New business openings in Pierce County

These curated articles focus on new business openings and transformations in Pierce County. They highlight ventures such as restaurants, a coworking space and retail stores.

A drive-thru pizza restaurant called Just A Pizza My Mind opens in Milton, and a fine arts studio named Artsi Creative Space offers classes in Tacoma. Meanwhile, Empower House in Puyallup introduces coworking options.

The former Bartell Drug at Olympic Village in Gig Harbor closed over the weekend. By Debbie Cockrell

NO. 1: NO, EX-BARTELL STORE WON’T BECOME A TRADER JOE’S. BUT NEW CVS IS OPEN NEARBY

Another legacy retailer has closed in the Tacoma area and left behind a joke for those wondering what’s coming next. | Published October 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

Caitlynn Mattson, co-owner of The Candle Bar, is pictured inside the shop she runs with her mother, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Puyallup, Wash. The face raising cost and decreased foot traffic. By Brian Hayes

NO. 2: SMALL BUSINESS IN PUYALLUP FACES CLOSURE DUE TO RISING COSTS, LOWER FOOT TRAFFIC

A local business run by a mother-daughter duo is at risk of closing in the near future. | Published October 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund

Brooklyn Smith, the new owner of beloved Puyallup bar Bumpy's Pub, poses in front of the business at 116 East Main Ave on Oct. 13, 2025. By Isabela Lund, ilund@thenewstribune.com

NO. 3: THIS BELOVED PUYALLUP BAR HAS A NEW OWNER. WHAT ARE HER PLANS?

A decades-old Puyallup institution is entering a new chapter. | Published October 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund

Fit4Mom University Place owner Jenn Fukuwa, left, leads moms to the next station in their group workout on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at Cirque Park in University Place, Wash. By Liesbeth Powers

NO. 4: OUTDOOR WORKOUTS FOR MOMS AND BABIES AT THIS NEW PIERCE COUNTY BUSINESS

On Thursday afternoon a group of women gathered with their children in strollers near the playground of Cirque Park in University Place, ready to begin their workout. | Published October 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

A new Jack’s BBQ is pictured at 31254 Pacific Highway S. in Federal Way on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. By Liesbeth Powers

NO. 5: POPULAR BBQ JOINT EXPANDS WITH NEW LOCATION NEAR TACOMA. HERE ARE DETAILS

Seattle-based Jack’s BBQ has a new location open near Tacoma. | Published October 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

Arti owner Antonio Holguin poses for a portrait, his new, open fine art studio, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. Holguin an artist himself, wants to encourage people to connect via the medium of fine art. By Brian Hayes

NO. 6: NEW FINE ART STUDIO WITH CLASSES, MATERIALS PROVIDED OPENS IN TACOMA

A new fine art studio with date-night events, classes and open studio hours opened this fall in downtown Tacoma. | Published October 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

The Landing at Chambers Bay, a new cafe and bar, opens Oct. 10, 2025, at Chambers Bay Golf Course and Chambers Creek Regional Park. SHKS Architects designed the permanent structure to blend with the berms of the Links-style course that surrounds it. By Courtesy

NO. 7: NEW CAFE OPENING AT CHAMBERS BAY WITH LIVING ROOF, HOT SANDWICHES AND FULL BAR

Chambers Bay will officially reveal its new café and restaurant, The Landing, on Friday, Oct. | Published October 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred

The co-owners of Puyallup’s Empower House pose on the night of their grand opening at the site’s location at 503 S. Meridian on Oct. 8. From left to right: Michelle Wallace, Kelsey Knutson and Taryn Wallace.

NO. 8: DOWNTOWN PUYALLUP HAS A NEW COWORKING SPACE. HERE’S WHAT TO KNOW

It all started with an idea scribbled on the back of a napkin. | Published October 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund

The former Rite Aid at 22201 Meridian E., in Graham (seen here in 2024) was the focus of plans submitted in July for a new Grocery Outlet.

NO. 9: WILL GROCERY OUTLET REVAMP TWO VACANT STOREFRONTS IN PIERCE COUNTY?

Two new Grocery Outlet stores could be in the works in Pierce County. | Published October 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

Work continued Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, on the new Tacoma Mall Village. By Brian Hayes

NO. 10: TACOMA MALL NEWS: FIRST WAVE OF BUSINESS OPENINGS EXPECTED SOON AT VILLAGE

The wait is almost over, as two restaurants and a furniture showroom soon will debut in the first wave of openings at the new Village at Tacoma Mall. | Published October 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

A pizza in the oven at Melissa and Samuel Ranz’s “Just a Pizza My Mind” wood-fired pizza truck at Fierce County Cider in Puyallup, Washington, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. By Tony Overman

NO. 11: NEW DRIVE-THRU PIZZA RESTAURANT KNOWN FOR FUNKY FLAVORS OPENS IN PIERCE COUNTY

There’s a new drive-thru restaurant in Milton and it’s far from a corporate-backed chain. | Published October 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred

The Five Below logo is displayed on a shopping basket at a Five Below store in 2024 in Vallejo, California. Value retailer Five Below is set to open eight stores in November in the Pacific Northwest. By Justin Sullivan

NO. 12: SAY HELLO TO FIVE BELOW. RETAILER ANNOUNCES DATES FOR LOCAL STORE OPENINGS

Specialty discount retailer Five Below is set to open two new stores in the area next month along with five other stores in Washington and one in Oregon. | Published October 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

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.