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The City of Olympia has settled a tort claim with the family of Timothy Green for $600,000 two years after he was shot and killed by an Olympia Police Department officer. According to an Aug. 26 news ...
The city-owned property at 303 Franklin St. NE in downtown Olympia is slated to become 80 units of permanent supportive housing by 2026. [email protected] Ty Vinson Another permanent supportive ...
About 70 people, both online and in person, gathered in Olympia City Council chambers on Wednesday evening to discuss one of today’s hottest topics: Housing affordability. The meeting was organized by ...
The City of Olympia is closing most facilities and customer service counters early on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather forecast for the evening. Spokesperson Kellie Purce Braseth sent out a news ...
The Olympian took a tour of the city’s Armory Creative Campus last week alongside building manager Valerie Roberts to learn about plans to modernize the 85-year-old art deco former military complex ...
Olympia is one of Washington’s better-known cities — it’s the state capital, after all. But at the same time, it can be ...
The City of Olympia may soon be Washington’s first Sanctuary City for transgender and other LGBTQ+ people. About a dozen community members spoke during public comment Dec. 10 to ask the council to ...
The City of Olympia may boost the amount of funding local arts organizations can request to help keep their programs going. The Inspire Olympia program manager said the city has more money to dole out ...
The City of Olympia is closing a downtown park it opened just four years ago because of ongoing violence and threats against park employees. The Artesian Commons Park closed Friday after the city said ...
The City of Olympia has joined a small group of jurisdictions in the country declaring itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQIA2S+ people, just a month after community members came to City Council asking ...
A law firm representing the family of Timothy Green has filed a $21 million claim for damages against the City of Olympia one year after his death. Green, a 37-year-old man with a history of mental ...