Do they sell liquor to people that are already super wasted?
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Good thing they put up those handwritten signs. Otherwise how would their potential patrons ever have figured out that this location has been closed?
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Best Friend Blinds Banish Free Peeks for Bothell Way Drivers
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A couple weeks ago, the Bothell/Kenmore Reporter ran a story that briefly mentioned the coffee stand at 73rd & Bothell Way here in Kenmore…
In Kenmore, Mayor David Baker said City Hall staffers routinely receive complaints regarding Best Friends, many coming from parents who say young children easily can see into the roadside stand. Baker said officials have discussed the issue, but declined to go into details.
“We are aware of it, we do know of it,” he said.
To me that almost sounds like some sort of veiled threat from the Mayor there. Interestingly, as I drive by Best Friend, I have noticed a slight change in the weeks since that story ran.
Pretty much since the story ran, the blinds in the windows facing Bothell Way, which used to stay open, have been closed. Coincidence? Probably not.
Looks to me like Best Friend owner Wayne Hembree caught the hidden message in Mayor Baker’s remarks to the Reporter and decided to preemptively avoid a confrontation with City Hall. Probably a good move.
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Kenmore Village Exodus Continues
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As noted a few days ago over on Kenmore Blog.net, Kenmore’s branch of The Little Gym, currently located between the old Ostrom’s location and the Liquor Store in Kenmore Village, is leaving Kenmore for apparently greener pastures up in Lynnwood.
For those of you keeping score at home, the departure of The Little Gym in the next month or so will leave the commercial space (i.e. – not counting City Hall) in the city-owned Kenmore Village property over half empty, with five of nine storefronts vacant. By square footage, the commercial space will be just under half empty.
Businesses that have moved or gone out of business, leaving Kenmore Village in the last year or so include:
- Ostrom’s Drugs – drugstore – moved to 6414 NE Bothell Way
- The Little Gym – children’s gym – moving to Lynnwood
- Hidden Treasures – thrift store – closed
- Reign’s Realm – children’s clothing & supplies consignment store – closed
- Taco Guyamas – fast food mexican restaurant – closed
Here’s a map of Kenmore Village in its current state (click to enlarge):
Eventually as I have the time, I will be expanding this map to include all of Kenmore’s business zones. Your input is welcome.
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