For years, businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District have been dealing with broken shop windows… and living with the plywood used to fill the gaps.

But now, they’re getting some help.

An Huynh, the Senior Community Development Manager with SCIDPA gives us a closer look at a project that’s letting the light in, and raising hopes for more visitors this spring and summer.

SCIPDA is the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority.

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