Thursday March 29, 2007

Dear Friends & Family,

Thank you for the overwhelming response and support that you have shown me. I knew I wasn’t alone from the very beginning. But, I thought that I could remedy the situation without getting anyone else involved. I have carried this heavy load alone for the past seven months since I’ve opened Waids. Needless to say, no word can express my gratitude to those brothers and sisters that are willing to take on this fight. I have attached a copy of the letter that I recently received from the Chief of the Seattle Police Department. After reading it, you will understand the gravity of my situation and the unfairness of it all. In it, they deliberately added comments from three of the five neighbors that have been relentlessly harassing my establishment from day one. Read the rest of this entry »

Waid’s, being used as a scapegoat to gain support for an ordinance proposed by Mayor Greg Nickels that for the first time would define the nightlife industry by law and aim to regulate it…..