Tag: capitol hill seattle

September 9, 2011

Nine days after bicycle wreck, Espresso Vivace Manager Brian Fairbrother dies

In a big hit to Capitol Hill, the city and coffee lovers everywhere, long-time Espresso Vivace barista and general manager Brian Fairborther has passed away after injuries sustained from a bicycle crash. He was 50 years old. Since news of the seriousness of his crash hit the city yesterday, there has been an outpouring of…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, deaths, fairview, fairview ave n, seattle times, south lake union
September 7, 2011

Long-time Vivace general manager seriously injured in bicycle crash – UPDATED

Brian Fairbrother, a 20-year veteran of Espresso Vivace, was seriously injured in a late-August bicycle crash, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Comments from long-time customers are pouring in expressing their condolences. CHS reports that Fairbrother will be taken off life support Thursday in accordance to his wishes. Details of the wreck are not clear, but a…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, fairview, fairview ave e, injuries, vivace
August 15, 2011

Capitol Hill Courier launches intra-neighborhood bike delivery sevice

If you live on Capitol Hill, Kelly Milligan wants to get you stuff by bike. He started a hyperlocal courier service last week, which I wrote about over at CHS: So, let’s say there’s something on Capitol Hill you want, but you don’t feel like or can’t get it to your Capitol Hill home or…
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tagged: bicycle economy, capitol hill, capitol hill courier, capitol hill seattle, kelly milligan
March 31, 2011

CHS: Honest buyer returns bike after discovering it was stolen

Justin at Capitol Hill Seattle has a wonderful story today about Cleo, who was reunited with her stolen bike after the purchaser did some searching online to find out it was stolen. The two lessons here seem to be: Report bike thefts to the police (you can even file police reports online) and to online…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, chs
March 11, 2011

Capitol Hill company tries to take the hills out of riding

I wrote a story for Capitol Hill Seattle about Clean Republic, a company based out of a garage near the top of the Interlaken Blvd hill that makes electric front wheels to fit any bicycle. They will be at the Seattle Bike Expo this weekend if you want to check them out. Seattle can paint…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, clean republic, companies, e-bikes, electric assist, products, seattle bike expo 2011