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Business Spotlight: Ladd & Lass Brewing

Meet Nick Ladd and Jessie Quan, the owners of Ladd & Lass Brewing in Seattle’s University District. Jessie and Nick want to celebrate the full spectrum of beer styles by always ensuring a diverse tap list. The couple describes themselves as unapologetically geeky about fermentation and sells beers from lagers to hoppy libations to...

Business Spotlight: Seattle Fish Guys

Meet Desiree Chinn and Sal Panelo, owners of Seattle Fish Guys in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood. Desiree and husband Sal opened their premium seafood market in 2016. They serve a variety of fresh seafood dishes, including poke and oysters, and offer fish to cook at home. Get to know more about Desiree and Seattle Fish Guys in this...

Business Spotlight: Seeking Kombucha

Meet Lyz Bartolome and Jeanette Macias, owners of Seeking Kombucha in Seattle’s South Lake Union. After years of success at local farmer’s markets, in February 2021 Jeanette Macias and Lyz Bartolome opened the brick-and-mortar for their small batch kombucha business, Seeking Kombucha. Get to know more about Jeanette Macias, Lyz...

Business Spotlight: The Sports Bra

Meet Jenny Nguyen, the owner of The Sports Bra in Portland, OR. Tired of not seeing any women’s sports at sports bars, Jenny opened The Sports Bra showing exclusively women’s sports to empower women on and off the field. Additionally, Jenny’s bar is kid-friendly because she believes all kids should be able to see equity in sports...

OL Reign Visits Small Businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

A sign welcoming OL Reign at Seattle Best Tea. (Photo: Jane Gershovich) We recently visited small business in Seattle's Chinatown-International District (C-ID) with OL Reign players Angelina, Lauren Barnes, Marley Canales, Alana Cook, Jess Fishlock, Sam Hiatt, Tziarra King and Olivia Van der...

Corner 17: From the fields of rural China to a beloved Chinese restaurant in St. Louis

Xin Wei's parents making dumplings at Corner 17. (Photo: Corner 17) When it comes to Corner 17, family is everything. The St. Louis Chinese restaurant is shaped by owner Xin Wei’s family and his experiences growing up in China. When Xin opened the doors to his restaurant in 2013 he invited in...