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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Clockwise, from top left: The Walgreens; security guard Gio Walker stands near a sign announcing the store's permanent closure on May 19; a cashier assists a customer; a customer walks through near-empty aisles.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ms. Shirley, a longtime Walgreens customer, received a letter saying her prescriptions would be moved to another Walgreens pharmacy 3 miles away. She only learned the store was permanently closing when she walked in one day.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Some shelves were empty days before the Walgreens was set to close.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Desiree Chinn, of Seattle Fish Guys, says the closure of nearby businesses like Amazon Fresh has meant fewer people shop in the area and stop into her store.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Appollonia Washington, above, owns A 4 Apple Learning Center, which had its front windows shattered by a 2023 drive-by shooting. Washington says there's been an increased police presence near the intersection.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Cleven Ticeson says that gentrification in the area has led to some benefits, such as people being able to sell homes and properties for more than what they originally paid.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Walgreens near the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson Street has operated in the Central District for decades. The business will close its doors for good on May 19 at noon.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/05/15/qa-how-reservation-redemption-connects-incarceration-and-indigenous-healing</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Chief Marchand Rice (Colville) is the subject of "Reservation Redemption," a documentary tracing his path from incarceration to cultural healing.]]></image:caption>
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