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Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on February 10, 2010

Hey Downtown Olympia Business Owners!

It’s tough right now, but this is for you:


Posted in Found,Sport by Mathias Eichler on July 27, 2009

I had to pick this up. In case you are wondering what to do for 90 minutes at a soccer match! Keep Reading »


Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on July 11, 2009

Watch this fun music video after the jump… Keep Reading »


Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on July 8, 2009

A different form of placemakingAlright, this is supposed to be humorous, but while wasting time with Google Maps, I found this road. Not far from here, there is actually a Mathias Rd. Who is with me, taking a drive up there one night “finding” a street sign?? Just kidding, folks, just kidding… but it’s kinda cool anyway!


Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on June 4, 2009

President Obama has German roots! Keep Reading »


Posted in Bread and Wine,Found by Mathias Eichler on May 30, 2009

Summer is around the corner and lots of folks are trying themselves on gardening, planting fruits and vegetables. Their fingers in the dirt they enjoy the time in the sun and the back-ache gets cooled off with a great microbrew at the end of the day. Keep Reading »


Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on May 23, 2009

Wow, truly stunning pictures of a solar plane trip over the Alps after the jump.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on April 18, 2009

Olympia and Gentrification

Where are we on the gentrification timeline?
Found this today will browsing the corresponding book to the blog: “Stuff White People Like”. The gentrification timeline. I scanned it in for you to take a look at and decide for yourself on where Olympia is at? Click on the image for a larger view of the timeline!

What do  you think? How are we doing??


Posted in Found,Op-Ed by Mathias Eichler on April 16, 2009

Wirtschaftswunder is a German word that translates to: miracle of economy. The term was coined after WWII to describe the country rebuilding itself and prospering despite the grim outlook.
Today I found a great list of products that were developed during a “recession” or became successful because of economic hardship. Of course, the list is in German, so I am happy to translate and highlight the best: Keep Reading »


Posted in Found by Mathias Eichler on April 15, 2009

sloop_tshirt Found this T-Shirt design today over on the popular Ballard blog and was wondering what a message we here in Olympia would put on T-Shirts? Post your ideas below in the comments. This is going to be fun!