(Image: Sweet Mary’s Cherries)

A Sweet Mary’s Cherries stand — On Capitol Hill, Sweet Mary’s is moving into a former bookshop (Image: Sweet Mary’s Cherries)

There’s a new neighborhood fruit stand on 15th Ave E bringing some of the goodness of the Yakima Valley to Capitol Hill.

A seasonal pop-up of Sweet Mary’s Cherries featuring fresh fruits and other goodies like hanging planter baskets full of flowers is now resident in the space where Haunted Burrow Books finished up its temporary stay on the street in June.

With the QFC block redevelopment still on hold with developer Hunters Capital waiting for economic conditions around construction and financing to improve, the Capitol Hill developer has been diligent in finding new short-term ventures to be part of the block. The neighboring old grocery lives on, in the meantime, as the also temporary home for the Punk Rock Flea Market. Continue reading →