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Fresh Bucks Stories: Traditional flavors from Latin America at Mendoza’s Mexican Mercado in Greenwood

May 14, 2026

Nestled on a busy corner of Aurora Avenue, the owner of Mendoza’s Mexican Mercado, Sonia Mendoza, is hard at work preparing salsas, cooking dishes, and welcoming regulars six days a week. Some neighborhood businesses feel more like coming home than entering a store. Sonia’s earliest memories in her family’s kitchen in Mexico City include smelling chilaquiles on Sunday mornings and… [ Keep reading ]

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Fresh Bucks Stories: How Anna Chen’s HC Grocery is fueling Beacon Hill neighbors  

February 4, 2026

Anna Chen’s connection to food began very early. Some of her first food memories are of working at her family’s restaurant in Taishan, China. After moving to Seattle with her family in 1998, Anna noticed that many of her elderly and disabled Beacon Hill neighbors had to get help from their children and grandchildren to grocery shop. She saw a need… [ Keep reading ]

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