It’s been an unusually tough month for Beacon Hill establishments in the news. First Mutual Fish closed, and now MacPherson’s Fruit & Produce, a neighborhood icon on the corner of 15th Avenue and Columbian Way, has announced that it will be closing next month. It’s running a “going out of business sale” on many items as it tries to shed its inventory before closing on October 8.
In articles about the closure, MacPherson’s employees have cited the same economic conditions that have made business harder for many businesses. Manager Elias Benitez told the Seattle Times that the rising costs of produce made it hard for the shop to
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