Tag: whistle stop co-op

November 26, 2012

Whistle Stop Co-op closing in December

Whistle Stop Co-op near Othello Station is closing December 4. The wonderful community cafe also housed a bike shop focused on providing affordable wheels and repairs for people in the neighborhood. We profiled the shop earlier this year. The shop was started in 2011 by Mona Lee and Dick Burkhart, longtime residents who have been…
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tagged: brighton, dick burkhart, mona lee, othello, rainier valley, whistle stop co-op
July 10, 2012

Whistle Stop Co-op will give away free bikes and ORCA cards

Whistle Stop Co-op Cafe and Bike Shop near Othello Station will be giving away free bikes and ORCA Cards as part of a program to remove barriers to cycling and transit use in Rainier Valley. The program, dubbed Live Free or Drive, is funded by a Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment grant. We wrote…
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tagged: office of sustainability and environment, ORCA, othello, rainier valley, whistle stop co-op
June 4, 2012

Whistle Stop Co-op at Othello Station is a special place, but it needs your support

Mona and Dick took a risk, but they did it for their neighborhood. They started Whistle Stop Co-op near Othello Station because they saw two needs: A coffee shop for the neighborhood to gather and a place to go for affordable bicycle repairs. Bad ass founders Mona Lee and Dick Burkhart—who have been advocating for…
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tagged: brighton, dick burkhart, mona lee, othello, ranier valley, whistle stop co-op
November 3, 2011

New bike co-op and road changes coming near Othello Station

Whistle Stop Co-op will bring a community cafe and community bicycle co-op to the neighborhoods around Othello all in one shop. The Whistle Stop Co-op, located on the northeast corner of MLK and Othello, is holding its grand opening celebration Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Also, Ellie Weiss tells us some of the folks behind…
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tagged: bike shops, brighton, events, holly park, othello, rainier valley, seward park, whistle stop co-op