Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreKorean American artists explore immigrant life at SPSCC gallery
Fourteen artists from the Korean American Artists Association of Washington present "From Hwagae Market to Pike Place Market," a free exhibition of paintings, collage, wire work and installations at South Puget Sound Community College's Leonor R. Fuller Gallery through Oct. 16.
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View MoreAmtrak Airo trains launch Sept. 30 on Cascades line through Olympia
Amtrak's new 300-passenger Airo trainsets launch Sept. 30 on the Cascades corridor that stops in Olympia, restoring capacity lost when corroded 1980s-era cars were pulled in March 2025.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreOlympia's Spooner Berry Farms faces Oct. 1 deadline as park rises
Spooner Berry Farms faces closure after 43 years on Yelm Highway as Olympia moves ahead with Jolene Unsoeld Community Park construction, with the family's concessionaire contract expiring Oct. 1 and no formal decision yet on alternatives.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreOlympia closes Fones Road nightly for paving through Friday
Nightly full closures on Fones Road in Olympia run from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, Sept. 18, as paving crews work on the $24.5 million corridor project, with driveway access blocked for up to four hours at a time.
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View MoreOlympia unveils honorary Kato Street sign Saturday
Olympia will unveil an honorary Kato Street sign at a public ceremony Saturday, Sept. 19, celebrating 45 years of sister-city ties with Kato, Japan.
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View MoreOlympia POW/MIA ceremony set for Friday at Capitol Campus
A public ceremony marking National POW/MIA Recognition Day takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at the POW/MIA Monument on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.
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View MoreChinook salmon return to Olympia's Deschutes River for fall run
Chinook salmon are migrating through downtown Olympia's Deschutes River on their way to the Tumwater Falls Hatchery, and residents can watch from the 5th Avenue bridge through mid-October.
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View MoreFree blues benefit concert hits Boston Harbor Marina Saturday
A free blues benefit concert at Boston Harbor Marina on Saturday, Sept. 12, features Joel Astley, Johnny Burgin and Olympia band Fishtrap, with donations going to the Olympia Film Society.
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View MoreTumwater Falls Fest returns Sept. 26 with free pumpkin patch
The 5th Annual Tumwater Falls Fest brings free live music, 23 art vendors, kids' activities and a new pumpkin painting patch to Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls on Sept. 26.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreOlympia-Lacey renters need $37.69 hourly for two-bedroom home
A national housing study ranks the Olympia-Lacey metro area as Washington's fourth most expensive rental market, requiring $37.69 per hour to afford a modest two-bedroom home.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreLibrary union, patrons group rally support for TRL levy
The Timberland Library workers union and the Patron Coalition for Local Libraries are building an organized campaign for the library system's first levy lid lift in 17 years, which would raise property taxes for Thurston County homeowners by an estimated $53 to $69 per year to close a $3.8 million budget gap.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreOlympia Harbor Days, Porch Fest fill Labor Day weekend
Harbor Days returns to Percival Landing Sept. 4–6 with vintage tugboat races, 300-plus activities and free admission, followed by the second annual Olympia Porch Fest on Sept. 7 in Northeast Olympia.
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