Five days a week, Ron Woolms gets up at the crack of dawn to hike up the side of the mountain from his home to the 5:30 a.m. bus that takes him from the Issaquah foothills to work.
He’s been selling Real Change in Capitol Hill for over five years, first outside the old QFC and now at Safeway on 15th Avenue East. In that time, Woolms has cultivated a loyal base of customers and a genuine sense of community. He takes pride in stewarding a safe zone for the people around him. ...