It’s amazing to think that someone would intentionally set businesses ablaze, especially now. With restauranteurs feeling the pain of this economic position, the last thing they want to worry about is somebody out there during the night that is intentionally destroying their livelihood. There have been 14 intentionally set fires in the Seattle area since June, and this has a lot of business owners losing sleep at night…some of whom are even contemplating sleeping in their restaurants to avoid a catastrophe.
Seattle has always been a very focused and close knit community, especially when it comes to the neighborhoods that intertwine through the city. There has been a reward posted at $20,000 – but I don’t know if I would take the money if I had information…perhaps just some free meals would be payment enough, haha. That reward money should go towards getting the destroyed businesses back on their feet.
The most recent act was on Nov. 9 outside Olive You, which was said to have caused roughly $20,000 in damage. Local entrepreneurs and community residents got together on Nov. 10 to discuss options on how to prevent future arsons and catch whoever is doing this. Too bad real life isn’t like CSI where they can catch the guy in less than a day! Also, local businesses are assisting any way they can to help the restaurants that have been targeted. Wing Dome has offered to contribute some of their revenue to the Greenwood Fire Relief Funds. On top of that, the owners of Sip & Ship (a shipping service with an espresso bar) have agreed to let the nonprofit Green Bean Coffee House use their coffee-bar equipment and operate out of the Sip & Ship space while the burned-down business plans their future course of action.
To me, this is such an amazing act of kindness it blows me away. To see that Seattleites are still community oriented and so willing to assist in times of need, it makes me proud to live in such a great city! Thank you, Greenwood, for restoring faith back into our communities.
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