What if neighborhood stories could change the way we think about community - what it means to have it, and what it means to lose it? Shelf Life is a podcast that uses community stories to amplify, preserve, and learn from the voices, experiences, and histories of Seattle’s Central District neighborhood - also known as the CD!!

On today’s episode of the Shelf Life Podcast, we hear stories about entrepreneurship and small businesses in the Central District. We'll learn how residents built a thriving neighborhood economy that supported local, POC-owned businesses. What challenges did they have to overcome, and what does it mean to lose those businesses?

We dedicate this week's episode to DeCharlene Williams, a Central Distrit community leader who passed away on Sunday, May 20th.

The Shelf Life Podcast is produced by Mayowa Aina, Domonique Meeks, and Jill Freidberg. Original score by Bubba Jones. Funding for this podcast from King County 4Culture.