Covering Olympia, Tumwater, and the Capitol.
Covering Olympia, Tumwater, and the Capitol.
Community
Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
Community
Bon Odori folk dance festival returns to Olympia Saturday
Olympia's 34th annual Bon Odori Japanese Dance Festival moves to South Puget Sound Community College on Saturday, Aug. 8, with free taiko drumming, participatory folk dancing and food vendors, while the Summer Nights at the Port series continues Friday with 90s Rewind at NorthPoint.
Community
Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
Community
Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
More in Community
More in Community
More in Community
Community
Tumwater's free Screen on the Green movie series returns July 17 with three summer dates
Tumwater Parks & Recreation's free Screen on the Green outdoor movie series runs three Fridays this summer — July 17, July 24, and August 7 — at parks across the city, with pre-movie activities and Kona Ice at each screening.
Community
60 pairs of great blue herons are nesting steps from the Olympia Farmers Market
A colony of 60 pairs of great blue herons is raising chicks in the pines next to the Olympia Farmers Market in downtown Olympia, and WDFW biologist Allison Anholt says mid-July through mid-August is the best window to watch before nesting season ends.
Community
Olympia beekeeper Heather Wood releases children's book on vanishing pollinators
Olympia's Heather Wood, founder of the 12-year-old Urban Evergreen Bee Sanctuary, has released a children's book called "The Case of the Vanishing Buzz" that teaches kids ages 8 to 11 about pollinator conservation through a mystery story.
©2026 Capitol Record
Powered by Surround Sound Media
©2026 Capitol Record
Powered by Surround Sound Media
©2026 Capitol Record
Powered by Surround Sound Media