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Business Spotlight: Taqueria Cantina

Meet Daniel Ceballos, the co-owner of Taqueria Cantina in Seattle's Belltown and Downtown neighborhoods. Daniel always dreamed of opening a restaurant, and after many years of hard work he achieved that dream with business partners Brian Brandell and Sal Munoz. The trio serve authentic Mexican fare and many different styles of delicious...

Latinx Heritage Month Eats and Treats with Seattle Sounders FC

Latinx Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the diversity of Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino-identified cultures and communities. We are excited to partner with Seattle Sounders FC to invite soccer and small business fans to explore food from the Latin American countries represented on the team...

Latinx Heritage Month: Diversidad, Communidad

It's Latinx Heritage Month, and we are excited to highlight small businesses owned by the diversity of Latinx, Hispanic, and Latino-identified communities throughout America. Curious about why the celebration begins in the middle of the month of September? September 15th is the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries:...

Business Spotlight: Pimienta Bistro

Meet Blanca Rodriguez, the owner of Latin fusion restaurant Pimienta Bistro in Federal Way, Washington. Chef Blanca grew up in Guadalajara in a family of restauranteurs who loved to entertain and had a passion for food. She took the experiences from her family and the culinary experience she garnered to open Pimienta Bistro in 2010. The...

Fulcrum Speaks the Language of Coffee and Community

Blas Alfardo, vice president and head of the roasting program at Fulcrum Coffee. (Photo: Fulcrum Coffee) Fulcrum Coffee vice president and head roaster Blas Alfaro was around 10 years old when he roasted his first batch of coffee beans on his family’s coffee farm — just like his...

Sounders FC Celebrates International Women’s Day at Spice Bridge in Tukwila

Enjoying a bowl of duck curry accented with bright herbs, former Sounders FC team captain and brand ambassador Brad Evans looked up from his dish and asked the chef, “What were you doing before this and why were you doing anything else?” The chef, Theary Ngeth is the proud...

Chicana-Owned Business Offers Nurturing Spiritual Refuge Amid Widespread Turbulence

Maria Muñoz, owner of Light Owl Healing When Maria Muñoz moved her business and spiritual space, Light Owl Healing, to a private, green building in Fremont, she noticed something interesting. Situated on the north edge of Fremont, near the Woodland Park Zoo, she’d expected to feel some...

Salvadorean Bakery: Building Community From the Ground Up

Salvadorean Bakery owners and sisters Aminta Elgin and Ana Castro trace their passion for baking back to the brick oven their grandfather built in El Rosario de La Paz, El Salvador. Their grandmother ran a well-known bakery from the back of her house where they made everything from scratch —...