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More Black ownership — and more Black-made beer — in the CD as 23rd Ave Brewery takes shape

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The 23rd Ave Brewery guys in R&D mode (Image: 23rd Ave Brewery)

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There will be more Black ownership — and more Black-made beer — in the Central District. 23rd Ave Brewery is on its way to opening later this year with a small production and filling shop at 23rd and Jackson.

“It’s really dope that we are kinda back home,” Mario Savage tells CHS. “We grew up on that block.”

Savage and his three brothers — “it’s a family affair,” he says — now have a place to take their beer making to the next level, selling bottles and cans, filling kegs, and keeping fans supplied with 23rd Ave merch from the new brew shop being set up as part of the retail spaces added to the Jackson Apartments outside the neighborhood’s Amazon Fresh.

For now, the new space will be a grab and go operation with no seating or bar service. Future growth is hoped to eventually add elements like a taproom and increased production in the neighborhood.

CHS reported here on the smaller, more affordable commercial spaces and efforts to include small businesses in the new development as part of a ripple of new Black ownership including Simply Soulful and Catfish Corner in this core of the Central District.

Savage said in about three weeks, new brewing equipment will arrive and be installed as 23rd Ave Brewery ramps up its small-scale production with more trials and testing. Continue reading →

No injuries as police investigate 23rd and Jackson drive-by — UPDATE

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There were no injuries and no reported significant damage in an overnight drive-by shooting at 23rd and Jackson.

Police shut down the area around the intersection around 2:45 AM Monday after multiple callers reported five to ten shots in the area. Continue reading →

Man shot and killed overnight in 23rd and Jackson parking lot

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A man was shot to death overnight in a parking lot at 23rd and Jackson in the Central District.

According to Seattle Police, and East Precinct and Seattle Fire scanner updates, gunfire was reported in the shopping center parking lot in front of the AutoZone and Starbucks at the corner just after 1 AM.

Arriving police and Seattle Fire found a man down in the parking lot who had been assaulted and shot multiple times. Continue reading →

No injuries as police investigate reported drive-by near 23rd and Jackson

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Shots from a drive-by gun battle echoed through the Central District Tuesday night putting at least one business under lockdown and briefly closing 23rd Ave to traffic as Seattle Police collected evidence.

There were no reported injuries.

Witnesses reported dozens of shots fired near 23rd and Jackson just before 7:30 PM and the Walgreens in the nearby shopping center reportedly went into lockdown, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading →

Central District Amazon Fresh to open next week — UPDATE

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Amazon Fresh has announced it will open its 25,000 35,000-square-foot Central District store next week.

In its grand opening announcement, the Amazon grocery store chain promised “consistently low prices on a wide assortment of top brands plus high-quality produce, meat, and seafood. Enjoy delicious prepared foods made in our kitchen” plus “new ways to make grocery shopping more convenient” while announcing a roster of promotions to accompany a ribbon cutting at the 23rd and Jackson location:

Ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin shortly before we open our doors at 7:00 AM on August 12
• First 100 customers will receive an Amazon Card ranging from $5 to $100 each
• First 300 customers will receive an exclusive 23rd & Jackson tote
• Product giveaways and food sampling
• Music provided by a local DJ
• Enter for a chance to win a $250 e-gift card

“We can’t wait to meet you at the new Seattle 23rd & Jackson location,” the announcement reads.

UPDATE: In a statement sent to CHS late Thursday night, the company said the new store will bring “hundreds of high-quality jobs to the community, which offer industry-leading pay starting at $17/hr. and a variety of benefits packages that start on the employee’s first day on the job.”

“We’re thrilled to bring the first Amazon Fresh grocery store in Seattle to the Central District, providing customers with a wide selection of low-priced, high-quality fresh foods and a convenient in-store shopping experience,” David Nielson, regional manager of Amazon Fresh grocery stores, said in the statement. “We’re proud that this store has brought hundreds of great jobs to the area, and we are committed to continuing to contribute positively to the community.”

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After alleged $800 heist downtown Friday, Starbucks bandit’s robbery goes less well Saturday in the Central District

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A Starbucks bandit who SPD says later told police he was also responsible for another recent heist was apprehended within minutes Saturday morning after threatening he had a gun in a hold-up of the coffee chain’s 23rd and Jackson location.

Police responded and surrounded the area around cafe just before 9:30 AM where the suspect was reported by witnesses to have fled south on Jackson and through a nearby park.

According to East Precinct updates, the suspect told workers at the coffee shop he had a handgun and demanded cash. He reportedly fled the shop with a Starbucks bag of $1 and $5 bills. Continue reading →

When will the Central District Amazon Fresh open? Amazon’s not saying

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Amazon’s PR for its new Factoria store (Image: Amazon Fresh)

In January, Seattle retail giant Amazon announced two new era grocery stores: one in Bellevue’s Factoria neighborhood and one in the heart of Seattle’s Central District at 23rd and Jackson. Last week, the company proudly showed off its first Amazon Fresh full-sized grocery to use it checkout-less “Just Walk Out technology” as it cut the ribbon on the Factoria store.

When will the 25,000-square-foot South Jackson Amazon Fresh open? The company isn’t saying. Continue reading →

Police investigating 23rd and Jackson stabbing

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A man was reported stabbed and Seattle Police took a suspect into custody in a reported fight incident Wednesday afternoon near the Walgreens at 23rd and Jackson.

SPD and Seattle Fire were called to the area just before 3:15 PM and found one man covered in blood in what a witness said was an assault that began aboard a Metro bus. Continue reading →

21-year-old gunned down at 23rd and Jackson identified as county considers $1.5M in emergency spending to curb gun violence

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A fundraiser has been set up to benefit Sultan Ujaama’s family (Image: Gofundme)

The victim who died in Thursday night’s shooting in the parking lot at 23rd and Jackson has been identified as Sultan Ujaama, a 21-year-old Central District resident.

The King County Medical Examiner identified Ujaama this week after notification of family.

According to Community Passageways, the South Seattle nonprofit providing support and resources to prevent youth incarceration, Ujaama was a new father who had taken part in their programs.

“We got to know this passionate and driven young man through our Deep Dive program, and he hoped to give back by mentoring young people himself,” the group’s statement about Ujaama reads. “He had just become a father and had another on the way—and had so much life left to give. We’re devastated to lose him.” Continue reading →

CHS Pics | A Central District rally to remember Black Wall Street and call for Seattle Rescue Plan funds

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The kind of festival we’ve all been waiting to be part of filled the streets around 23rd and Jackson in the Central District on Memorial Day in an event organizers described as an occupation by “200 plus Black businesses” marking the 100th Anniversary of the Black Wall Street massacre in Tulsa.

Build Africatown Coalition organizers said Monday’s festival, rally, and teach-in was an effort to “protest economic apartheid” and “demand economic justice for the Black community in Seattle, Martin Luther King Jr. County, WA” —

Increasing the success of Black-owned businesses is one the most effective ways to build generational wealth, decrease Black unemployment and support thriving Black communities. Continue reading →