New cafe opens in west Olympia, bowling alley will close, downtown coffee shop is done
Serial entrepreneur Leland Harmell and his wife, Sydney, are at it again, opening Rainbow Cloud Cafe at True Self Yoga in west Olympia.
The cafe, which opened Sept. 28 inside the yoga business, serves vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free juices, smoothies, grab-and-go sandwiches and salads, Harmell said. Although the business is inside the yoga destination, it is open to the public, plus there is outdoor seating.
Some of the things you will find on the menu:
- Smoothies: How about a chocolate peanut butter smoothie with organic vegan protein? It’s served with a raw cacao agave-sweetened syrup.
- Juices: The “immunity,” a beverage made with organic oranges, lemons, carrots and ginger.
Grab-and-go sandwiches: The vegan Banh Mi, the Vietnamese-style sandwich made with marinated ginger tofu, in-house pickled vegetables, a sriracha “veganaise,” cilantro and drizzled with a sweet chile sauce and served on Blue Heron Bakery baguette.
The business is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and can be found at 2727 Westmoor Ct. SW, Suite 300. That address is off Black Lake Boulevard near the appliance business McKinney’s. For more about Rainbow Cloud, go to https://www.drinkrainbowcloud.com/cafe.
Leland Harmell also helped start Good Karma Kitchen in the Mottman area of Tumwater, plus he sells black garlic through another business called Fresh Perspective.
Other business happenings
Tumwater Lanes, a bowling alley that got its start in 1958 and has been run by the Clement family since 1995, will close to the public Dec. 31, after the family sold the business, the owners said this week.
Creed and Sandra Clement, who have run the business with their two children, plus Creed’s older brother, Mike, say they were forced to sell the business because of the pandemic. They were closed for six months, then could only operate in a very limited fashion — two bowlers per lane.
The business has lost $120,000 and has monthly negative cash flow of between $6,500 to $7,000, Creed Clement said.
“We just ran out of money,” Sandra Clement said.
It wasn’t immediately clear who the new owner is, but the new owner doesn’t have plans to operate it as a bowling alley, the Clements said. The sale is set to close in February. That gives the owners time to operate through December and move equipment.
The Clements were the Washington state bowling proprietors of the year in 2007.
“It’s a travesty that this wonderful place will become yet another casualty in the growing list of COVID-related business closures,” customer Erich Ebel said in an email to The Olympian.
The Clements, now in their 70s, plan to travel after the sale closes.
Meanwhile, the downtown Olympia Starbucks at Legion Way and Capitol Way has closed for good, according to the store’s Instagram account.
“After 26 wonderful years of serving our downtown Olympia community, the decision has been made to close our doors,” the post reads. “This decision was not made lightly and we wish we could have one last day to serve you all some smiles and coffee, but this will have to do. We appreciate the support and love we have received over the years.”
Starbucks media relations did not respond to an email query about the closure by deadline.
The location has been a repeated target of vandalism.
If you know of a retailer, restaurant, coffee shop or other business that is opening, closing, expanding, remodeling, or changing its focus, send an email to reporter Rolf Boone at rboone@theolympian.com.
This story was originally published October 16, 2020 at 5:45 AM.
