winners, here.

Saturday brought the two-year anniversary of a fatal shooting in Cal Anderson that left a 21-year-old dead after a night of basketball and hanging out on a March evening in the park. While several shootings in recent years across Capitol Hill and the Central District remain unsolved, the suspect in...

Though outreach efforts moved many campers into shelter in the sweep and clearance of tents and encampments from Cal Anderson just before Christmas, officials acknowledge camps have grown in other parks away from Capitol Hill’s core and tell CHS work to connect people to available facilities continues. Others joined the...

A short burst of snowfall greeting the Winter Solstice across Capitol Hill also blanketed Cal Anderson Park’s challenges. Monday night, the park was busy with people enjoying the space. For now, Seattle Parks says, Cal Anderson remains technically closed and the department has said weeks of work could still be...

Seattle Police investigated reported gunfire on the edge of Cal Anderson overnight as the clean-up effort is slated to continue following Friday’s sweep of protesters and homeless encampments from the park. Meanwhile, a medical emergency in the park earlier this week had a tragic outcome, police say. According to East...

After a Friday raid and sweep to clear remaining campers and activists and the first day of work in what city officials say will be a weeks-long effort for Seattle Parks to clean and reopen the park, Seattle Police maintained a late night presence in Cal Anderson including a cruiser parked on the Bobby Morris turf. Overnight brought no reports of significant efforts from activists to reenter the space. A large group of protesters was reported in the area.

A decision to delay a planned sweep of a large, unauthorized encampment at Cal Anderson Park doesn’t surprise Ricky McGhee. The last time city crews pulled down the tents they hired McGhee’s security team to stand guard that evening, making sure no one returned. When push came to shove, McGhee...

Seattle Police in riot gear and accompanied by armored vehicles and chainsaws to cut through makeshift barriers entered Cal Anderson Park Friday morning starting just before 8 AM in a sweep anticipated for days but met with little resistance. Campers scrambled to clear tents and activists gathered to protect the...

as of publishing this post. A last-minute telephone conference for a civil rights lawsuit attempting to stop the Cal Anderson sweep is currently underway. More to come. The court is in recess until 4:55 PM. Sponsored. The Pierce County Republicans' push to dissolve their public health department during a pandemic...