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OLYMPIA - Revisiting the controversial "Missing Middle" disputes last year, the Council is set to vote on Tue., Dec 8 for or against new recommendations of the Olympia Planning …
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By Danny Stusser
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12/4/20
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Rhythm & Rye, a popular music venue and bar in downtown Olympia, has been temporarily closed since March. Now, its owner is on the hunt for a new location.
Owner Andy Geertsen, in an email to …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/2/20
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Quietly last summer, when social justice protests were daily events following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, an anonymous person or group produced an informal public display …
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Olympia School District (OSD) board discussed current equity policy and racial equity training during its work session on Thursday, November 19, held online.
The focal point of the meeting was the …
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By Olivia Alvord
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11/20/20
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A draft of Olympia’s 2021 operating budget shows a $2 million gap in the general fund, an effect of economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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11/19/20
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Olympia Police Department
At 12:36 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Columbia Street Northwest, police arrested Thomas S. Brannam, 29, on suspicion of criminal trespass.
At 3:07 a.m. Saturday …
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11/15/20
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Olympia School District Board learned that it spent $3.2 million less than planned in 2019-20, during its regular meeting last Thursday, November 12.
The highlight of the meeting was the …
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An Olympia man is being held in the Thurston County Jail on $5 million bail after authorities said he attempted to facilitate the death of a woman set to testify against him.
John W. Fredrickson, …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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11/6/20
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Nearly 10 years after the City of Olympia cut its police auditor position due to recession-caused budget constraints, the city is poised to have auditing services once again. The city has contracted …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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11/5/20
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The Olympia School District wants to open up Ingersoll Stadium at Olympia High School to groups who are not affiliated with the district.
“The District’s consideration of this …
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by JOLT staff
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11/4/20
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The Thurston County hearings examiner is inviting the public to weigh in on three development projects at a public hearing next Tuesday, Nov. 10.
At 10 a.m., there will be a public hearing on a …
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by JOLT staff
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11/3/20
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Olympia, WA – Intercity Transit will reopen the Olympia Transit Center platform and buses will resume operating from designated transit bays beginning Nov. 1. This change will provide waiting …
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10/29/20
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In 2018, Lisa Gillotti started a nonprofit organization, Build A Bus Home, with the goal of recycling old school buses for homeless people to live in. But in April 2019, she decided to focus on …
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by Prachi Gohil
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10/28/20
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A new committee formed to improve public safety in Olympia is beginning to take shape, after its members outlined goals it seeks to accomplish. Chief among them: create a justice system that treats …
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Authorities charged a man with a class A felony after they say he lit an ID badge on fire in the Olympia city jail.
The man, identified as 22-year-old Michael B. Farley, was …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/27/20
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It’s been a wild year for the folks at Orca Books.
The long-standing downtown Olympia-based bookstore packed up and moved from their Fourth Avenue storefront to a new …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/26/20
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The Olympia City Council began talks of forming a Social Justice and Equity Advisory Commission shortly after the death of George Floyd in May.
Once the council decided to form a …
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There's only a week left to see the artwork displayed in Olympia's Arts Month exhibit.
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10/22/20
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In times of great anxiety, music can heal. That’s true for the fans finding new tunes, and for the artists expressing themselves through art.
Ask the members of Jupiter …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/20/20
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Changes to Olympia’s housing code will be considered at Monday’s meeting of the city’s Planning Commission. Possible code revisions concern accessory dwelling units (ADUs), …
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by JOLT staff
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10/16/20
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