By Robert Gorrill Density is heralded as the key to Olympia’s future. With density, so the argument goes, Olympia’s housing crisis can be resolved and the projected influx of some 20,000 people over the coming decades can be accommodated. Density, in theory, entails ecological and social benefits to cities. However, […]
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 […]
Splash Into Fun & LearningThe South Sound Estuary Center
By Sarah Bradley An estuary refers to the body of brackish water where freshwater from rivers and streams meet the sea. The conditions of an Estuary, found in bays, inlets, and lagoons, provide a rich and fertile habitat for plankton and plants which in turn provide food for a wide […]
City Plans to Limit Access to Artesian Commons
By Felix Chrome The Artesian Commons, more commonly known as “the Well,” may be seeing some changes in the near future. On Feb. 3, the Olympia City Council approved a plan for stricter management of the park surrounding the well, in an attempt curtail behaviors some see as problematic. The plan […]
Three Magnets Brewing Co. Opens New Brewpub In Downtown Olympia
By Kathryn L. Casterline Beer drinkers, rejoice! There is a new brewpub in downtown Olympia. Cancel your plans to visit the craft breweries in Seattle and Portland and go check out the Three Magnets Brewing Co. as soon as you possibly can. Three Magnets is owned and operated by Evergreen […]
New Homeless Shelter Coming to Downtown Olympia
By Felix Asherah Chrome A new overnight emergency shelter is opening in downtown Olympia on Nov. 1. Interfaith Works is opening the year-round shelter, which will operate from the basement of the First Christian Church on Franklin Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. According to their website, the new shelter […]
Artesian Rumble Arkestra plays the Brotherhood Lounge for Mardi Gras
The Artesian Rumble Arkestra took to the streets of downtown Olympia on March 4 to celebrate Mardi Gras. The marching band walked the streets between five bars downtown and serenaded the people of Olympia. The Arkestra ended their parade at the Brotherhood Lounge. Video by SERENA IMANI KORN
Darby’s Café: 1995 Olympia Original
by Giulia Cole Stepping off of 5th ave and into Darby’s Café felt like teleportation into retro Olympia. A ceiling-to-floor mural of different colors covered one wall, another drenched in The Wizard of Oz memorabilia. Upon sitting down at a small table by the street-front window, the servers greeted me […]
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