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• Publicola essay argues that plan to devote the Broadway light rail station Nagle expansion to only the farmers market is a waste of space. Typical ‘Cola, writer ignores Sound Transit’s planning process but it’s a good discussion. And, yeah, put a tarp over that thing.
• Rash of commercial burglaries on the Hill. Here’s a report on four. We’re gathering details on three more. The string of keys this kid was busted with might also inspire you to upgrade your locks.
• Remember how the Taco Time lot at Madison and 15th suddenly became a Zipcar and a paid parking lot and then suddenly no more Zipcar? Nobody is saying anything but DPD notes a land use violation at the location enforced on October 11. Note to developers: This has happened before.
• There’s activity again at the former Hunters Capital offices of Capitol Hill real estate developer baron Mike Malone at 10th and Pike. We reported on a plan to open a brewpub at the location that fell through because of conversion expense concerns. Looks like we’re talking a food and drink project again this time.
• New coffee shop coming to… wait, what is this? Food and drink notes? More soon.
• Umpqua Bank says it will open its new branch on Broadway in the Joule building on December 8. They have a fancy countdown page here.
• Wow, November 2009, a diverse set of new businesses on the Hill in November 2009. Nube Green opened. pun(c)uation art gallery opened on Pike. Roy St. Coffee debuted. Dog House Leathers got its own shop.
• Daily Journal of Commerce has the details on why the architects on the development that will replace the Undrearms Apartments were swapped out. Cost. Speaking of that, you’ll have to pay to read because of DJC’s subscription wall. Or you can read the brief summary and be satisfied:
  

  Seattle-based Runberg Architecture Group designed an apartment building for a site on East Union Street on Capitol Hill but was let go by the developer in late August when Runberg declined to reduce its fee for the construction phase, Principal Brian Runberg said.

  “At that point we bowed out because we couldn’t maintain the quality that we felt that the project and the neighborhood deserved,” he said.

• Hey all you captains of industry. How many yachts do you own now, anyway? You’ll like this. Montlake’s Seattle Yacht Club is starting the city planning process to overhaul its moorage. Comments due by December 14.