Guess the payments were latte

Published 12:01 am Friday, February 11, 2011

Your get-up-and-go just got up and went: An Everett bikini barista espresso stand, which was the focus of a prostitution sting last year, was repossessed Thursday, loaded onto a truck and hauled away for nonpayment. The stand will likely be sold at auction.

Here’s your chance to quit your job and start your own business. While some of the equipment is included, you’ll want to provide your own bikini.

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Come for the medical care, stay for the smörgåsbord: Swedish Health Services is offering an open house Saturday at its new $30 million stand-alone emergency room in Mill Creek.

While the facility will offer a top-notch medical staff and equipment, Swedish was not able to reach a deal with Ikea to run its cafeteria in a dispute over whether to include lutefisk on the menu.

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Lick one for the Gipper: The U.S. Postal Service released a new 44-cent “forever” stamp that honors President Ronald Reagan, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday last Sunday.

The stamp also marks a first for USPS: When the back of the stamp is licked, it tastes like jelly beans.