Tag: dick burkhart
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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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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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