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Welp, so much for the concrete strike: More than 300 concrete truck drivers said they'll return to work without a contract after striking for more than three months under the boot of stingy-ass, intractable bosses. Judging by the report in the Seattle Times, among other reasons it looks like the firing of workers in other industries dependent on the flow of that sweet, sweet concrete pressured the union members to hop back into their trucks..
Since the longtime Bop Street Records closed, Ballardâs main drags have only one record store. Luckily, itâs one of the best in the city. At Sonic Boom youâll find a big catalogueâboth deep and rangingâalong with excellent in-store concerts (when such things are allowed).
This little shop lives in the back of Chocolat Vitale, which sells chocolates, coffees, and other fineries. With relatively few crates, Stumbletown manages to cram a lot of albums many vinyl buyers will seek (if they donât own them already), like Roxy Music, the Replacements, and Wu-Tang Clan. Bonus: It smells like chocolate and coffee instead of dust.