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View MoreSpeed bumps, signage work coming to Burbank Avenue NW starting July 20
Freeman Bell Construction & Development will install signage and speed bumps on Burbank Avenue NW in west Olympia starting Monday, July 20, as part of the RJD West Olympia housing project, with daily traffic impacts through Thursday, July 31.
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View MoreLeRoy Bell headlines free Friday concert at Port of Olympia's NorthPoint
Seattle singer-songwriter LeRoy Bell, who co-wrote Elton John's "Mama Can't Buy You Love," headlines the free Summer Nights at the Port concert series opener Friday, July 17, at the Port of Olympia's NorthPoint venue, with food trucks and a beer garden from 6 to 9 p.m.
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View MoreSouth Sound YMCA chief Kyle Cronk to retire after decade leading Olympia organization
South Sound YMCA President and CEO Kyle Cronk will retire December 31, 2026, after 11 years leading the Olympia-based organization and 38 years in the YMCA movement; the board is launching a nationwide search for his replacement.
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View MoreOlympia bike-ped committee to hear 5th Avenue Bridge briefing, begin capital plan review
Olympia's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meets Wednesday, July 15, via Zoom to receive a briefing on the new 5th Avenue Bridge design and begin reviewing the city's 2027-2032 Capital Facilities Plan.
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View MoreWatershed Park car break-ins hit 27 this year as police boost patrols
Olympia's Watershed Park has recorded 27 vehicle break-ins since January, with 12 in the first two weeks of July, prompting increased police and ranger patrols but no planned significant changes to the parking lot.
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View MoreTumwater Artesian Brewfest returns for 13th year with new wristband system
The Tumwater Artesian Brewfest returns Saturday, Aug. 15, at Tumwater Valley Golf Course with more than 50 craft beverage vendors, a new token-free wristband system, and tickets ranging from $20 to $100.
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View MoreMan arrested in 2025 downtown Olympia crash that killed two pedestrians
A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday, July 9, on two counts of vehicular homicide for a 2025 crash at Fifth Avenue and Simmons Street near Capitol Lake that killed Joy Ezindu, 71, of Tumwater, and Carla Gonzales, 62, of Olympia; airbag data allegedly showed the car accelerating to 41 mph with no braking in a 25 mph zone.
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View MoreOlympia council to hear labor policy update, vote on $411K in federal housing funds Tuesday
The Olympia City Council will hear a staff update on a new workers' protections work plan and vote on $411,591 in federal block grant funding for housing and small-business programs at its Tuesday, July 14 meeting.
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View MoreSoil testing at former Olympia Brewery marks first step toward redevelopment
City of Tumwater crews collected soil samples at the former Olympia Brewery site on June 25, funded by a $500,000 EPA grant, marking the first city-initiated environmental fieldwork at the dormant brownfield property since the brewery ceased production in 2003.
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View MoreOlympia police oversight board to vote on opening meetings to in-person public comment
Olympia's Community Policing Board meets Thursday, July 16, to vote on adding in-person public comment to its agendas and to receive a briefing on how the city investigates officer-involved critical incidents.
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View MoreOlympia developers face lower parking mandates as 500-plus housing units move through pipeline
Washington's parking minimum reform law, in effect since July 27, 2025, caps how much parking Olympia can require for new housing and commercial projects. Tumwater falls below the law's 30,000-resident population threshold and remains exempt.
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View MoreOlympia Arts Commission to vote Thursday on art concept for planned mountain bike park
The Olympia Arts Commission meets Thursday, July 9, to recommend a public art concept design for Marj Yung Park, which would be the city's first dedicated mountain bike park, and to review 10 publicly voted traffic box wrap designs.
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