Meet Rising Musical Star & Olympia Native, Ethan Tucker
It’s no secret, I love 4th Ave. A lot of music history has been made on this famous corridor. Thrones of musicians, poets and artists have come and gone – lost and won. Yes, it’s a very hip town and in my opinion this is …
Director David Caulfield | Epically Olympian
Before director David Caulfield debuted his first micro-budget film, he was a stagehand and absentee actor fill-in learning about the hard work of supporting a production through sweat. He notes that this proximity to the stage gave him the opportunity to act, write, produce and …
Growing Up Oly – Reflections on Raising a Family in Olympia
Rewind to the fall of 1980. My mother had barely blown out the candles on her birthday cake when the doctor came in and told her it was time. A few hours later, her birthday having been forever hijacked, a crying baby announced his arrival. …
Olympia Urban Chickens Inspire Children’s Book
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they react during times of adversity. Do they succumb to pressure and let outside conditions bring them down? Or do they rise above and make lemonade out of life’s lemons? When I read the …
Non-Profit Coffee Shop Promotes Excellence in Coffee and Community
When I first walked into Sound City Coffee, I got excited. I may have even said, “This place is fantastic!” using my outside voice. But to be fair, I’ve been on a grueling two-year quest to find the very best coffee hang out spot around …
DJ Luvva J | Hip Hop Royalty
I first met Luvva J at the 2011 Hip Hop For The Homeless event in downtown Olympia. The event was jammed packed and had an eclectic group of Hip Hop artists from all over the Pacific NW. Luvva J was the DJ, and even then …
On My Wish List: P. Calavara
It’s a chilly Thursday night. I arrive to Burial Grounds early to meet up with Rick, creator of P. Calavara and the assortment of character’s associated with Olympia’s favorite Panda Bunny. Perhaps a hyphen should be carefully placed betwixt the words “Panda” and “Bunny” I’m …
Olympia Family Theater Presents: A Christmas Story
The classic holiday film, A Christmas Story, has managed to remain an annual holiday tradition of families across the country for nearly 30 years. To this day I can’t look at a BB gun without hearing a voice say “you’ll shoot your eye out”. And …
Lacey Goes Up in Lights! Annual Tree Lighting at Huntamer Park
When Santa Claus comes to Lacey he rolls in style. Chauffeured in by the Lacey Fire Department in a classic fire engine, the “Santamobile”, Santa will be making a brief cameo at Huntamer Park tomorrow evening for the annual Lighting of the Christmas Trees. Prior …
Miso Kabocha Soup from The Plum Palate
In my yard the other day I was reminded, as I looked at lichen and wet leaves through the lens, how much I like grays and browns and bright yellows. But walking into my front yard forces an admission: we don’t keep up with the …
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