Want Ladie Chablis to pour you a glass?

The Seattle drag queen is making plans to open a Capitol Hill wine shop and could use a boost.

“This will be my first retail business and I am extremely excited. As we all know starting a business involves many steps. Developing a business idea, researching for the right location and securing funding. So far I have come up with a business plan to create a retail wine store. I have decided on a legal structure to become an LLC. I have applied for my license and applied for business insurance as well. I found an incredible location on a busy street in Capitol Hill in Seattle,” Howard Russell writes in the community fundraising pitch for La Cha-Bliss Wines, a new 12th Ave wine shop being planned by the drag performer and longtime Seattleite who has been busy around the Capitol Hill community serving on the boards at GenPride, the YMCA, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle, and Emerald City Softball Association.

Lady Chablis is still busy in the neighborhood

You can join the fundraiser here.

Russell says La Cha-Bliss Wines will be a retail boutique store that sells domestic and international wines from Washington, Oregon, California France, Italy and Germany. According to permits, the plan is for the shop to join the 1400-block of 12th Ave next to the former Barrio which is also lined up for the new Mint and Martini to fill the large restaurant space.

In the fundraising pitch, Russell says it hasn’t been easy securing funding for the project as he is ready to sink $10,000 from his 401k to reach the $30,000 launch inventory cost.

You can learn more about helping to support Russell’s effort here.

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