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A7 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 Suit: Claim for $115,000 Continued from Page A1 The lawsuit also alleges Natividad was written up for absences that should have been protected as medical leave. In May, Johnston pre- sented Natividad with a settlement and release agreement, and was told he would be fi red if he did not sign it, according to the suit. He did not sign the agreement and was later told by his union rep- resentative he had been fi red. Natividad, who was a tenant of a home managed by the housing authority, alleges the agency contin- ued to retaliate against him by withholding overpay- ment of rent he had paid for months. He was even- tually evicted. He is suing for $115,000 in lost earnings and bene- fi ts, a well as for the dam- age done to his profes- sional reputation. Consult a PROFESSIONAL Photos by Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer Chariot owner Suzy Olsen said fewer rainy days translated into more sales for her store over the winter. Q: When does Microsoft Support for Windows 7 end? Merchants: ‘The downtown is revitalizing’ LEO FINZI Astoria’s Best.com Continued from Page A1 Table 360 Bakery and Bistro owner Taz Davis said sales were scant over the winter season. ‘It was a mean winter. Cookies paid the rent.’ “This being our second year, it’s going to be inter- esting to see how it ramps up,” Davis said. “The down- town is revitalizing. We have a lot of new people coming in and it’s good for Astoria.” Slower winter sales are expected, said Suzy Olsen, owner of Chariot, a house- wares store and interior design studio on Commer- cial. But this winter wasn’t as bad as others for Olsen’s downtown store. “We had more sunny days and not the crazy winter storms, so that brought more people out on the week- ends,” Olsen said, compar- ing this year to the winter of 2017, when it rained a record 167 days straight. Mild weather around Christmas equated to more foot traffi c and a 30 percent sales boost compared to pre- 10TH STREET Doe & Arrow owner Chelsea Johnsen plans to begin an interior remodel and unveil a new logo this spring. Continued from Page A1 “They are legitimate,” he said . “They are legal, and it’s an appropriate thing for you to do. The other point I’d make is that a $300 fee is not going to chase ves- sels that are coming to this river to load grain or other cargoes from coming to the Columbia River. These fees are not uncommon through- out the U.S. They’re a rel- atively tiny cost to a ship compared to its daily operat- ing costs.” Pier 1 as recently as November played host to the Liberian-fl agged bulk carrier Leon Oetker, ordered into port for repairs to its radar and steering. 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Sales for bread, pastries, croissants and cinnamon rolls will be begin to surge in April and May, with the start of the cruise ship sea- son and the Astoria Sun- day Market, where he has a booth. “We get the market crowd and we get a lot of traffi c from the cruise ships as well,” Davis said. The bakery will soon adopt new hours to accom- modate the increased demand by opening an hour earlier and closing an hour later than normal. vious years, Olsen said. While the weather is often unpredictable, sched- uled events can have a pos- itive impact on sales. The FisherPoets Gathering, held in late February, brought an unexpected boost in busi- ness during an otherwise slow weekend. The spring season and warmer weather will undoubtedly bring new opportunities. “When there’s a wedding or two in town, that’s the best,” Olsen said. Approaching her fourth year in business, Doe & Arrow owner Chelsea Johnsen said the slow sea- son has been less severe each year for the new and vintage clothing and acces- sories store. “Usually before, I would feel it in October and November — they were hard months — but this year we really didn’t hit a pause until the new year,” Johnsen said. “It didn’t get really slow until the end of January into February, then it started picking back up in March.” Located at the corner of 14th and Duane streets, Johnsen said increased familiarity with the store has spawned more local cus- tomers and made the busi- ness less reliant on random foot traffi c, which can vary greatly depending on the day and weather. “I’m looking forward to warmer weather and hav- ing my door open more,” Johnsen said. “There’s a new energy when the sun is out.” A: Jan. 20, 2020. After that date putmanagency@gmail.com Medicare Advantage Beneficiary. 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Port: Scheduled to host 20 ships this year carrying up to 37,000 Continued from Page A1 Operator s like Sun- dial Travel will pay a $100 daily facilities use fee to have buses parked on Pier 1. Other tour operators that advertise online and out- side Port property, who have been barred from drop- ping off passengers directly on Pier 1, can pay the $100 annual access fee to drop passengers off next to ships. The Port Commis- sion approved the fees on Tuesday. “From the Port’s perspec- tive, we want all the cus- tomers of the cruise ships to have a great experience of coming into Astoria,” Knight said. “So our prac- tice of prohibiting vehicles from coming onto Port prop- erty at the end of the day to drop off passengers is coun- terproductive to creating a good environment.” Bob Vinatieri, owner of Astoria Tours, said Tues- day that the agreement is designed to keep the Port’s special relationship with Sundial Travel intact. 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