@osmanthus I’ve been thinking about this concept a lot lately. We now have free buses in #Olympia and it’s wonderful. It helps me to use my car less. I imagine more frequent buses, longer hours and more efficient routes would help A LOT of us stop relying on autos. #olywa

I love my city so much! Spent the morning cleaning up our neighborhood park, went and watched some salmon and seals at the bridge and now I’m getting a badass lunch at a local plant based foods restaurant. Up next I’ll make meatballs while listening to baseball. Feeling good. #olywa

Just yelled at a dude and his whole family on an outboard approaching seals and salmon and getting illegally close to the dam here in #OlyWA, so there’s that. #wildlife #hotsaturdayplans

Rain again in the #pnw! It is always so amazing to me how much of a relief it is after a dry spell. #Olympia #olywa #wawx #cascadia

@wellschmaltz We have rain here in #olywa but no thunder to be heard… yet.

Olympia's Megan Matthews is new director of Washington Office of Equity!
http://rssfeeds.king5.com/~/788549936/0/king5/local~After-organization-disruptions-new-director-of-Washington-Office-of-Equity-is-named

We talked to her back in episode 73 "A Future of Economic Justice"

https://theolympiastandard.com/2020/09/14/os-73/

#olywa #olympiawa #olympiawashington

In the primary part of this episode, we visit with Darian Lightfoot, who is leading the City of Olympia’s response to the homelessness crisis. Before we get to Darian, though, I talk about Mayor Dick Abram and how we’ve been here before.

https://theolympiastandard.com/2023/08/23/100-what-is-olympia-doing-about-homelessness/

#olympiawa #olympiawashington #olywa

THERE IS RAIN. FALLING FROM THE SKY. LIKE MAGIC. (Even though it’s just a tiny bit, I’m excited. Been way too long.) #olywa #wawx #pnw #pnwwx #Olympia

The salmon are running! The salmon are running! If you live in #Olympia they’re at the dam by the lake. (Terrible resolution, but here’s a pic for proof.) #pnw #salmon #nature #chinook #olywa #salishsea #southsound #downtownoly

The light quality this morning feels ominous and apocalyptic. First time I’ve noticed it in #OlyWA this year. AQI is definitely getting worse. #pnw #wawx #wildfires

Capitol state forest ~ #olywa #pnw #nature

I’m at an offsite work meeting and it’s a glorious sunny day and we’re meeting in a building with views of the south sound. I feel like I’ve made some good life decisions at this moment. #pnw #OlyWA #salishsea #cascadia

Mae hi'n chwifio bwrw heddiw. After just about a whole month without any real rain to speak of, the light rain today is probably something of a notable occurrence, if only because of the wildfires burning in various parts of Washington. It might disappear by tomorrow, but it's marginally better than nothing. #DysguCymraeg #PacificNorthwest #OlyWA

Hey, the Olympia Standard is now (more officially) on the #Fediverse

I just turned on the ActivityPub plugin on our WordPress install and it seems pretty slick

You can follow the podcast on any Fediverse/AP connected service

@admin

https://theolympiastandard.com/author/admin/

If you have a WordPress powered website, try out this plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

#olympiawa #olympiawashington #olywa #pnw

#99 Where are all the state offices going?

In the first half of this episode, we sit down with Yvonne Knutson (Office of Financial Management) and Maurice Perigo (Department of Enterprise Services) to talk about how state offices are contracting all around Olympia and our region. Second, we visit with official Friend of the Podcast Mike Reid to go over how these office contractions will impact Olympia going into the future.

https://theolympiastandard.com/2023/06/21/99-where-are-all-the-state-offices-going/

#olywa #olympiawa #olympiawashington

Just finished recording an episode that covers a lot of the same space this article from the Washington State Standard (huh... interesting name there) but we'll get deeper into the possible impacts and opportunities from the state office contraction

#Olympiawa #olywa #olympiawashington

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/05/24/state-looks-to-dump-leased-real-estate-as-remote-work-leaves-offices-empty/

Want to listen to an episode to get a taste of what this podcast is all about?

#olympiawa #olywa #olympiawashington

Try these on for size:

#78: kwedigwsaltxw: Walk with Gratitude
https://theolympiastandard.com/2020/11/23/os-78/

#91: Facing Racism at Capital High School
https://theolympiastandard.com/2022/02/17/91-facing-racism-at-capital-high-school/

#94 OlyWA Days of Change
https://theolympiastandard.com/2022/06/23/94-olywa-days-of-change/

Did a write-up of last Saturday's Olympia Earth Day Market Ride, with a shoutout to local transit agency Intercity Transit for actually PAYING STAFF TIME to organize annual bicycle community (not just commuting) challenge and events like this. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/04/23/biking-in-olympia-earth-day-market-ride/ #EarthDay #EarthDayMarketRide #BikeOLY #Olympia #OlyWA #BikeTooter #FromWhereIRide #BikeLife #BikeJoy #BikeLove #cycling #IntercityTransit

The mountain is out! The mountain is out! #pnw #cascadia #tahoma #rainier #olympiawa #olywa #mountrainier #nature

At last! Real. Local. Coffee. I am now capable of thought. #olywa #revivalmotorsandcoffee #olympiawa #supportlocalbusiness #shoplocal