Evening Magazine's Best of Western Washington contest is here again. Each year, King 5 and Evening Magazine ask viewers and fans to nominate and cast votes for their favorite businesses around the Puget Sound, such as restaurants, coffee shops, salons, fitness centers, shops, boutiques and much more. There are 178 categories to choose from with over 5800 nominees.

Is your business improving?

While some business owners look to their financials to determine whether their business is doing better, many small business owners also look to the following indicators. They know business is better when...

My hometown, Federal Way, is actively promoting the idea of shopping locally. The Federal Way Chamber of Commerce hopes to stabilize and strengthen the city's economy by encouraging residents and businesses to buy locally.

Get details on family friendly things to do such as Bellevue Art Museum's "First Free Friday", Southwest King County's 20th Anniversary Celebration and a variety of local festivals and harvest activities.