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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Aberdeen Cash Mob helped make Saturday the most successful sales day for Harbor Books — 2200 Simpson Ave., in Hoquiam — and its owners, Melinda Einander and her wife Kaide. The group was also able to help another small business, Solid Coffee — 1941 Riverside Ave., in Hoquiam. “Cash Mob is such a good (way) to see all the small places, either the ones you knew about or the ones you never knew were there,” said Stephanie Navarra, who was shopping with an exuberant and wandering toddler. “This is so cool. I hope more people come because this was a great turnout.”

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Aberdeen Cash Mob helps small business set record day

Melinda Einander and her wife Kaide, owners of Harbor Books — 2200 Simpson Ave., in Hoquiam — welcomed…

Matthew N. Wells Amy Mathews Smith closed operations at Nirvana Coffee Company — 205 S. I St., in Aberdeen — on Feb. 29. “I’m not making enough money,” Mathews Smith said Wednesday.

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Nirvana Coffee Company closes up shop

Amy Mathews Smith has closed operations at Nirvana Coffee Company, which is a loss for coffee lovers who…

Sydney Renae Newbill, owner of Renae's Rendezvous, takes a moment out of a busy day to pose for a photo.(Chelsey McNeese of Iola Jade Images)

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Entrepreneur Sydney Newbill can do it all

The last eight years have proved to be some of the most important in Sydney Renae Newbill’s life…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Roberts family — Carrie, Blain and Kim — work alongside their large group of employees in order to make Westport Winery Garden Resort one of the places to travel throughout Grays Harbor. Recently they saw the fruits of their labor show as they won the Excellence in Family Owned Business from the Association of Washington Business. While they’ve won many other awards the Roberts cherish, Kim said this one was “probably the biggest honor we’ve ever had.”

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Westport Winery wins state business award

Westport Winery Garden Resort is a true family business, with Kim, Blain and their daughter Carrie owning and…

Redact Records Dave Morris, of “Donna and the Dudes,” performs a “dirty, bluesy style” set with Donna Albert, Ken Albert, Art Sartwell and Bill Proffitt during an Open Mic Night on Tuesday at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill.

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Open Mic Nights a successful venture at Messy Jessy’s

Messy Jessy’s Bar &Grill in Aberdeen is offering a new, fun night to its calendar that will allow…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Amanda Melay, who is a master esthetician and expert sugarist, owns Orb & Crescent Sugaring Spa — 114 E. Chance a La Mer NE, in Ocean Shores. Melay worked on a client Wednesday afternoon. The expectation was reliving a comedy bit from “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” Instead, it was nearly painless.

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Making Grays Harbor silky smooth, one client at a time

Hairless and silky smooth. That’s how my lower legs look and feel below the knee, which probably hasn’t…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Jessica and Daniel Crocker, who also own Waugh’s Men’s and Women’s Apparel, are the new owners of the downtown Tinderbox Coffee Roasters — 113 E. Wishkah St., in Aberdeen. The Crockers, who officially took over on Friday, want to expand the menu and aim for more consistent days and hours of operation. As of now and for the foreseeable future, they’ll keep the cafe open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., every day.

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Tinderbox Coffee Roasters has new owners

A local Aberdeen business has bought another one in town and it sounds like that might be the…

A worker walks down railroad in Central Park as Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad replaces old tracks with newer continuously welded rail on July 12. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Railroad carrying out projects to ease congestion, increase reliability

The company is aiming to be ready for increased rail traffic

Clayton Franke / The Daily World The Fresh Foods Market opened Friday, June 16 at 224 Market St. in Seabrook. The 11,000-square-foot, two-story building features fresh meats and produce, many private-label goods, and serves deli sandwiches, among other things.

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Seabrook’s new store

Grocery market brings a bit of everything, completes retail block in center of growing resort town