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After their successful stints in this season’s USL W League, two Artesians players are suiting up for their national teams in the women’s football event of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games …
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By Vince Zafra
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7/26/24
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Who knew there are wild cucumbers growing in Western Washington? Apparently, a lot of people knew, and now we do too.
Variously known as Bigroot, Manroot, or Old-man-in-the-ground, wild …
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By Jill Severn
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7/26/24
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For our avian neighbors, July is Fledging Month. I was reminded of this a few days ago when a large bird flew right overhead screaming desperately. It was a fledgling Bald Eagle , recently out of the …
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By George Walter
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7/25/24
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The summer is still on with these fun events.
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7/25/24
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Global Time Attack (GTA) announced on their website Friday that the GTA Speed Summit is set to return to the Ridge Motorsport Park in Shelton from August 24 to 25, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The …
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By Vince Zafra
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7/25/24
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I was with the Lions Low Vision Resource Center last Friday at Senior Action Network's Senior Day at Capital Lakefair. At one point, I noticed a Zumba class in front of the stage. After watching for …
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Olympia reminds community members that voting for this year’s Percival Plinth sculptures ends in a week.
The city’s social media announced that Tuesday, July 30, is the …
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I’ve been traveling over the past few weeks; it is good to be back in Thurston County. First, I visited friends on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Seattle area, and then I went on to …
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On Tuesday, July 16, the Olympia City Council signed a proclamation designating July 2024 as Parks, Arts, and Recreation Month.
The proclamation recognized the benefits of parks, arts, and …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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7/22/24
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The “Buzz on Down to the Thurston County Fair!” is fast approaching, and they are calling on art, floral, food, hobbies and crafts, and photography enthusiasts to participate in their …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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7/19/24
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Nominations are now open for a new shrub in my backyard. So far, the nomination process is not as messy as the one playing out in our nation’s capital, but it’s still beset with …
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A friend tells me bushtits “charm her socks off.” She loves the constant, cheery little sounds these tiny birds make. She says if she were going to be a bird, she’d want to be …
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Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan on Tuesday, July 16 to accept $5 million from the state for the continuation of the Deschutes Valley Trail Connection project.
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For the sixth year in a row, the 2024 Summer Outreach Event brought together more than 60 agencies representing behavioral health, primary care and family support agencies to housing programs, …
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By JM Simpson
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7/17/24
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Joint Base Lewis McChord announced earlier today that its beaches will be closed off for swimming.
According to the base’s social media post , an incident involving a service …
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If you have purchased a home recently in Thurston County, you probably know the median housing price is about $525,000. If you recently purchased an affordable home, you probably bought one somewhere …
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The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) has announced road closures and traffic advisor ies for th is week’s Capital Lakefair .
The fair kicks off this …
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Last year, FC Olympia women’s team ended their maiden season in a 1-0 semifinal defeat against California Storm at Davis Legacy Field in San Francisco. This season, they returned to the same …
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By Vince Zafra
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7/16/24
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The Washington State Arts Commission has recertified Olympia's Creative District, marking the city's commitment to further support the local creative community in the next five years.
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For today’s purposes, let’s define “working class” as everyone whose living depends on a job. It might be a great job with decent pay . . . or not. People in this situation …
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