How sad, though I imagine Kshama Sawant is pleased yet another capitalist exploiter is closing.

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Saturday marks the end of an era for Seattle and Hardwick & Sons Hardware. After 88 years in business, the University District store is closing their doors for the final time. Dean Hardwick joined the Dori Monson Show to discuss why.

"We’ve been here almost nine decades,” Hardwick said. “[Customers have] given a lot of condolences and they wish us the best where we’re going, and they say it’s a sad day that we’re closing. Seattle has changed and I usually respond that, ‘Well, we don’t fit into the new utopia, which unfortunately is burning down.’”

Hardwick says the city has changed a great deal from the place it once was, which he says is inspiring many people like him to leave.

“Well, it used to be a town that was an artsy town in the 70s and 80s. I had several people come up and say that they enjoyed moving here from back east or actually come over from Spokane. That was the great migration, as my wife did,” he said.

“Now everybody is leaving. But it’s no longer a working class town. An example would be South Lake Union,” Hardwick added. “South Lake Union was a kind of a hodgepodge of small buildings here and there. There were people that were cabinetmakers, boat builders, and people who work with their hands. Now it’s just changed from that — it’s the virtual world.”

There’s also been crime in the area and multiple burglaries at Hardwick Hardware, all of which Hardwick believes is making the city a bad place to raise a family.

“It’s not a safe place for the next generation to bring up families. Not at all,” he said. “We’ve been broken into five times this year, and usually the average of some pinhead trying to break in here has been about once every decade, … so they got away with a bunch of power tools, once with a cash register. You just never know. You gotta have your cell phone by your bed because you don’t know if you’re going to get a call from the alarm company or not.”

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https://mynorthwest.com/2171612/seattle-...Qm659Fvvw3_Ymtg

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Sources inside Boeing say the company is "all but certain" to consolidate its 787 productions in South Carolina, according to a report from Reuters.

Boeing said earlier this summer that it was studying what such a move could look like.

According to some aviation experts, they believe it's a done deal.

"Bad times ahead for an uncertain period," said aviation expert Scott Hamilton of Leeham News.

According to Hamilton, the decison comes as no surprise either.

"In a second quarter earnings call, CEO David Calhoun was going to start studying that prospect with consolidating into one location. And I along with many others believe that it would be in Charleston," he said.

When asked about the relationship the aviation giant has with the state, some said that may have been a factor as well.

"To say there's a strained relationship, Sure, it might be strained. But I highly doubt that anyone in the state of Washington wants to see Boeing wither away as a company or move away to another state," said Todd Curtis, aviation expert with AirSafe.com

It is unclear how many jobs would be affected. But plane production would be, if Boeing decides to move Dreamliner operations to South Carolina. There is doubt that other planes built in Everett can pick up operational costs at the facility.

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https://www.q13fox.com/news/report-boein...OdghLAcwDBGc3eg

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After 74 years, Seattle’s Ivar’s to close flagship, Salmon House restaurants

Known for all manner of Seattle’s crispy fried fish and creamy chowders under nautical digs, longtime Ivar’s Acres of Clams at Pier 54 and Salmon House will officially close today, Sept. 28.

Though the two longtime restaurants are expected to reopen next year, Ivar’s Acres of Clams at Pier 54 closure is a heavy hit as the chain’s flagship restaurant. What's more, the closure doesn’t necessarily come in wake of complications with Seattle’s waterfront, it comes alongside the impact of restrictions in place due to the novel coronavirus.

The two restaurants aren’t expected to reopen until spring of 2021 at least, joining well over 50 Seattle restaurants shuttering this year in wake of COVID-19.

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https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food...em-85307-tbla-1

This is no small beans. Ivars has been a staple for tourists and Seattle residents for years. The city is dying due to "progressive" policies.

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Seattle 'losing its character' after Elephant Super Car Wash permanently closes iconic location

A Seattle landmark is closing its doors after 64 years in business. Thursday, Elephant Super Car Wash corporate officials announced they are reluctantly shutting down the Battery Street location.

A staple in the community since 1956, corporate officials said they are closing the location permanently due to increasing crime, drug activity and homelessness. Coupled with “increasing costs of business in Seattle” and “burdensome regulatory demands,” the company said in a statement it’s “impossible” to run a small minimum wage business in the city.

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https://www.q13fox.com/news/seattle-losi...iconic-location

Yes, another story about Seattle and its business problems. However, stories like this are indicative of what happens to a once prosperous city becomes dominated by "progressive" ideology. The Elephant Super Car Wash was, like Ivars, a staple in Seattle's image, and a favorite with residents and tourists. Now it is gone.

The Elephant Super Car Wash's iconic sign:

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