Minoela Coming Soon

The details are in on the new wine bistro, Minoela, opening in the St Helens neighborhood. As previously reported on Tacoma Untapped , Minoela will be located in the Merlino Art Center building off 6th Ave. and Fawcett Ave. , next to the Grand Cinema.

Q&A with the owners after the jump: (more…)

E.E. Robbins Coming to Tacoma

E.E. Robbins The Enagament Ring Store  is coming to Tacoma.  They will be located in the former Quality Sewing & Vacuum store in Metro Plaza (across South 37th Street from Costco). They will be relocating their Southcenter store in Tukwila, WA  to Tacoma due to traffic congestion/problems around the Southcenter store.  They expect to be open in early February 2009. 

I am told by the man himself Emerson Robbins (yes he sounds the same on the phone as in the commercials)  that E.E. Robbins is a local family owned business. They don’t do the sales scheme like other jewelry stores, you know the 40% off 3 days a week, 25% off 3 days a week, and regular price one day a week. Every manager of the store becomes a partner in ownership. Two of the managers are buyers for the company and every year they go overseas to hand pick their diamonds.

E. E. Robbins also has store in Belltown and Bellevue.

E.E. Robbins

2128 South 37th Street

Tacoma, WA 98409