News

  1. Correction/update from Issue 84

    Correction: In the article on local candidates for public office in our last issue, we misspelled the names of some folks in Lacey. Jason Hearn is a Lacey City Councilmember…

  2. Be a Champion for Puget Sound

    Citizens throughout Puget Sound will learn how to lead their friends and neighbors in Puget Sound recovery efforts beginning this fall with the launch of the proven Citizen Action Training…

  3. Become a Master Recycler Composter

    Join fellow fans of waste reduction and become a “green ambassador” for the three “R’s.” Thurston County trains Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers with the purpose of inspiring others to…

  4. New Biz Oly: Saigon Rendezvous (redux)

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           Lovers of great Vietnamese cuisine know that Saigon Rendezvous is not new. It’s been in downtown Olympia since 1989, the year Mui Nguyen opened it. She sold…

  5. May Gala highlights Voices of Youth program

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    Youth from high schools throughout Thurston County joined the Voice of Youth program, where they attended meetings and summits to bounce ideas off one another about projects to create and…

  6. Must-See Oly Sports!

    Football The Washington Cavaliers semi-pro football team will be playing their next home game on Saturday, June 8, at Tumwater High School. The Cavaliers will take on the Pierce County…

  7. New Biz Oly: The Food Nook at Fertile Ground

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    Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… Devin Smith often came to Fertile Ground to do work/trade at the iconic guest house and gardens across from the downtown library: weeding, planting,…

  8. Olympia’s Shoreline Management Plan takes shape: Your ideas wanted!

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    A Walk on the Waterfront We’ll begin with an all-day walk along Olympia’s waterfront. We’ll park at Priest Point Park and take a stroll on the beach. Then we’ll walk…

  9. New Biz Oly: Unique Beads

    Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… Shirlee Woolsey started making beaded necklaces when she was 16, going to now famous Shipwreck Beads on Mud Bay Road to shop. Years later,…

  10. New Biz Oly: SCORE! Used sports gear

    Anyone with sports-minded kids will know that the gear required is usually expensive and outgrown long before it wears out. That’s why Rhonda and John Olnick, with two young sons…