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MAY 25, 2022

VOL. 103, NO. 20

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Photo by Laura Marie Rivera After COVID-19, design delays and a statewide concrete worker strike, this month utility workers finally began underground electrical work along Boston Street in Queen Anne in preparation for the future 21Boston construction project, which will eventually feature a new, larger Safeway store as well as housing units. The current Safeway will close for business on June 4. Developer Maria Barrientos, BarrientosRYAN LLC, said demolition is expected to begin in mid-June. Read more in next week’s paper.

Magnolia Farmers Market new season starts June 4 with more action, vendors

By Jessica Keller

QA&Mag News editor The Magnolia Farmers Market returns to Magnolia Village June 4, and market managers have high hopes for the upcoming season. After COVID-19 derailed Seattle farmers markets in 2020, leading to Magnolia’s season to be cancelled altogether, market manager August Franzen was pleasantly surprised how well it bounced back in 2021. He does not expect any different this year. “Our expectations kept being blown out of the water last year, and we expect them to keep being blown out of the water,” he said. The Magnolia Farmers Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday, except for Aug. 6, when the market is closed and West McGraw Street used for SeaFair activities. Responding

to visitors’ requests, however, the market has been extended three extra weeks and will conclude Oct. 15. “We are starting the year without COVID restrictions and with the full freedom to bring back the events and fun part of the market, too,” Franzen said, adding events are still being planned but will include cooking demonstrations and performances. Resuming market activities is a particular goal for organizers this year. Franzen said, while the number of people who visited last year did not reach 2019’s record shopper counts, the vendors reported their total sales were comparable to 2019’s. He said that indicates the visitors coming last year were regular shoppers doing the bulk of

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