Thanks to Dan Weiss, I was lucky enough to get a ticket to ‘Dinner & Music’ on Sunday to see the German cellists, Quattrocelli play! Water Street Cafe treated us to a fancy four course dinner, and the band entertained us in between. Quattrocelli is a group of musicians who are far more than their bow ties let on. Their stage presence, their antics; I was anxious to see what they were going to do next. They played theme songs from movies like ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Mission Impossible’, and classic tunes like their Gershwin medley. Thank you to the band for making us laugh and relax. You are unique and admired! [more]

The Survive the Darkness event, a fundraiser held in support of Haiti at The Loft Saturday night, was a blast! The bands that played, and the people that showed up to listen and contribute to this cause, were all so different…(refreshing!).  Around 110 people came, raising about $1200 for Haiti. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this cause, to einmaleins for sponsoring the event, and THANK YOU Tyler Fleetwood for dreaming this up and making it happen! Thank you to Nikki McClure for donating her beautiful artwork, and to all the musicians who donated their time. Click more to see pictures from the event. I got a shot of every band that played, though they are kind of dark… [more]

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The City of Olympia will hold an Open House to provide information about the 18th Avenue Improvement Projects. At the Open House, you can learn about the roadway improvements, including roundabouts, sidewalks, bike lanes, utility improvements, storm ponds, and Live Fire Training exercise. Drop in any time from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. to see the plans and to meet project staff. [more]

The Blue Heron Candle Company is no more! I’m not positive, but I think it moved out about 10 days ago… I don’t know if they moved somewhere else or just closed up completely, so if anyone has more information on this please let us know. Goodbye Blue Heron. Click here for a link to their blog.

The City Hall construction has been moving along nicely. I forgot to look at it for awhile as it just becomes part of the scenery, but after a month of not really taking notice, it looks quite different! I have a snapshot from the street and from a rooftop… and the first real (on 4th ave) with the East Bay construction zone has happened- the beginning of a new street! Went up to a third floor window to get a better view. Hope you enjoy them! [more]

Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School At A Time and Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan will make a public presentation on Thursday, May 13 at 6:45 p.m. in the Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, WA. [more]

Quattrocelli, an amazing cello quartet from Germany, is coming to the Water Street Cafe on March 7th to dazzle Olympia with their musical talents. ‘Dinner and Music’ is an Inspiration Institute event brought to you by einmaleins. There are still a few tickets left for this ‘cabaret style’ four-course dinner, so stop into einmaleins if you’re interested! [more]

OLYMPIA RESIDENTS: The City of Olympia’s Saturday Drop-off Site opens for the season on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The site is located at the City’s Maintenance Center, 1401 Eastside Street, SE. The site is open every Saturday through November 20, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. We accept yard debris and scrap metal at the site. [more]

Former City of Olympia Mayor Mark Foutch will be honored at the March 2 City Council Meeting for having recently received a Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) Urban Forest Stewardship Award. [more]