Congratulations also to Ann Freeman-Manzanares, who was recently appointed General Manager of Intercity Transit. She had served as interim GM since Mike Harbour left for Sound Transit in October. Freeman-Manzanares… ☞
A good thing happened last week: the Olympia Police Department resumed the downtown walking patrol. One officer will be out and about four days per week, with an emphasis on… ☞
Camp Quixote, the self-governed homeless camp, broke ground on a permanent home last Saturday. Congratulations are due to the residents, their supporters, and local elected officials for making it happen…. ☞
The official deadline for candidates to file to run for public office passed earlier this month, setting up several intriguing races for seats in local government. So, who are these… ☞
Do you sometimes daydream about a single website where you can get all your local news, read about music and art and food close by, discuss current issues with your… ☞
Olympia recently took a big step toward creating a park on the isthmus between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet. On April 23, the city council agreed to pay about $3.3… ☞
If you visit www.weeklyvolcano.com, you’ll find a single page whose sole contents are a down-but-not-beaten letter from the publisher, Ron Swarner. He states that, while the Volcano has been successful… ☞
Over the last several issues, we’ve made a few notable errors. Some were errors in judgment, others serious factual errors. So here they are: In our February 20th issue, we… ☞
On March 6, at 9:21 PM, Olympia police arrested a man for the crime of sitting. Right up front, let us be clear: His only crime was sitting. The man… ☞
Editorial: evergreen’s impact far beyond economic A recent study calculated that The Evergreen State College generated $161 million in economic activity in Thurston County in 2012. That’s a good… ☞
