Olympia's artesian well will be spruced up again - The Olympian

8 February 2012, 2:53 am

Olympia's artesian well will be spruced up againThe OlympianThe Olympia City Council agreed Tuesday night to expanded amenities at the downtown artesian well and to create miniparks out of two sets of parallel parking spaces. The council also voted unanimously to apply for a grant for $25000 to ... Read More »

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 - Weekly Volcano

7 February 2012, 11:03 am

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012Weekly VolcanoNC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumcla... Read More »

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 - Weekly Volcano

7 February 2012, 10:46 am

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012Weekly Volcano8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. Cit... Read More »

Upgrades proposed to improve artesian well park - TheNewsTribune.com

7 February 2012, 12:02 am

Upgrades proposed to improve artesian well parkTheNewsTribune.comOlympia's artesian well, which recently got a face-lift, may get expanded amenities such as seating areas, a children's area and vendor space. And some parking spaces in downtown Olympia may be turned into miniparks. City staff... Read More »

Art is in the air in downtown Covington - NOLA.com

6 February 2012, 12:17 pm

NOLA.comArt is in the air in downtown CovingtonNOLA.comHe taught painting, drawing, and art history at Loyola University from 1989 to 1999, and designed an art course for Loyola's City College. He also considers himself to be mostly self-taught, though one would have to meet Michael Ledet to und... Read More »

Investment in performing arts center is money wisely spent - The Olympian

5 February 2012, 1:00 pm

Investment in performing arts center is money wisely spentThe OlympianBut before CAPPA could raise all the funds to build the facility, a group formed to rejuvenate downtown Olympia, called the Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (RUDAT), recommended the arts center be located in the city's co... Read More »

Ruthie Snyder will be sorely missed after retirement - The Olympian

4 February 2012, 12:18 am

Ruthie Snyder will be sorely missed after retirementThe OlympianOlympia downtown merchants have an ally in city code enforcement officer Ruthie Snyder. Come June, make that “had” an ally. That's when Snyder, 67, plans to retire after spending the past three years as a key liaison between Cit... Read More »

Olympia council ID's downtown, public safety as major priorities - The Olympian

3 February 2012, 7:12 pm

Olympia council ID's downtown, public safety as major prioritiesThe OlympianThe city's budget, downtown, public safety and improving community outreach were some of the top issues the Olympia City Council identified Friday during the first day of its annual retreat. The discussion resumes Sa... Read More »

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 - Weekly Volcano

31 January 2012, 11:18 am

South Puget Sound Live Music and DJ Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012Weekly Volcano8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. Cit... Read More »

Seattle snow won't be as bad as feared - New York Daily News

18 January 2012, 1:12 pm

USA TODAYSeattle snow won't be as bad as fearedNew York Daily NewsThe airline waived rebooking fees for passengers traveling Tuesday through Thursday in those cities. A light snow falls as a visitor to Heritage Park in downtown Olympia, Wash. (Steve Bloom/AP) Several downtown Seattle hotels repo... Read More »