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New Seattle program pairs vacant storefronts with artist pop-ups
Seattle Restored will set up artists in vacant storefronts in the hopes of drawing customers to different downtown neighborhoods. SEATTLE — A new Seattle program is aiming to pair vacant storefronts with pop-up shops and artists looking to sell their work. Seattle Restored is a joint effort between Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED), the Seattle Good Business Network, real estate broker Susanna Tran and the artist empowerment nonprofit Shunpike. The program aims to benefit neighborhoods, small businesses, artists and property owners by drawing customers to downtown Seattle while supporting local businesses and artists, particularly Black, Indigenous and other entrepreneurs and artists of color, according to the OED. The city…