http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business 90th and Roosevelt Way Our sad, sagging economy may have actually helped one local business. For the last year, Math 'n' Stuff has been looking for a new home. The small white storefront on Roosevelt Way they've occupied for the last 12 years was scheduled to be bulldozed and redeveloped as an office-retail-apartment property. While the building's owner applied for construction permits and selected building designs, Math 'n' Stuff pleaded with the neighborhood—via the store's reader board—to help them find a new location. They weren't having much luck. But neither were the building's owners, who were struggling to get... Copyright 2008 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:35:45 -0800 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:21:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss That's great news! Math "N Stuff is a terrific store, one of Seattle's unsung jewels. Thanks Jonah.

]]> ivan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983154 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983154 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:03:35 -0800 "we wanted their business to live... because we could not profit off it's death"

]]> bubba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983176 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983176 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:14:34 -0800 What bubba@2 said.
Oh-so touchyfeely sentimental, when all else has failed.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983213 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983213 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:34:48 -0800 well, this did get me thinking about something. it is lame when successful business are forced out (or a building) because of speculation (easy loans) for greater profitability.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983237 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:47:41 -0800 Why isn't anyone lamenting the loss of the new teriyaki restaurant, Quizno's, nail salon, or Fedex/Kinko's that could have gone into the new building???

]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983261 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:00:23 -0800 Cool. My kids love Math & Stuff. They will be glad to see it stay.

]]> Michael's Mom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983318 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:20:46 -0800 That store rules. They have board games and puzzles you can't find anywhere else. SET! FTW.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983329 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:27:11 -0800 Strangely, it's also the only place I could find a copy of Flatland.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983344 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:37:20 -0800 The same thing has happened with B&O. I talked with the owner on Tuesday and he said the owner of the building has put his redevelopement plans on hold, because of the economey.

]]> kyle [TCBITR] http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983347 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983347 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:39:10 -0800 kudos to them! I love that store! I bought the best book on math "tricks" and now I can do math quickly in my head. i wish they'd teach those things in school!

]]> fs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/bad_economy_is_good_for_business#c983599 City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:21:26 -0800