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JUNE 9, 2021
VOL. 102, NO. 23
Interbay set to get more tiny houses By Jessica Keller
QA&Mag News editor
The tiny house village in Interbay will significantly increase in size this summer when the site expands to accommodate even more tiny homes. Representatives from the Port of Seattle, which owns the prop-
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erty, Seattle District 7 Councilmember Andrew Lewis, Low Income Housing Institute and community members gathered Wednesday at the village on 15th Avenue West to announce the planned expansion. Pending Port of Seattle and Seattle City Council approval, about 30 new tiny houses and an
additional hygiene station will be built at the existing location on 15th Avenue West, which was originally established in 2017. Port Commissioner Stephanie Bowman said the Interbay tiny house village is the only Port property that has tiny houses on site. The Port leases the land to the
city, which contracts with LIHI to operate the location. Currently, the site serves 50 men and women and three children in 40 houses. Once complete, the expansion will make the Interbay tiny house village the largest in the state with 76 houses.
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Local farmers markets draw sizable crowds
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QA&Mag News editor With masks on and children and dogs in tow, Queen Anne and Magnolia residents welcomed back their respective farmers markets, last week. In Magnolia, 29 vendors set up on McCaw Street in Magnolia Village for the opening day Saturday. In Queen Anne, 50 vendors set up on Crockett Street for opening day of Queen Anne’s Thursday market, which is celebrating its 15th year. Market Director Matt Kelly said this season drew 4,932 shoppers, a respectable number that indicates more people’s willingness to return to normal summer activities. “It’s a lot more than last year, but still less than what we would have in a typical season,” Kelly said. He said market staff and volunteers did a good job ensuring everything ran smoothly. “I was really pleased to see all of our growers back and excited to engage with the shoppers,” Kelly said. He said June is “a great time for various harvests coming in,” and visitors seemed to appreciate having so many choices for fresh produce, including strawberries
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Photo courtesy Ann Goos A customer buys some fresh strawberries from Hayton Farms Berries at the Magnolia Farmers Market Saturday in Magnolia Village. While the market was closed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular Saturday event drew many residents Saturday on its first day of the new season.
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