via blog.thenewstribune.com Click the link above to see more at the Biz Buzz blog. Some great stuff.

Great news for the local neighborhood! “According to the TNT, Mike Hargreaves, the owner of the Stadium Thriftway, is planning a 6000+ foot expansion. The move will take over some space currently used by Premier Collision (who will be moving to a nearby facility) and will allow for many additional services including a larger fresh seafood counter, expanded cheese selection, and an expanded deli among may other improvements.” Via Exit133: http://www.exit133.com/5399/stadium-thriftway-bigger-better-and-a-large-pile-of-fish

Still a few whispers of smoke in the ashes …

From the Tribune: Two developers are crafting an ambitious plan that could accomplish three goals high on downtown Tacoma’s wish list in a single swoop: restoring the historic but crumbling Elks Temple building, attracting a McMenamins brew pub-hotel and opening a new specialty grocery store in the central city. Tacoma developer Grace Pleasants and development partner Rick Moses of Southern California on Tuesday unveiled plans to buy the 93-year-old former Elks Temple at 565 Broadway and a large tract of undeveloped land north of the temple from Portland developer Williams and Dame. That was what I was going to do Read more…

Right in my alley!