Last year, Nestle reached out to Oeflein, claiming that Seattle Strong was infringing on its Seattle’s Best Coffee trademark.

That cafe, if it opens, will be a rare outpost of Thai coffee culture in the U.S. There are no Thai coffee roasters or coffee shops in Seattle, and Thai-grown coffee is a rarity in this country.

Long before there was a coffee shop seemingly on every Seattle street corner, there was Café Allegro. On Saturday, the U-District coffeehouse turns 50, making it the one of the oldest in the city.

It's also the city's first health department-approved dog-centric coffee shop! ARC Seattle co-anchor Steve McCarron spoke with Mary Wu, the owner of Coby's Cafe, ...