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  1. New Biz Oly: Vital Rejuvenation

    Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… VITAL REJUVENATION   Patricia Sylwester, MD, and Michael Farley met three years ago when Patricia was still running the Pacific Wellness Clinic, an urgent-care…

  2. SSEA’s South Sound Estuarium: Newly hatched this summer, it’s already starting to outgrow its tank

    by Oliver Lazenby
    Estuarium

    In the south Puget Sound, where rivers meet protected saltwater inlets and bays, and nutrients from both land and sea accumulate, a diverse set of marine life, shorebirds, and even…

  3. Election Analysis Part II: What happened in the Oly city council races?

    by Matthew Green [This post was updated on 12/7/13.] Four Olympia City Council seats were up for election this year, but only two races were competitive. [Disclosure: The author worked…

  4. New Biz Oly: Mud Flat Press

    Mud Flat Press and Publishing By Holly Graham                   Aside from being well-known Olympia peace activists working with Families United against Hate for LGBT and human rights, Alec and Gabi…

  5. New Biz Oly: Flojo Therapeutic Massage

    Flojo Therapeutic Massage

    Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… FLOJO THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE   Andrew Flojo left his birthplace of Hawaii to study massage therapy, enrolling in the Seattle Massage School of Fife, earning…

  6. The Mailer in Question

    Protect Our Children 2

    In the comments thread under the recent editorial (“Examining the myths about low-barrier shelter” 10/30/13), I made reference to “mailers like the garbage most of us received yesterday”. Many people…

  7. Thurston County Election Results 2013

    Updated! 11/8 at 10:50 am Mary Hall has pulled into the lead for county auditor, 50.38% to 49.62%   Updated! 11/6 at 7:30 pm 522 is losing by 232 votes…

  8. New Biz Oly: Druid’s Knook

    Brittany & Dan

    Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… DRUID’S KNOOK Dan Mills and his daughter Brittany left Aurora, Illinois, as soon as she graduated from high school. The two made their way… ☞

  9. The GMO Debate: One organic Oly restaurant’s perspective

    The Mark

    When asked how important Initiative 522 is to her as a local business owner, Lisa Owen — owner of Olympia’s The Mark Restaurant, Washington’s oldest certified organic restaurant, established in… ☞

  10. Decision 2013: OP&L Candidate Questionnaire, Olympia City Council, Pos. 7

    Who are these people? And why are the running for local office? To help find out, we wanted to give every candidate a chance to speak directly to you, our…