Seattle Police were photographing a blood trail running from E Cherry to E Union after a man was found shot at 23rd and Union Thursday morning.
According to Seattle Fire and East Precinct radio updates, a 911 caller reported finding the man just after 6 AM near Uncle Ike’s just off the intersection with his upper body covered in blood and saying he had been shot. Continue reading
The MĂ©tier Brewing Company will celebrate the grand opening of its new Central District taproom this weekend bringing beer from one of the few Black-owned breweries in the nation to E Cherry.
“Expanding into one of Seattle’s historically Black neighborhoods is an important step in living our mission to brew damn good beer and build stronger community to inspire bigger dreams for all,” MBC co-founder and CEO Rodney Hines said in the announcement. “We’re excited to open our doors at Cherry Street and look forward to seeing new and familiar faces who share an appreciation for building community while enjoying a well-crafted brew.”
CHS talked with Hines and broke the news on the new taproom in December as the Central District resident. Hines called Métier “purpose-driven” and said he chose to expand with a taproom and Japanese street food in the Central Area with the intent of recognizing the history of the communities there while also being present as a Black business owner near his home. Continue reading
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Puget Sound Energy is blaming the city’s electrical infrastructure for last week’s natural gas fire that burned through the pavement in the Central District, sending flames shooting out of the street and sidewalks around E Cherry.
Though there were no reported injuries and damage was limited to city streets, District 3 representative Kshama Sawant is calling for a deeper investigation into the incident, the dangers “for-profit energy companies unilaterally impose on our communities,” and “the risks of continued reliance on climate-harming fossil fuels.”
“Last Wednesday, February 24, the lives of thousands of residents and workers in Seattle’s Central District were disrupted because of a dangerous underground gas leak and fire, involving pipes controlled by the for-profit PSE,” the City Council representative for Capitol Hill and the Central District writes in a February 27th letter (PDF) to David Danner, chair of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission. “But for the rapid and expert work of the union workers at the Seattle Fire Department (Firefighters Local 27) and PSE (Electrical Workers Local 77), who put themselves in harm’s way when they responded to this dangerous situation, stopping the leaking gas and extinguishing the fire, we might have seen a catastrophic disaster in our city.” Continue reading
With reporting by Alex Garland
A new “tiny house village” has opened in the Central District adding 30 new homes to a city trying to snuff out the COVID-19 outbreak even as homelessness and affordability issues only grow.
King County health officials, meanwhile, are concerned about a rapid increase in positive COVID-19 cases among homeless people and workers at its shelters and and service sites. The county said Monday it has confirmed 112 cases at its sites — up from 27 confirmed cases on April 7th. The totals include two confirmed deaths and a third death being investigated at King County’s Kent isolation and quarantine facility.
The community around 22nd and Cherry is not new to hosting Seattle’s homeless neighbors. Continue reading
