Fast Facts
CAPITOL HILL
Homes
- Median price: $356,950
Crime
- Per 1,000 residents: 87
Schools and Parks
- 4th-graders passing the WASL: 67%
- Park acreage: 262
Commute (minutes)
- To downtown Seattle: 3
- To Redmond: 17
Population
- Estimates: 21,774
FIRST HILL
Homes
- Median price: $309,475
Crime
- Per 1,000 residents: 100
Schools and Parks
- 4th-graders passing the WASL: 52%
- Park acreage: 9
Commute (minutes)
- To downtown Seattle: 3
- To Redmond: 17
Population
- Estimates: 17,460
Characteristics
- Known as "Pill Hill" because of the number of medical centers located here.
Capitol Hill/ First Hill
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Capitol Hill's young professional crowd enjoys the active nightlife on Broadway, the easy access to downtown and some of the best eateries in the city, a sharp contrast to quiet streets of stately homes tucked up on the hill.
Nearby First Hill is also known as "Pill Hill" because of the number of top-notch medical centers located here.
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Artemis
A Mediterranean-inspired menu wows critics and locals
Tom Kundig, Seattle's Artful Lodger
This architect's first condo project, opening soon on Capitol Hill, is proof condos can make good neighbors
Top 10 Very Best Restaurants 2008
We easily could name twice as many worthy eateries this year; Seattle’s restaurant scene is that thrilling.
The Saint: Get A Taste Of Mexico At This Capitol Hill Bar
Drop anywhere from $5 to $125 on a glass of tequila here where tequila is kingBARHOP ARCHIVE: Tigertail Adds An Asian Twist to Ballard's Growing Nightlife
Cheap Eats: Gringo Grub
White guys make great tacos on Capitol Hill.Blog Entries
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Toasting a New Era: Election Themed Cocktails
If election night makes you feel like drinking (hopefully in celebration, possibly in despair), you’re in luck because restaurants across the city are featuring a variety of candidate-themed cocktails for the occasion. Seattle mag Editorial Assistant Jeannie Curry shares with us her picks for the city's best election night cocktails.
Free Stumptown Coffee Brightens Recession Blues
Enjoy a free cup of coffee every Monday at Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Drinking Lessons at the Sorrento
Hey, cocktail lovers–your dream has come true; here's your chance to learn from mixology legends while they mix, lecture and pour for you at the Sorrento Hotel's Hunt Club
Eat This & Your Pie Hole Will Love You
Food is always a worthy distraction from work here at Seattle mag. Today we were happily diverted from work by pie—High 5 PieScreamin' Deal: 25 Corks for $25 Off
Yep, it's true. Bring in 25 wine corks to any of Ethan Stowell's restaurants to receive $25 off of your bill
Twilight Mania Bites the Sorrento and Canlis
It looks like local twihards aren’t the only one’s who’ve been bitten by Twilight mania
Ravioli at Spinasse Made Me Late for the Ballet
What do a Ziploc bag, Seattle mag's best new restaurant, Spinasse, and Pacific Northwest Ballet have in common? A long overdue trip down What-Friday-Nights-Out-Used-to-Be-Like Lane.
Olive Way Excursion: New Bars, New Vibe
As neighboring Capitol Hill blocks (Pike Street) have become the darlings of new bars and restaurants (12th Avenue), it's easy to forget some of the less hyped blocks on the hill.Events in Capitol Hill/ First Hill
Solo Performance Festival
Saturday, February 27 - Friday, April 2Theatre Off Jackson's early spring lineup will warm your bones
Ivar's Salmon House Washington Wine Celebration
Tuesday, March 23 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.Travel by tastebuds...slip into Washington wine heaven at Ivar's
The Emergence of the Semantic Web
Wednesday, March 24 from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.Be the first to learn the New Directions in Search and Information Discovery
Amy O’Neal and Ellie Sandstrom
Thursday, March 25 - Saturday, March 27Amy O’Neal and Ellie Sandstrom are ready to astound you with a new piece called too, part of the Live at the Northwest Film Forum series.
Delight After Midnight - A Troubadourian Evening
Saturday, March 26 at midnightGive your Saturday night a little oo-la-la. Be romanced at the Neodandi House of Couture
Amelia Reeber: This Is a Forgery
Thursday, April 22 - Saturday, April 24Unique Seattle modern dancer mixes in humor
Swedish SummeRun
Sunday, July 25 at 8 a.m.The Capitol Hill walk/run will benefit ovarian cancer research
