West Seattle business news: Music, money, moves, more …

In addition to the business comings-and-goings noted the past few days, we have a virtual stack of notes to share. First:

GUITAR TEACHER ON THE MOVE: That’s Richie Jenkin, longtime WSB sponsor, who teaches guitar. He’s switched locations and asked us to share:

I have relocated my guitar lesson studio from my office on California Ave SW to my home studio in the Alki Beach neighborhood. My new location is a half block from the beach and right across the way from Alki Playfield. I can be reached via my website: www.richiejenkin.com or by phone at (206) 799-7432.

SPEAKING OF ALKI, NEW ATM: One year after the BECU ATM was removed from the wall near the Alki Starbucks, Robert pointed out via Facebook that a Chase ATM has now taken its place. Via the WSB Forums, Jo tells us it was installed just yesterday.

ANGELINA’S CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY: In a Facebook invite, Angelina’s West Seattle notes that it’s celebrating 1 year in business, and offering specials Friday to commemorate the occasion, plus a DJ starting at 9 pm.

JUNEAU STREET MARKET: We’ve received many notes this past week-plus about this market appearing to have closed again, less than 6 months after it reopened following an eight-month shutdown caused by a fire in the apartment over the market. We have been trying to reach its owners, both in person and via e-mail. Finally spotted people working in the space yesterday and asked them what was going on. Only got a one-word comment: “Remodeling.” We’ll keep watching …

NEW HEAVENLY WHOLESALE LOCATION: This retail business was in The Triangle for a while, then made a temporary seasonal move last fall to the Junction space that had previously been home to Funky Jane’s and is now home to Suite Arrangements. Now, Heavenly Wholesale has turned up in the 5446 California SW space that used to contain On The Way Maternity.

AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS OF SEATTLE: 13 months after this car-sales business moved onto a lot on SW Alaska east of Jefferson Square, they’re gone – the space has clearly been cleared out.

BUILT BURGER MAKES A STAND: This isn’t in West Seattle, but it’s big news for a business that was founded by a West Seattle couple, David and Rebecca Makuen. For more than a year, they have sold flavor-infused BuiltBurger patties by mail, and now they’re opening a burger stand in Pioneer Square, 217 James Street, on November 8th.

13 Replies to "West Seattle business news: Music, money, moves, more ..."

  • NotaCatLady November 3, 2010 (4:20 pm)

    Heavenly “Wholesale” just needs to give up the ghost already. That is a terrifying store with goods that wouldn’t appeal to anyone other than a midwestern empty-nester housewife, and/or a cat lady.
    I guess I can at least be glad the store’s migrating south, ever further from where I live. Maybe one day it’ll make it to Enumclaw; I’m sure it’ll find quite a customer base there!
    Also, why the quotes around “Wholesale”? Is there some nefarious implication that I’m missing?

  • Baba November 3, 2010 (4:33 pm)

    Hey, my mother in law lives in Enumclaw…

  • Gina November 3, 2010 (4:52 pm)

    I found a glass potato ornament at Heavenly Wholesale. Guess I’ll go back this year and see if they have a turnip ornament.

  • Susan November 3, 2010 (4:56 pm)

    Wow NotaCatLady not very nice words!!!

  • Noelle November 3, 2010 (5:21 pm)

    Speaking of ATM news – The Metropolitan Market Grocery store no longer has its Bank of America ATM. Will it be getting an ATM from another bank sometime in the future?

    • WSB November 3, 2010 (6:08 pm)

      Wish I’d seen this sooner, we were just at MM. Will check with them tomorrow – since they are locally owned, it won’t be difficult to reach somebody with info! – TR

  • lenguamor November 3, 2010 (6:15 pm)

    Thanks, Tracy.

  • catlady November 3, 2010 (8:18 pm)

    Hey, I resemble that remark!!

  • Noelle November 3, 2010 (10:04 pm)

    Thanks you West Seattle Blog!

  • coffee November 4, 2010 (6:39 am)

    Weird that a store that just got rebuilt is remodeling already……
    And even though a store is not what you might shop at, rememember, it is providing a job or 2 and paying rent on a vacant space, so that is helpful to our economy over here.

    • WSB November 4, 2010 (8:04 am)

      A WSB Forums member wrote late last night about speaking to someone at the site day before yesterday and being told the shopkeepers are “moving back to California” … that doesn’t necessarily counter the “remodeling” claim – new owners could be remodeling it – but I suspect that, ultimately, as was the case when we were trying to find out what was up with the reopening post-fire, we won’t know for sure until we either see it reopen before long OR sit empty with a “for rent” sign …

  • SGK November 4, 2010 (11:47 am)

    I rather get cash from a loan shark than do business with Chase

  • A November 8, 2010 (9:01 pm)

    I don’t believe the people at Juneau Market for one second. They are not remodeling. They’ve packed up and left. That place is sketchy. We’ve always thought it must be a front for something else. They never worked regular, consistent hours. I don’t know.. We wish someone would open a cool little market there.

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