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View MoreOlympia teacher turns kids' outgrown clothes into $70K business
Ali Daugherty, a kindergarten teacher at Griffin School in Olympia, built Evergreen Kids Co. into a children's clothing business generating more than $70,000 in under a year through live auctions on Whatnot.
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View MoreThe Popinjay closing after 49 years as owners retire
Janis and Stephen Dean are winding down The Popinjay, the 49-year-old gift and candy shop at 414 Capitol Way S. in downtown Olympia, with a 50-percent-off retirement sale underway and the possibility a buyer could take over before Christmas.
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View MoreWingstop opening Aug. 21 in west Olympia, bringing 20 jobs
Wingstop will open its second Thurston County location Friday, Aug. 21 at 1620 Cooper Point Road SW in west Olympia, operated by Far West Restaurant Group and expected to employ 15 to 20 workers.
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View MoreFree ScaleUp business training open to Olympia-area owners
The Thurston County EDC's Center for Business & Innovation is offering its ScaleUp advanced training program free to established Olympia-area business owners, led by newly promoted director Ashley Whitley.
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View More2 South Sound breweries blend 130 years of history
Well 80 Brewhouse and Triceratops Brewing released Leotucky Lager on July 31, blending a recreation of Leopold Schmidt's 1896 Olympia Brewing Company recipe with Triceratops' award-winning Pennsyltucky Lager.
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View MoreOlympia Music History Project hosts live interview with K Records' Mariella Luz on Friday
The Olympia Music History Project hosts a free First Friday event on Aug. 7 featuring a live public interview with Mariella Luz, former K Records general manager and co-founder of the Northern venue, at 203 Columbia St. NW in downtown Olympia.
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View More1889 Prime Steakhouse names Joe Rumberger executive chef as downtown Olympia restaurant turns three
1889 Prime Steakhouse in downtown Olympia named Joe Rumberger, former operator of Tumwater's Bar C'est L'eau, as executive chef in July as the Fifth Avenue restaurant celebrates its third anniversary.
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View MoreProvidence closing Hawks Prairie Immediate Care on Aug. 21, shifting to primary care
Providence Hawks Prairie Immediate Care in Lacey will close Aug. 21 after a 15% drop in patient visits, with the space converting to expanded primary care as the health system shifts resources toward new clinics in Olympia and Tumwater.
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View MoreCostco plans 166,000-square-foot Tumwater store to replace cramped Littlerock Road warehouse
Costco is proposing a 166,000-square-foot warehouse at 2413 73rd Ave. SW in Tumwater to replace its smaller, 35-year-old Littlerock Road store, with a pre-application meeting before the city's Development Review Committee scheduled for Friday, July 31.
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View MoreCascadia Grill tops latest Thurston County food safety violations with 45 red points
Cascadia Grill in downtown Olympia received 45 red points for temperature violations in the latest Thurston County health inspection round, while Heyday Café at the Olympia Farmers Market and a Tumwater Subway also drew citations.
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View MoreBuns of Glory food truck marks first year on Yelm Highway
Buns of Glory, the food truck at 2915 Yelm Highway SE co-owned by Jereme Johnson and Jon McCaslin, celebrated its first year in business in early July with a loyal following built on fresh-cooked burgers and a tight menu.
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View MoreProvidence St. Peter adds cardiologists, remodels cath labs in cardiac expansion
Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia expanded its cardiac care program with two remodeled catheterization labs and a 21-member outpatient cardiology team, with more construction planned through 2027.
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