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5 business openings, closings and other updates on Antique Row in Tacoma

Stories by Tacoma News Tribune journalists, with AI summarization

This list of stories illustrates recent changes to the businesses on Antique Row in Tacoma.

Sunny’s plant and gift shop acted as a launch point for artists until its closure. The new Art Eye Choke thrift store and mending studio repurposes old items and offers ways for artists and shoppers to connect. Café Bostwick, now under new ownership, provides a community coffee spot with local foods. Lumikha Space welcomes beginners and families with low-cost craft workshops. Tacoma Capoeira Center teaches capoeira to all ages for free, promoting community through movement and music.

Co-owners Sarah Oh and Ryan McGowan pose for a portrait at Sunny’s, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Tacoma, Wash. The plant and home goods store recently opened in downtown. By Brian Hayes

NO. 1: DOWNTOWN TACOMA PLANT STORE, GIFT SHOP THAT SERVED AS LAUNCHPAD FOR CREATIVES TO CLOSE

“This was not an easy choice, but one we know is best for us. To be transparent, we’ve delayed sharing this news for as long as we could,” the owners said on social media this week. | Published January 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

Owner Sequoia Sol works on laminating stamps for earring at Art Eye Choke, inside of Sanford & Sons Antiques, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. By Brian Hayes

NO. 2: NEW THRIFT STORE, MENDING STUDIO OPENS IN SANFORD AND SONS ON TACOMA’S ANTIQUE ROW

An artist by trade, the owner of “Art Eye Choke” has made nearly every item in the store out of repurposed materials. | Published February 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

Israel Alvarez, left, follows instructor True “De Verdade” Emeka, center, with fellow student Anthony Asher through a movement sequence during a Capoeira class, or the Afro-Brazilian art form of martial art and dance, on Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Tacoma Capoeira Center in Tacoma, Wash. By Liesbeth Powers

NO. 3: IT’S FIGHTING, DANCING, EXERCISE. LEARN ABOUT CAPOEIRA AT THIS TACOMA STUDIO

Capoeira, an art form created by enslaved Africans in colonial Brazil, lives on today in a new studio space downtown. | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi

Racquel Fox, owner of Lumikha Space, sits in the new craft studio and retail space on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. By Liesbeth Powers

NO. 4: NEW CRAFT STUDIO, WITH CLASSES FOR ALL AGES, OPENS IN DOWNTOWN TACOMA ON SATURDAY

The owner has sewing machines for rent, acrylic and oil paint, canvases, earring hardware, nice markers and pens, among other things. | Published May 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

Café Bostwick at 764 Broadway is open seven days a week under new ownership in 2025. By Kristine Sherred

NO. 5: DOWNTOWN COFFEE SHOP HAS CHANGED HANDS AGAIN. IT’S NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

It’s been a somewhat bumpy ride for the cafe at the historic flatiron building in recent years, but the new owner still sees opportunity in the location. | Published May 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.