We just got new t-shirts in stock! We’ve brought back some of our customers’ favorite classic designs in new colors!
We have “Mighty-O Delivers” t-shirts in unisex heather and women’s brown.
Mighty-O Delivers: Van t-shirts in brown and heather grey
We have the “eeny meeny Mighty-O” squirrel in children’s green and women’s purple.
Eeny Meeny Mighty-O Squirrel t-shirt
Mighty-O wins 2009 Seattle Award
The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.
SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association
It’s time to celebrate summer with new seasonal flavors! We’ve come up with some sweet yet tart flavors, perfect for a sunny summer day. Lemon pops: vanilla poppy cake donut with lemon poppy glaze. Raspberry lemonade: vanilla cake topped with organic raspberry and lemon glaze. These will only be around for a limited time!
Mighty-O's Summer Seasonal Flavor: Lemon Poppy
We’re going to be open our normal hours for the weekend of the Fourth of July, so come celebrate with a donut! We’ll be here on Friday from 6am to 5pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 5pm.
Mighty-O is now on twitter! You can follow us @MightyODonuts. We’re still getting the hang of it, but we’ll post updates about what donuts we have and anything exciting happening in our cafe.
We were quite surprised to get a phone call announcing that our name has been winning awards and championships lately! No, not for our baking or for our organic foods or sustainability. Our name has been winning dog shows! An adorable little Shih Tzu named Mighty-O after our donuts has earned a large collection of trophies. We’ll let her introduce herself:
“Hello… I’m miss MiGHTY O of Park Avenue. I’m a champion, especially here at home with Kaaren and Ron… My room is lined with blue ribbons- best in breed - best in show ribbons… it was with hugs and kisses that my parents Sharon and Ed Nye retired me from the show rings so I could have the luxury of dragging my New York purse around the house. Secret: my favorite is my baby sock with the hidden treasure: A SQUEAKER !!!”
We’re honored and flattered to have our name attached to such a beauty!!
Miss Mighty-O, the champion Shih Tzu
Miss Mighty-O. the champion Shih Tzu
On Saturday, June 13, Mighty-O will host MaxMobile, the Seattle Humane Society’s mobile adoption unit. From 10am to 2pm, a great big yellow van full of cats, dogs, and critters who need new homes will be parked outside our store.
Most of us here at Mighty-O have pets, and a few of us have even adopted from the Humane Society. They do wonderful work, not only at finding new homes for pets but also providing continuing support for pet owners. They offer a wide range of training classes, services for low-income pet owners, microchipping, dog boarding, and other services for animals and their owners.
If you’re looking for a new companion in your life, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet some cats and dogs who are ready to love a new family!
Mighty-O is gearing up for our celebration of National Doughnut Day on June 5! We’ll be giving away free mini donuts in our shop all day.
National Doughnut Day isn’t just a silly holiday someone made up to have an excuse to eat donuts. It actually has roots back in World War I. The Salvation Army sent nurses to the front lines in France who not only took care of the physically sick, but also the homesick soldiers. Part of their duty was to make the soldiers feel at home. One of the ways they did this was by making and serving donuts for the soldiers. They chose to serve donuts because they were considered a quintessentially American food. These donuts were a great comfort to the soldiers, and the Salvation Army women who served them were soon known as “Doughnut Lassies.”
There is even a song in a 1918 songbook celebrating donuts’ role in WWI:
“A doughnut’s just a doughnut, boys, ’til you are “over there,”
And day and night you’re in a trench away in France somewhere;
You get a fresh-made doughnut, seems it comes from heaven above,
That doughnut, boys, reminds you of a slice of mother’s love.”
During the Great Depression, the Salvation Army was trying to help people on the homefront. They again turned to donuts as a solution. In 1938, the Chicago Salvation Army established National Doughnut Day as a fundraiser to help the needy. Now, National Doughnut Day is a great way to celebrate an iconic American food.
For more information about the history of National Doughnut Day, see Paul R. Mullins, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut (2008) and John T. Edge, Donuts: An American Passion (2006).
For the month of June, the art of Nico Lund is returning to our cafe! Nico has shown at Mighty-O several times before, but her art is constantly evolving and fresh. Her new paintings are summery and cheerful and celebrate the beauty of childhood.
Mighty-O supports the local community by donating gift certificates to local non-profit organizations for their fund-raising events. This month, you can find Mighty-O at the following events:
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