New biz opens downtown, gravel mine proposed in county, major project pitched in Tumwater
Ethos Custom Jewelry owner Nicole Teut, who has been selling custom made jewelry online since 2016, opened her first storefront this week in downtown Olympia at 203 Fourth Ave. W., across from the restaurant Cascadia.
Teut is a jeweler, lapidary and artist, using her skills to produce custom orders, make repairs, or to take old jewelry and revamp it into something new, she said.
“I’m just passionate about what I do,” Teut said. “I enjoy going through the process with my customers and see the joy that they get out of it. It’s just really fun.”
What keeps her busiest? Mostly engagement rings, both classic and trending styles of rings and men’s bands. And her business is about to get busy as she ramps up to wedding season, she said.
Her total space measures a little more than 900 square feet, but 600 square feet of that is her showroom. The remaining space is for manufacturing, she said.
The name of her business also reflects her desire to offer ethically sourced materials, such as fairmined gold, which she says promotes the health, safety and equal pay for artisinal miners in developing countries. In addition, she offers recycled gold and platinum.
Ethos Custom Jewelry is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. A grand opening party is set for 6-8 p.m. April 8.
Check out the business on Instagram.
Other business happenings
The Silver Springs Surface Sand and Gravel Mine has been proposed at 13801-13813 Military Road SE in Rainier, according to a notice of application received and announced by Thurston County officials.
“The proposal is for a new sand and gravel aggregate mine with a temporary processing and sales facility within portions of the property,” the notice reads. “The proposed permit boundary would encompass 332.6 acres, within which the limits of excavation for the mine would consist of approximately 225 acres including a minimum 100-foot setback from the property/permit boundary. Processing, storage, and sales will be located within the interior of the site, accessed using a private access route off Military Road SE.”
The project is being pitched by Silver Springs Cattle Ranch LLC.
The first comment period ends at 4:00 p.m. March 23. Send them to Associate Planner/Biologist Heather Tschaekofske at heather.tschaekofske@co.thurston.wa.us.
The Washington Secretary of State has submitted plans for a new 120,639-square-foot library with archive storage and associated parking at 1200 75th Ave. SW in Tumwater, the city announced.
The application was submitted in early February and deemed complete toward the end of the month, according to the city.
A public hearing is not required for this project, per the city.
The 14 day comment period ends at 5 p.m. on March 15. Send your comments to Tami Merriman at tmerriman@ci.tumwater.wa.us.
AT&T Mobility is proposing to construct a 155-foot monopine — a monopole disguised as a tree — telecommunications tower near 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW in Olympia.
Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6123001467 - ENB EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or by calling 407-792-9506.
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 March 10, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
