Battle Lounge opens in Centralia, offering hobbyists, gamers and role-players space to play and socialize
For hobbyists who enjoy the Warhammer franchise — a sci-fi tabletop military strategy game featuring customizable plastic scale model pieces — finding fellow enthusiasts to play against can sometimes ...
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‘The Chick’ changes hands: Freshman Reps. Michael Baumgartner and Emily Randall inherit famously bad painting as part of Congressional tradition
The newest members of Congress from Washington were officially welcomed to the state’s delegation on Thursday with the ceremonial transfer of “The Chick,” a famously ugly painting that has ...
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Suspected Olympia drug dealer arrested after 16-year-old overdoses, dies
OLYMPIA, Wash — A suspected Olympia drug dealer was arrested Monday, Jan. 6, after detectives connected him to the overdose death of a 16-year-old in December. The man is being held in Thurston ...
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Dazzling Olympia – Named One of the ‘Best Performing Cities’ in America
When most people think about Olympia, they might think of it as the place in Washington ... If you go, make sure to check out the Leo Adams mural painting!
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Gov. Inslee unveils official portrait painted by Spokane native
OLYMPIA – Standing in the State Reception ... GovInslee unveils his official portrait to be displayed at the Capitol. It’s an oil painting by Seattle based & Spokane born artist Grace Athena ...
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WA Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait unveiled as 3rd term comes to an end
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait was ... a theme he worked with Flott to incorporate throughout the painting. “Mount Rainier has glaciers and snow and it is my firm belief that because ...
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What’s happening this week around Thurston County
The City of Olympia invites you to share your vision through an community art project for the National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 21. Submit a drawing, painting, or poem on a 3.5-inch-by5-inch ...
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Mother of Olympia teen who died from overdose warns of dangers of drug mixtures
Avery Ping, a former Olympia High School student, died from a drug overdose on Dec. 19, 2024. He was 16 years old. Courtesy of Aaron Ping The mother of the 16-year-old who died from a drug ...
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Teen whose art sells for £23,000 gets first painting lesson
A teenage artist who has already sold works for £23,000 has just passed another milestone - her first ever painting lesson. Makenzy Beard, 17, made waves back in 2020 when a portrait she painted ...
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Street artist nominated for world's best painting
It felt like it was a part of me." Megan started spray painting a decade ago in old industrial buildings in Sheffield and has been working professionally for about seven years. Street Art Atlas ...
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Olympia father hopes overdose ‘nightmare’ will serve as lesson to parents, teens
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The father of a teen who died of a drug overdose in Olympia last month hopes his son’s death serves as a cautionary tale. “It is the worst nightmare that you never thought ...