Hey all,
The first thing that I want to say is that I am a huge fan of light rail and I’ve been waiting for nearly 6 years for the Judkins Park station to open since I moved to the neighborhood (yes, I understand that others have been waiting wayyyy longer, but just trying to frame my perspective as being a more recent move)
I am not sure where to turn given all of the hubub of the new station opening, but (for me) it is dampened by the fact that
- Walgreens has announced that it is closing in a couple of months
- Amazon Fresh has closed, the only nearby grocery store
- Black Northwest coffee never opened
- Jackson Street Catfish had to close (I think there is a replacement, never was clear)
- Red Apple grocery was closed to make way for Amazon in the first place
On the bright side
- Temple pastries head baker was James Beard nominated
- Reckless remains a standout
- We still have a good assortment of other restaurants
I am excited for the future as this community remains strong. From the celebrations that happen at Juneteenth to just the fact that people say hello while walking around the neighborhood warms my heart. But I lament the fact that I am hearing nothing about next steps for this community?
Like a grocery store? Pharmacy support? Is the city going to even care about what happens to this neighborhood with the risk of this blight? I know that council member Hollingsworth is looking into it, but why am I hearing about it through channels as opposed to community outreach?
Just venting into the ether atm. And yeah, will be writing both Wilson and Hollingsworth about this, but if you live in this neighborhood, I hope you do too.
Sources
- Next to close: Central District’s Walgreens at 23rd and Jackson | CapitolHillSeattle.com
- Amazon Closure
Edit: link for the closure update (was writing on my phone, link failed to update)
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