Every year in this Gift Guide, we profile independent, locally owned stores that carry great gifts for the holiday season. We've found all sorts of original stores owned by hard-working, creative locals, selling all sorts of unique items. This year ...

Volunteers help unload a semi full of food at the Rainier Valley Food Bank Saturday morning. (Photo by Michele Weingeist, courtesy of Rainier Valley Food Bank) The food was donated by Walmart in the wake of a burglary earlier in the week. (Photo by ...