South Sound Report

🍗 Lakewood’s Best in the West Soul Food Fest

You won't want to miss this

🌮 Lacey’s La Mansion Restaurant Gets a Full Makeover

Basically a brand-new restaurant

☕ Forza Coffee Expands in Olympia

Former Phoebe’s Pastry Café in West Olympia

🥞 Shari’s on Fones Road in Lacey Has Closed for Good

🛂 Missed the REAL ID Deadline?

Here’s What You Need to Know in Washington

🏗️ Olympia’s Long-Empty “LEVEL” Building Is Finally Under Construction

We've got the scoop

🐝 DuPont’s Hive Market Finds Its New Home

Inside the Old Mince Market Space

🍷 West 122 in Tacoma Has New Owners

Here’s What We Know

☕ New Café in Puyallup Serves Stuffed Conchas & Gansito Lattes

From food truck favorite to brand new Café

♻️ Tacoma Is Putting AI Cameras on Recycling Trucks

A two-year pilot aims to keep more recyclables out of landfills

🏘 Two New Housing Developments Proposed in Lacey & Tumwater

Early plans hint at new neighborhoods

🐟 The Reef in Downtown Olympia Is Closing

After Its Final Weekend in August