Business Spotlight: Cafe Con Leche

Meet Pancho Chaves, the owner of Cafe Con Leche in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood. Pancho opened Cafe Con Leche with his business partner and bandmate Peprito Vargas in 2012 where they've been enjoying authentic Cuban food by day and good music by night. Stop by to try Cuban-pressed sandwiches, empanadas, and...
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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...
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Business Spotlight: Cherry Street Coffee House

Meet Ali Ghambari, the owner of Cherry Street Coffee House with locations across Seattle’s Downtown Core. Cherry Street's biggest focus, in addition to good food and coffee, is developing a genuine sense of community through the relationships they foster with their customers. Get...
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Business Spotlight: Connect Lounge

Meet Iulia Bejan, owner of Connect Lounge in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA. When Iulia moved to the US from Romania to pursue her MBA she was hit with the “Seattle freeze,” like so many new to the city. She founded Connect Lounge to provide her community with a place to spark and engage in real, unplugged conversations between...
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Business Spotlight: Lumpia World

Meet Derrick Ellis, co-owner of Lumpia World in Federal Way, WA, along with his wife Eleanor. Derrick was hooked on Eleanor’s perfectly golden and crispy lumpia after just one bite, and he knew others would feel the same way. The couple started Lumpia World in 2006 and have put everything into making great food that speaks for the passion...
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Business Spotlight: Lil Red Takeout & Catering

Meet Erasto “Red” Jackson, owner of Lil Red Takeout & Catering in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. Red opened Lil Red Takeout & Catering in 2016 and his restaurant quickly became a neighborhood staple for ribs, jerk chicken, rib tips, and so much more. He is passionate about...
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Business Spotlight: Boon Boona

Meet Efram Fesaha, the owner and founder of Boon Boona Coffee in Renton. Boon Boona sells high quality coffee sourced from the birthplace of the drink, East Africa. Efram is passionate about both supporting African farmers, but also about educating his customers about the roots of coffee. Fun-fact: The word “coffee” comes from Ethopia’s...
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Business Spotlight: booSH Nursery

Meet Shawn, co-owner of booSH Nursery in Seattle’s Central District. Shawn and booSH co-owner Julissa believe in the power of enriching lives through plant gifting and ownership. Shawn is passionate for plants and he wanted to share this love with the Central District, where there is less and less of the Black community every year, so he...
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Business Spotlight: Sassafras

Meet Amy Tipton, owner of Sassafras in Belltown in Seattle. When Sassafras first opened its doors in December 2012, Amy had set up her own dining table as a display table and buckled in for holiday sales. Today, Sassafras continues to provide hyper-local, small batch clothing options for customers looking for handmade, timeless, and...
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