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Fife, WA · Business
The Olympian
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma doughnut shop known for decadent fried treats will close after 14 years
Legendary Doughnuts will close its Tacoma store Nov. 15, ending a 14-year run on Sixth Avenue, the owners announced on social media over the weekend. In Nov. 7 Facebook and Instagram posts, Shannon and Ken Patten said the last few years “have been quite a struggle for us at this location,” pointing to pandemic-related challenges, a general economic downturn and customers having to “choose between treats and necessities for them and their families.” They also said they recently received notice of “a substantial rent increase close to $2,000 a month and continued price increases,” which contributed to their decision. “It is with great disappointment that we have to announce the closing of our Legendary Doughnuts Tacoma location,” the post read. They thanked their customers, especially regulars who returned week after week, and their employees. “We were able to build and foster business relationships throughout the community and would like to think we did our small part at being good neighbors.” In an email Monday afternoon, Shannon Patten confirmed that the property owner had informed them last month of a rent increase of approximately $1,800. They had been on a month-to-month lease since November 2025, she said, and they “did not
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whatnow.com
Beloved Sixth Avenue Doughnut Shop Is Closing This November
A vibrant, family-friendly pastry shop and bakery, Tacoma’s Legendary Doughnuts store is closing. After 14 years of service, the doughnut shop will shut down this weekend. The bakery team cited continued economic challenges and rising rent as the main reasons for the closure. Legendary Doughnuts’ Tacoma Outlet to Close...
Tacoma News Tribune
fox13seattle.com
The Olympian
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fox13seattle.com
hoodline.com
PSE Seeks Tacoma LNG Permit Tweaks, Puyallup Tribe Cries Foul on Safety Review
Puget Sound Energy has asked the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to revise several terms in the air permit for its Tacoma Tideflats LNG facility. The requested edits concern the tank’s listed capacity, a gas-storage temperature condition, sulfur reporting and the accounting of boil-off gas. PSE says they would not change the facility’s operations; the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is urging the agency to examine the changes before deciding whether to approve them.
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Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma's beloved yarn store and hidden gem turns 48. Look inside
Hidden in an alley shop in downtown Tacoma, colorful skeins of yarn sat in organized rows, stacked floor to ceiling as employees in hand-knit sweaters guided customers through the vast selection. Fibers Etc. , now the only yarn store in the City of Destiny, celebrates 48 years open this year. You can still find beloved 86-year-old owner and founder Roberta Lowes teaching weaving classes and patiently helping fiber artists with their projects at 2511 S. Hood St., on the edge of the Dome District. Lowes co-founded the shop in the late 1970s and has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and high tariffs. Nearly a half-century later, Fibers Etc. remains a fixture for knitters, crocheters, weavers, sewists and others who get lost in the variety of buttons, patterns, tools, books, fabric and natural yarn, which range in color, composition and style. Twice a week the store closes to offer “help clinics,” where experienced staff offer guidance and tips to people struggling with their projects. It began in 1978 when Lowes and two other handweavers with the Tacoma Weavers Guild met over coffee and decided Tacoma needed a supply store, as the closest one was in Seattle, Lowes said. The trio opened Fibers
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Seattle magazine
KIRO 7 Seattle
Farmers fear another winter of flooding as questions surround Kent pump
It has been nearly a year since historic flooding inundated farms, homes, and SR 167 between Kent and Auburn . Residents in unincorporated King County are still rebuilding and questioning whether enough has been done to prevent it from happening again. Last December, floodwaters swept across farmland near the Green River, forcing some residents to evacuate themselves, animals and leaving behind there homes in the rising waters. Don Kramer and his wife’s business and property are still recovering. “We’re still not where we want to be all the way, but we’re a lot better than we were,” he said. Don estimates the flooding caused roughly $100,000 in damage. “I’m getting nervous as December gets closer,” he said. When water began rising last winter, Don told KIRO 7 his family scrambled to move their animals to higher ground. “We started having to make decisions on, ‘Oh, the pigs are shorter, so we got to get them out now because they’re going to drown,’ and pick the shortest animals first,” he said. Don said his property had never flooded like that before. He pointed to longtime plants around the home that were killed by the flood as another indication of just how