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Seattle Dept. of Transportation Streetcar
After years of planning, the demolition of buildings on the corner of Broadway and East John hails the start of construction of the Capitol Hill light rail station, and yesterday, City Council members met to debate the still incomplete plans for a $140 million streetcar serving First Hill and Capitol Hill.

"I really question the financial wisdom of building a streetcar network when we could expand metro transit significantly for far less," Councilmember Tom Rasmussen said as he entered the meeting.
Poppy on Broadway and Roy Capitol Hill. Photo by Keith Vance
Someone needs to turn down the lights at Capitol Hill's Poppy. And brush a few cans of dark stain on the blond Ikea-looking chairs that weigh less than lawn furniture.

Although its spare, warehouse studio space and Scandinavian minimalism annoyed me, Poppy's won me over with food and service.