…begins this time with the recent opening of the first art spaces in the renovated Tashiro Kaplan Building, just northeast of Pioneer Square near Third and Yesler. Depicted above is the new Forgotten Works gallery, whose opening fundraiser reprised one of the fave concepts from its previous location—tiny affordable pieces by dozens of different contributors.

Alas, west Capitol Hill’s Hillcrest Deli-Market was too damaged by the July fire to be fixed. It began under the Hillcrest name in 1959, but was really a pre-supermarket era Safeway dating from the 1920s, making it one of the town’s longest continually-operating grocery locations. We’ll have to wait and see what replaces it.

Remember: Always practice safe shipping.