The Olympia Standard

We recorded our next episode with Kathy McCormick, retired planner turned housing activist. We talked about the history ... Read more

EGYHOP (Emma Goldman Youth and Homeless Outreach Project) has been around for over 20 years providing services to homele... Read more

With measles outbreaks occurring in several counties in Washington state this year, we wondered: what would happen if we... Read more

To wrap up our series on downtown Olympia, we invited two city employees who focus on downtown planning. Amy Buckler is ... Read more

On this episode, we explored the structure of city government, the reason we have the system we have, and what a differe... Read more

In June 2018, the Opioid Response Task Force started to develop a plan to address the opioid crisis in the county. This ... Read more

The Port of Olympia has new leadership and is undergoing a long-term visioning process. We spoke with Sam Gibboney, the ... Read more

With all the talk about having a walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly city, what does it look like to get there? The cit... Read more

A new decade, a new census! Every ten years, the federal government completes a count of all the people living within th... Read more

A few of the questions we received from our listeners for our 2020 agenda are about Olympia’s economy. We invited Mike R... Read more

Local journalism is struggling to survive, including our own newspaper, The Olympian. This was true before the pandemic,... Read more

Before COVID-19, many in Olympia were engrossed in the Outsiders podcast. This production from KNKX and The Seattle Time... Read more

What did Olympia bring to the Legislature? And how will the state impact our lives in Olympia? Here is our annual update... Read more

Over a month into a declared state of emergency, Thurston County health officials are working hard to respond to COVID-1... Read more

The past few weeks have turned life in Olympia on its head. In this episode, recorded remotely in our homes, we share so... Read more

What makes Olympia uniquely situated to support cooperatives? Maybe it’s because we’re home to the Northwest Cooperative... Read more

What’s in the works for The Olympia Standard in the coming year? We asked our listeners to send us their ideas and quest... Read more

Steve Hall worked for the city of Olympia for over 30 years, recently retiring as our city manager. When someone leaves ... Read more

This episode focuses on the response to the crisis of homelessness, both in the city and across the county. We interview... Read more

Publicly funded behavioral health, including treatment for mental health and substance use, is rapidly evolving. We inte... Read more