Originally, we had planned to drive from Tuscaloosa to Memphis where we would see the Lorraine Motel and MLK museum and finally get back on a ...
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Our journey from Atlanta to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, took just five hours, all in ...
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States last fall. For additional insights into their …
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The Thurston County Fair is getting a revamp for 2025 with fewer days, bigger themes, and a new mascot.
Organizers announced Monday, Feb. 10, that the fair will run from July 31 to August …
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By Kameko Marquez
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2/11/25
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While most Confederate monuments are currently being removed or taken down, this one might be a bit of a challenge. It's carved into the side of a mountain and pretty huge.
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Our first trip on the train was from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It was interesting since this seems to be a regular mode of transportation up and down the East Coast.
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From Philadelphia, the next stop for Jarvis and Joe was The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in ...
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After an emotional visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., we drove to ...
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By Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss
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2/6/25
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January is filled with both information and entertainment. Let us take a look at the upcoming events this weekend.
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1/23/25
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Thurston County has enforced an immediate closure on recreational shellfish harvesting in Eld Inlet after detecting high levels of a marine biotoxin linked to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP). …
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The City of Olympia’s Parks, Arts & Recreation is seeking registrants and sponsors for its Spring Arts Walk, which will open on Friday, Apr. 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and continue through …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/27/24
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The Department of Enterprise Services launched a free, hour-long tour of Washington's most significant memorials, offering an intimate look at the state's history of service and sacrifice.
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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12/25/24
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Join the community in the season of giving.
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Sooner or later, we all might find ourselves in need of the services of a dog or cat boarding service. Maybe you’re flying somewhere or traveling someplace where it is unfortunately not …
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The Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia saw a boost in visitors in 2024, much of its success attributed to exposure on the popular children’s YouTube channel Blippi.
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I was away for the first week of November – so far away that I didn’t see or hear the election cataclysm as it unfolded. For nearly half the population, it was a tsunami of trauma; for …
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The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) announced on Thursday, October 31, that it plans to proceed with the demolition of the vacant General Administration Building on the north …
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A historic tug boat called the Parthia will soon be a roadside display near Olympia Farmers Market.
On November 4, the South Sound Maritime Heritage Association (SSMHA), in partnership with the …
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There’s a risk in leaving tomatoes ripening on the vine in early October when frost might ruin them, but for a trip through Yellowstone National Park, the risk seemed worth taking. And after …
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Experience Olympia & Beyond CEO Annette Pitts updated the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) at a meeting yesterday that priorities under Thurston County’s tourism-centered Destination …
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