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Bistro opens, Lattin’s asks for help, unique tavern will close, burger biz takes a break
The French bistro Bar C’est L’eau has opened at the Tumwater Craft District, according to the restaurant’s website. The ...
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Woman accused of starting fire at housing site in Olympia, jail and court records show
A 32-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson late Wednesday after she allegedly set fire to her room at Sandy's Flats, Thurston County jail and court records show. About 5:15 p ...
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Music in the Park returns to downtown Olympia. Here’s the lineup of concerts, locations
Music in the Park, a downtown Olympia series of free concerts, is set to return in July, the Olympia Downtown Alliance ...
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Olympia will pay $2 million for these downtown properties. Here’s why
The city will move forward and acquire three downtown properties after Olympia City Council approved the action during its ...
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Need a plan for the weekend? See a prize-winning musical and sing along to ABBA songs
▪ The ABBAgraphs in concert, 7 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Port of Olympia’s NorthPoint, 1210 Marine Drive NE, Olympia. A ...
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Washington scores poorly on business, tax climate in think tank’s report card
The new digital dashboard tool by the Washington Policy Center shows there’s room for improvement in the state’s business tax ...
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Olympia middle school teacher suspended after students report threat made in class
On May 20, parents reported to Olympia police that Glenn Mankus threatened to shoot two misbehaving students in his sixth-grade English class. While some students reported that Mankus said “I’m going ...
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Pair of WA cities named among ‘most underrated’ travel destinations in the US
These two western Washington towns don’t have big city hype or crowds, but they’re still top travel destinations, says new ...
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Olympia School District superintendent revives school closure debate to balance budget
However, amid ongoing questions surrounding OSD’s budget, Superintendent Patrick Murphy revived the question around school ...
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Feds say former USPS worker scammed WA businesses, charities with phony letters
Johnny Q. Nguyen, 49, was indicted by a grand jury in Tacoma on May 28 on 11 charges related to mail fraud and money ...
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Theft suspects stole meat and other items from 2 food trucks in west Olympia, police say
Olympia police are looking for two burglary suspects who broke into food trucks on the city’s west side earlier this month.
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Study determines Washington has the highest Uber prices in the country
Uber in Washington costs over $50, according to a study from NetCredit, while Seattle’s average price was estimated at $60.