My Ballard reader Cindy tells us that China Cat Coffee and Tea on NW 70th St. (right next door to Gracewinds) has closed down. “But fear not fellow caffeine addicts,” reads the sign on the door. Two doors down, Honore Bakery (below) will open in June “serving Lighthouse coffee.”

Also, the Briar Patch Children’s Bookstore right next door has expanded.