I have spent the last three years in Olympia, growing, running into the same 13 people on the Westside, and most importantly, learning that I could bring parts of my freaky, outrageous inside world to the outside. My art is inspired by the different behaviors of humans, humor, what they […]
Things We Learned the Hard Way So You Don’t Have To A Beginner’s Guide to The Evergreen State College
By Jennifer Hicks & Sedona Wall Hello and welcome to Olympia! Ready or not you have been set free among a sea of flannels and beanies. Navigating the music scene, the kick it spots, the fashion, and the food in this city can seem like kind of an inside secret […]
Merging Art and Entrepreneurship Gallery Boom Comes to Downtown Olympia
By Ruby Love If you were around this past summer, you may have noticed some changes to a building in downtown Olympia. The block-wide building, recognized by most as the location of Planned Parenthood, is outlined by Fifth, Adams, and Legion, and has been sporting mysterious papered-over windows. A little […]
Stuff to Do Local Events for 9/26-10/12
By Rachel Carlson Standing with Standing Rock Fundraiser Monday 9/26. Olympia Film Society at The Capitol Theater. 6:30 pm Come show your support for the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline, known as NoDAPL, by taking in the film “Trudell”. Doors are at 6:30, and the show begins at 7 […]
Horoscopes For the Week of Sep. 26
By Sylvie Chace After a summer filled with retrograde after retrograde, this fall has finally mellowed out with both Mercury and Pluto stationing direct last week on the 21st and the 23rd. Mercury, the planet ruling communication and day-to-day expression, is at home now in Virgo. Mercury is also trining […]
Body Party Welcome Back!
Dear Body Party, What’s going on here? Why are we still doing this? What’s the point? Just Checkin’ in, -Body Party Hey there Body Party! Nice to hear from you. It’s been a while! For all you new comers out there (and all of those Cooper Point Journal veterans who […]
Evergreen’s Living Laboratory
By Tari Gunstone Also known as Evergreen’s “living laboratory,” the 700 acres of undeveloped forest and 3,000 feet of beach our school offers is right on the doorstep of campus. If you are new and haven’t had the chance to explore yet, you will soon discover the winding trails of […]
Protesters Demand Justice for Brothers Thompson and Chaplin and Other Victims of Police Violence
Protesters Demand Justice for Brothers Thompson and Chaplin and Other Victims of Police Violence
by Felix Chrome Saturday May 21 marked the one year anniversary of the shooting of Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin by Olympia Police Department Officer Ryan Donald. One year later, Officer Donald remains on the police force and Thompson and Chaplin are being charged with assault. Community member organized a […]
Washington’s 2016 Down-Ticket Races Where They Stand Ahead of the August Primary
By Asa Kowals-Rose With the presidential primary season wrapping up, voters around the country are turning their attention to the upcoming general election. Although most of the focus thus far has been on the on the presidential race, voters will also be electing a multitude of other political leaders in […]
Janet Mock in Conversation with Talcott Broadhead Mock Comes to Evergreen for T*REX’s Queer-Trans Week
by Danny Loose On Saturday, May 21 feminist writer and media critic Janet Mock sat down with local writer and activist Talcott Broadhead for a conversation to conclude Evergreen’s first ever Queer Week. Queer Week was organized by Trans Resource & Education Extravaganza (T*REX), and included other talks Aydian Dowling […]
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