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Annie Kim, owner of Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge, understands Frank Russell’s need for great coffee and current information. Besides providing tasty coffee in a happening atmosphere next to the Frank Russell building in downtown Tacoma, she turns on CNBC on both flat screens

I kicked back with an Americano this morning watching the action. I was up. I was down. I was down. I was out.

Satellite Coffee 2
Oh, this past summer when I stopped by Satellite Coffee and saw artist Chris Sharp sketching out a few designs with Embellish Multispace Salon owner Patricia Lecy-Davis and Satellite co-owner Pat Brown, I learned Lecy-Davis and Brown were pondering opening a juice and coffee bar in her purple building next to the downtown YMCA. Apparently it’s still in motion. The Trib’s Biz Buzz has details.