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• June 24, 2019Port of Olympia

  #40: Port of Olympia Update

  The Port of Olympia has new leadership and is undergoing a long-term visioning process. We spoke with Sam Gibboney, the new executive director, about the current status and future of […]

• May 29, 2019Legislature

  #39: Legislative Update with Beth Doglio

  Here is our annual legislative update! As we did last year, we sat down with Representative Beth Doglio to talk about what Olympia brought to the recent session, and how […]

• May 6, 2019Transportation

  #38: The Future of Transportation

  With all the talk about having a walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly city, what does it look like to get there? The city of Olympia is in the process of developing it’s […]

• April 15, 2019Downtown

  #37: Downtown Olympia and City Government

  To wrap up our series on downtown Olympia, we invited two city employees who focus on downtown planning. Amy Buckler is the downtown programs manager and Max DeJarnatt is working […]

• April 1, 2019Downtown

  #36: EGYHOP in Downtown Olympia

  EGYHOP (Emma Goldman Youth and Homeless Outreach Project) has been around for over 20 years providing services to homeless people in downtown Olympia. As part of our series of perspectives […]

• March 18, 2019Thurston Conservation District

  #35: Thurston Conservation District Update and Election

  Last year, the Olympia Standard broke the story on serious issues within the Thurston Conservation District (check out episode 10). Since then, two board members have been removed by the […]

• March 3, 2019Downtown

  #34: Feeding the Hungry in Downtown

  The main hub for the Thurston County Food Bank is located in an area downtown that has a high concentration of tents. We spoke with their executive director, Robert Coit, […]

• February 11, 2019Downtown

  #33: Concerns about Downtown

  Continuing our series on perspectives of downtown Olympia, we interviewed Brianne. She loves to come downtown, but lately doesn’t feel that it is a safe and welcoming environment based on […]

• January 28, 2019Downtown

  #32: Downtown Business

  This is the second episode on our series of perspectives on downtown Olympia. We interviewed two business owners, Jacob David of Nineveh Assyrian and Nathan Reilly of Three Magnets Brewing. […]

• January 14, 2019Downtown

  #31: Living in Downtown Olympia

  This episode is the first of a series about perspectives of downtown Olympia. We recorded an interview with two residents, Kento Azegami and David Scherer Water, to learn their story […]