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Recent Olympia-area business closures, including a drive-in restaurant
Multiple longtime Olympia-area businesses have announced closures in recent weeks, including a Lacey bakery, a west Olympia drive-in and a farm supply store. Here are key takeaways: Miss Moffett’s Mystical Cupcakes in Lacey plans to close by the end of the year after nearly 14 years in business. Owner Rachel Young, who finished as runner-up on Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” in 2013, cited declining sales, higher gas prices keeping customers away and rising food, labor and utility costs. Builders FirstSource has closed its west Olympia location at 1830 Black Lake Blvd. SW, consolidating operations into its Lakewood and Shelton facilities. The Coastal Farm & Ranch store at 5500 Martin Way E. in Lacey is winding down operations by Dec. 31 , according to store manager Rob Re. Everything is being sold, including fixtures, with current discounts up to 50% expected to grow as the final day nears. The Sonic Drive-In at 1303 Cooper Point Road SW in west Olympia permanently closed Oct. 15 , a company spokesperson confirmed. Sonic encouraged customers to visit its Lacey location at 7746 Martin Way E. The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by Olympian reporter Rolf Boone.
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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