Main Street’s oldest hardware store is closing. Its landlord says the next tenant will be a hardware store. admin October 20, 2026 Kessler & Sons has sold tools on Main Street since 1952. A new owner wants to keep the sign, the name and most of the staff.
Port traffic is up 14 percent. The trucking companies can’t find drivers. admin October 16, 2026 A good year on the docks is turning into a bad year on the roads, as containers pile up waiting for trucks that never arrive.
A brewery, a bakery and a bookbinder walk into a warehouse admin October 8, 2026 The Eastside’s Cannery Row is filling up with makers who share walls, forklifts and, increasingly, customers.