I did a double-take Saturday morning when I noticed a sign advertising "Dog Pizza on Weekends" next door to The Wine Press, on Olive east of Taylor. I have enjoyed watching the renovation of numerous buildings in the 4400 block of Olive over the past five years or so, including several successful condominium buildings developed…
Category: Shop News
A 1959 issue of “Near By”
Martin Schweig sent photos of ads from a January-February, 1959 issue of Near By, a neighborhood newspaper published by former CWE resident Mary Lehman. The four-page newspaper was "published in and for this neighborhood (Kingshighway to Boyle, Washington/Olive to Lindell), its self-awareness and future design." Some of you may remember the shops that advertised then—the…
Amy Johnson creates KayOss in CWE
After I told a friend a little bit about Amy Johnson yesterday, she said, "There are just so many creative people around here!" And finding these artisans, and then introducing them to you, is one of the reasons I love writing this blog. The first floor of Amy Johnson's home in the CWE has been…