At 10:54 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2001, western Washington was rocked by a powerful earthquake. Thurston County was heavily impacted.

Looking Back’s theme for 2026 is Downtown by the Decades. Each week will feature a view of downtown Olympia over the years. Photographs are selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the ...

The former downtown Olympia business Filling Station Espresso, which is on Fourth Avenue East at Plum Street, has new owners, ...

The culinary co-op known as Altitude 15 in downtown Olympia is coming into focus as it prepares for two events, including a New Year’s Eve grand opening, said Cher Hobbick, who co-owns the business ...

It’s one of the most distinctive apartments buildings in downtown Olympia, largely because of its French-inspired, steep-pitched roof, also known as a mansard, according to those close to its ...

The city of Olympia announced this week that the fast-food chicken sandwich business Chick-fil-A intends to open a new location at 4505 Martin Way E. — which happens to be the current location of a ...

Listen closely next time you’re in downtown Olympia. You might be able to hear a strange sound like quacking, barking, chirping and screeching all at once. That’s the sound of the great blue heron, a ...

Hundreds of people marched through downtown Olympia early Saturday evening in support of immigrant rights and justice. rboone@theolympian.com Rolf Boone About 300 people, including members of local ...

Listen closely next time you're in downtown Olympia. You might be able to hear a strange sound like quacking, barking, chirping and screeching all at once. That's the sound of the great blue heron, a ...