Shelf Life is a community storytelling project using stories to reveal that sometimes community grows where we least expect it; in this case, at the neighborhood grocery store,
the Promenade 23 Red Apple Grocery. 

As Seattle experiences rapid - and seemingly unchecked - growth, community anchors are often gone before we know what we've lost. Stories can show us those places, remind us of what's important, and change the way
​we imagine the future. 

Through pop-up story booths and this website, Shelf Life will provide a space for community members to share their stories and memories. The project is an evolving collaboration between local filmmakers, oral historians, educators, librarians, photographers, and artists, including: Jill Freidberg, Inye Wokoma, Gretchen Burger, Sandy Cioffi, Carina A del Rosario, and Dacia Saenz. ​