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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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View MoreNightly I-5 closures between Lacey, DuPont run through October
WSDOT is closing I-5 lanes nightly between Lacey and DuPont through October for a $3 million concrete panel replacement project, with speed cameras, ramp closures and a reduced speed limit affecting Olympia-area commuters.
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View MoreOlympia AHA Museum opens Evergreen exhibit Sept. 10
The Olympia AHA Museum launches "The Evergreen Effect," an exhibit exploring how The Evergreen State College shaped the city's identity since 1971, on Thursday, Sept. 10, followed by an interactive Murals Map on Sept. 17.
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View MoreFree concert closes Tumwater Falls music series Sept. 5
The Olympia Tumwater Foundation wraps its free "Evenings at the Falls" concert series at Brewery Park on Saturday, Sept. 5, with musicians Vince Brown and Elizabeth Lord performing from 4 to 7 p.m.
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View MoreDC Central Kitchen founder headlines Olympia nonprofit event
National nonprofit founder Robert Egger delivers a keynote at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Oct. 7, hosted by South Sound Partners for Philanthropy.
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View MoreTumwater police, K9 Igo end 3-week I-5 crime spree
Tumwater police and Thurston County Sheriff's Office K9 Igo arrested several suspects Wednesday night after a brief pursuit ended in a crash, breaking up a three-week stolen-vehicle and shoplifting spree along I-5 between Seattle and Portland.
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View MoreOlympia launches pilot letting people live in vehicles on private property
Olympia's new pilot program lets people experiencing homelessness live in vehicles on private driveways and church parking lots with a free six-month permit, reversing the city's 2024 approach that restricted vehicle camping to public rights-of-way.
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