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Find out about restaurant and business openings, closings and developments in Thurston County.

Find out about restaurant and business openings, closings and developments in Thurston County.

When Nicole and Dan Durden began curating items for their shop in downtown Olympia, they wanted to find unique gift items that would help them stand out from the others. “It began as a necessity, looking for niche items so that Sound and Vision Living would have different offerings than what was available in other stores,” says Nicole.

The housing market, in general, is stretched to its limits. In April, listings in the housing market dropped 33 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. “Like most areas of the country, Pennsylvania has lots of consumers interested in purchasing a home, but the market has a shortfall of available properties,” said Christopher Raad, association president. “There aren’t enough homes to meet current buyer demand.” After the hous...

May 13—At a construction site in Berks County, security cameras surveil largely dormant lots, and local police perform regular patrols through the area. The makeshift defenses aren't exactly impenetrable like Fort Knox in Kentucky, but the precious commodity the builder is guarding — lumber — is perhaps more sought-after than gold these days. Forino Co., a new home builder with offices in ...