Yonder Cider allowed to reopen while it awaits crucial Seattle council vote on garage businesses
Greenwood s Yonder Cider. (Photo courtesy of Yonder Bar)
After the pandemic hit, Caitlin Braam’s long-time dream of opening a cider bar was dashed. Instead, she opened Yonder Cider out of her garage in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, selling cans and growlers to go.
“We have our Liquor Control license, we also have a city business license,” Braam said. “So when we started looking into this, we did call the city to ask if this was possible because we knew we’re in a single family zoned area. They were like, ‘go ahead, the way something will happen is if a lot of people complain.’ Well, one person decided they didn’t like Yonder Bar and complained