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View MoreComcast lists Olympia office among sites facing layoffs
Comcast's Yauger Way office in Olympia is one of 10 Washington locations named in a state layoff notice affecting about 159 workers by year's end. The number of Olympia jobs at stake has not been disclosed.
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View MoreOlympia Farmers Market suspends 2 vendors amid oversight gap
Two Olympia Farmers Market vendors have been suspended under new leadership, and both the City of Olympia and Port of Olympia say they play no role in day-to-day market operations, raising accountability questions about the 50-year-old institution.
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View MoreHorror bookstore Infernal Annex opens in downtown Olympia
Chelsia and Christopher Boyer have opened The Infernal Annex, a horror-focused bookstore at 100 4th Ave. E in downtown Olympia, stocking horror fiction, manga, splatterpunk and occult titles with an emphasis on independent publishers.
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View MoreWashington Center posts clean audit, eyes $100K tax gap
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts reported no debt and $2.5 million in unrestricted cash at an Olympia Finance Committee meeting, but faces a projected $100,000 lodging tax shortfall tied to hotel closures.
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View MoreMead maker says Olympia Farmers Market permanently suspended him
Ryan Bally of Odin's Alchemy Brewing says the Olympia Farmers Market permanently suspended him after a customer accessed unattended sampling bottles, making him the second vendor publicly ousted in a week.
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View MoreOff Track sandwich diner opens in downtown Olympia
Off Track, a diner specializing in sandwiches, soups and salads, has opened at 422 Legion Way SE in downtown Olympia, run by business partners Taylor Vroman and Dan Compean.
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View MoreRex and Rose coffee shop closes in downtown Olympia
Rex and Rose, a coffee shop at 203 Fourth Ave. E. in downtown Olympia, has permanently closed after a summer reprieve failed to produce enough growth to satisfy the business's owners.
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View More3 downtown Olympia shops relocate after facing closure
Three downtown Olympia businesses that faced closure have reopened in new locations or formats: Walrus and Kitten Vintage moved to a larger Fifth Avenue space, Radiance Herbs & Massage shifted across the street, and former Wayside Cafe co-owner Jamelle Parker pivoted to a commissary kitchen distributing vegan food to local stores.
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View MoreDick's Drive-In CEO headlines Thurston Chamber workforce summit
The Thurston County Chamber of Commerce will host its Future of Work Summit on Oct. 14 at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, featuring a keynote by Dick's Drive-In CEO Jasmine Donovan on employee retention and advancement.
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View MoreOlympia's Capitol Way packs a dozen eateries in 1 mile
More than a dozen restaurants, bakeries and market vendors line a mile of Capitol Way from the Capitol Campus to the Olympia Farmers Market, a stretch a new anonymous Oly Arts food column calls downtown's "Restaurant Row."
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View MoreLacey steakhouse adds speakeasy as Olympia Red Lobster closes
Ricardo's Kitchen and Bar in Lacey is mid-renovation to add a Prohibition-era speakeasy and kitchen theater, aiming to reopen in late September. Meanwhile, the Red Lobster on Martin Way East in Olympia closed Aug. 23 after 30 years, with a Chick-fil-A proposed for the site.
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View MoreWingstop opens in west Olympia as Buns of Glory eyes Tumwater drive-thru
Wingstop opened its second Thurston County location in west Olympia on Friday, Aug. 21, Buns of Glory food truck is pursuing a brick-and-mortar drive-thru near Tumwater's proposed Costco development, and a UW architecture student has proposed reusing the historic KGY radio building at the Port of Olympia.
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