Moving to Olympia soonish with my partners from Albuquerque! Very excited and love the city but will miss the uniqueness of NM, especially the food. Was hoping to gather some restaurant recommendations for similar taste? Ty!

EDIT I understand maybe there are no similarities to specifically NM cuisine but am hoping for any kind of Mexican food recommendations lol

Looking for something fun and a little different to do this weekend?

We're hosting Trillium-239, an acoustic music trio, at Lacey Timberland Library tomorrow, October 24, at 2 PM!

Their presentation, Women Who Step Up, Not Aside, combines live music with stories about extraordinary women who challenged expectations and changed history, including Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, Malala Yousafzai, and Annie Oakley.

It's part concert, part history talk, and a celebration of women who refused to accept the limitations placed on them.

Free and open to everyone!

This program is made possible through Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau.

Find more info HERE.

“We, the community of Olympia, as constituents of the Olympia school board**, denounce Superintendent Murphy’s proposed closure of McKenny, Madison, and LP Brown elementary schools under OSD Policy 6883. We urge the board to vote NO on this proposal.”**

Many families move to Olympia for its school district. Superintendent Patrick Murphy has proposed - again - that the Olympia School District close 3 neighborhood elementary schools - an act that would affect nearly a quarter of the district’s elementary school population. This act would irreparably destroy school communities and negatively impact children’s educational, social, and psychological well-being.  Closing these schools does not guarantee a cure for the school districts financial issues, and may even compound them as families lose trust and respect for OSD.   For these reasons, and many more, the school board must reject Proposal 6883 and vote NO on November 12, 2026.

https://www.change.org/p/osd-board-members-must-vote-no-on-policy-6883

Hello! I’m in my early 20s and am curious if anyone has had experience or is aware of places to rent where there’s generally positive interactions between neighbors.

Don’t need a new bestie or anything, but would prefer to live somewhere with that kind of warmth (which is not always common in the PNW lmao)

Looking for riding groups or some buddies to ride with within the Thurston County area during weekends. Not looking for long road trips- maybe an hour, hour and a half rides and maybe grab something to eat?

I’ve gotten bids from Chehalis Sheet Metal and G&G for installation of 2-3 mini splits in my home. G&G was a bit more expensive but says they’ll match CSM’s price. Would love to hear about people’s experiences with either company as I choose between them, or recommendations for other companies in the area. Thanks!

I was at Frenchy's on 4th. There was some guy parked across the street with a sandwich board that said, "Thank you for voting." He was taking pictures of The Ballot Box and opening the flap that you put ballots in. What is he doing and looking for?

...not drift into the intersection while making a left-hand turn and looking the opposite direction. Twice in two blocks this happened to me on Thomas St. today. You can wave at me all you want, you absolute grown up adult who should know better, that does not absolve you of needing to fulfill your end of the social contract and follow the rules of the road. We are actively dodging pedestrians in the road, cars parked in the road, people who don't know how to use roundabouts, and now you on your sightseeing tour from hell. Get it together people!

Hi folks!

This will be my family's first Halloween in Olympia. Unfortunately, we live on an a super busy street with no real homes to trick-or-treat at, so I'm hoping to get a suggestion for a good area to take my 3 kids to. Any recommendations of a safe, walkable area that participates in the holiday?

Thank you in advance!

So i have quite a few articles of old clothing that are in good shape that I'm wanting to get rid of and if I can't find anywhere that will buy them I'll probably just donate them but i have no clue where to go for that, I just read that Plato’s Closet only buys "trendy" clothing and my old clothes are about as trendy as McDonald's food is healthy for you (which is not at all 😅) and so if anyone has any recommendations I don't mind traveling some, I just would like to get rid of them and maybe make a little extra money in the process. Thanks!

hey oly,

i'm looking for ideally an in home piano teacher. bonus points for queer/queer friendly. my piano also needs a tune, so i'd love a rec for that as well.

do you have any experience or referrals that you can recommend?

thanks <3

Going again this Sunday! There is chance of rain so be ready.

Slow paced, mobility-aid friendly for 1-2 hours. Bring hydration and good vibes.

I'm pretty new to Olympia (from Milwaukee) and am looking to meet up with some fellow Milwaukee Brewers fans for tonight's game. Where will I find you at? I saw someone's post asking where it may be shown, but I want to be with some Brewers fans.

I've just moved and while I have my mail-in ballot, I don't have a voter's guide. I have no idea who 99% of these candidates are, and I want to meaningfully vote. Apologies for my ignorance, but where is everyone finding information about the candidates? Do you just Google each name individually?

Thank you for entertaining my silly, ignorant question. 🙏

I recently enjoyed a visit from a friend who introduced me to the ukulele. I am now the proud owner of a tenor ukulele and would love to learn how to actually play it! Can anyone recommend where I might be able to get some group or individual instruction? I played the violin in middle school orchestra and played guitar in high school and college (that was 50 years ago!). I can’t recall how to read music but could probably pick it up or just read notes from the SongbookPro app. Thanks in advance.

Greetings fellow Olympians! I’m an Oly resident and I will be moving two hours away for the foreseeable future, but I have work opportunity continuing in this area. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas about inexpensive lodging for 1-2 nights per week with a dog. Please remove if this doesn’t fit the subreddit rules. Thanks!

Basically what the caption says, we decided to move suddenly and our old rental is up for grabs. It’s super cute, close to downtown, and in a lovely neighborhood that’s walking distance from coffee, groceries, and PIZZA. 😍 Pls rent it out. It’s basically a three bedroom two bath home with a garage, DM me if interested and I’ll send the link. Ty!!!

Hi! I’ve been seeing a lot about getting styling services at Ulta for black girls. Has anyone had a good experience at the Olympia or Lacey locations? If so who is the stylist?

I am trying to understand something I keep seeing. I shop at WinCo and generally late at night so daytime might be different. WinCo has a pretty massive supply of bulk bottled water. Most nights I see a few people with fairly normal carts of groceries and the two or three bulk water packs in the bottom of the cart. Single guy, single lady, family, or old guy so all sorts.

I don’t like the taste of the chloramine in water much but buying large amounts of bottled water seems a little extreme. If they were living in a vehicle I am not sure there would room. Those are really the only ideas I have. Asking them seems weird plus I do not like talking to people that much. So what am I missing?

UPDATE. Ok people have proposed or explained some entirely reasonable reasons. Thank you. I feel less confused.

Looks like a nasty accident on the interstate. It’s backed up pretty far, so take alternative routes if you can. Be safe everybody.

Had a death in the family, need a new suit as my old one is too big. Like way too big. Would like something under $500. Lightweight material because I have to go to a much warmer state. I dont want to rent. Any suggestions for places anywhere south of Seatac would be appreciated.

over a week ago like 8/15 on my walk home from work past midnight I some some lights around something in the road by the chick-fil-a and yauger park shown in the first pic. this isnt the first time ive seen weird stuff at this park intersection though so I thought whatever

on my walk home last night i noticed the object was still there in the road, and with no traffic around this time I went over to take a closer look at what it was ( pic two ) and its a dirty slipper?? I feel like I'm missing something.