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Posted in Inspire by City of Olympia on January 16, 2010

image004Savor the sights and sounds of the world without leaving Olympia! Share the cultures of our community at the Ethnic Celebration on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 from 10am-7pm at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SW. This family event is FREE to the community. Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision,Smart Living by Guest Contributor on January 8, 2010

bikeDear Downtown Employees, What’s Your New Year’s Resolution? Does it include getting fit, saving money and doing something good for your community? The Downtown Commuter Program can help you find a commute option that’s right for you. The Downtown Commuter Program provides downtown employees: Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision by Roxanne Lane on November 13, 2009

P1010092The Parking and Business Improvement Area, (PBIA) of downtown Olympia (the awesome people responsible for the hanging flower baskets..) has started the first phase of their marketing plan to brighten our streets! Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision by Roxanne Lane on August 27, 2009

dash1What’s to Love’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of random Olympians to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia.  Our city recently won a number of awards.  Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place. This week, I’ve turned my focus towards the DASH buses.

Over the past few weeks I have interviewed a handful of random DASH riders to find out how they feel about the public transportation in downtown Olympia. Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision by Roxanne Lane on August 14, 2009

ht-salmons‘What’s to Love’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of hand-picked locals to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia. Our city has recently won multiple awards. Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place. This week I focused on gathering public opinions on the controversial ‘Capitol Lake Dilemma’.

This week I have interviewed Steve H. Ridgway, Justin Baumgartner, and one anonymous lake-lover to find out what they think. Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision by Roxanne Lane on August 8, 2009

ff-wind-up-here1‘What’s to Love’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of hand-picked locals to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia. Our city has recently won multiple awards. Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place.

This week I have interviewed Kevin Laird, Wolven Deahl, and Rob Ross to find out what they think. Keep Reading »


Posted in Inspire by Mathias Eichler on August 3, 2009

Every now and then someone shares a moment of his life with you and it makes you stop and think. Watch Christoph Rehage’s video to be inspired! Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision by Roxanne Lane on August 1, 2009

Fountain‘What’s to Love’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of hand-picked locals to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia. Our city has recently won multiple awards. Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place.

This week, I have interviewed Brandon, Alex Weisser, and Rosalinda Noriega to find out what they think. Keep Reading »


Posted in Inspire by Mathias Eichler on July 21, 2009

When we closed the street a couple of weeks ago for A Table for Olympia, there where many reasons, inspirations and ideas behind it. And yes, people got it. The Community embraced the idea and understood what we where aiming for. Keep Reading »


Posted in Downtown Vision,News by Marcus DeHart on June 26, 2009

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Downtown Together – 09.06.26
For a meeting without an agenda, this morning’s Downtown Together involved lively discussion and generated excellent ideas. After several updates from different downtown organizations, we moved into the latest developments around the estuary. From there the conversation turned to The Port of Olympia’s selection of Tarragon to develop the East Bay area in downtown Olympia, which naturally led to urban development. Keep Reading »