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Dining rinkside The Kraken have settled into Seattle, and if families want to catch the team practicing, they can head to the Kraken Community Iceplex in Northgate. Hungry kids and grownups can grab a burger with a view of the ice at the site’s new 32 Bar & Grill, serving everything from poutine to pizza. (And, yes, there’s a kids’ menu.) — Jillian O’Connor 10601 5th Ave. NE, krakencommunityiceplex.com
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The third and fourth generations of the Johnson candy family oversee the chocolate confections at their Tacoma candy shop.
A family’s sweet legacy Hearts are full as candy company dating back to 1925 prepares for Valentine’s Day by H A L L I E G O L D E N / photos by J O S H U A H U S T O N
For three generations, the Johnson family’s bread and butter has been a mix of delicate chocolates, crunchy peanut brittle and gooey caramels. It all started in 1925, when Russell Johnson began crafting
and selling chocolates while working at his parents’ shop in Tacoma. He and his wife, Irene, soon bought the business, managing it as a restaurant with a decadent candy selection. By the 1940s, the pair moved a few blocks
away to the storefront in the city that the community now knows as the Johnson Candy Company. Today, behind that same window-filled storefront, featuring rows of handmade candies, the family-owned shop has become a true fixture in the city, with many loyal customers, some of whom have been patrons for more than half a century. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
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Many families with kids head to Ballard’s Dough Joy food truck for its egg-free, dairy-free, tree nut-free vegan doughnuts. But the flavors! Cookie Butta, chocoholic, strawberry milkshake, Over the Rainbow (a Pride tribute) and banana French toast, or mini doughnuts for dipping in caramel (or chocolate) will intrigue even avid consumers of animal products. On some weekends, patrons can grab the Chik’n & Waffle Skewer, a decadent kebab of three extra-large doughnut holes and two vegan nuggets. Coming soon as a Capitol Hill storefront. — Jillian O’Connor
Truck address: 5401 17th Ave. NW, doughjoydonuts.com
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