July 2012 – Olympia Time

Epic storms and hidden histories edition (Olyblogosphere for July 17, 2012)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

1. Assemblage has another one of those hidden histories of Olympia. This time, murder on Butler Cove. 2. grsshpprkm has a pretty epic take on the storm on Friday. From hours into minutes: 3. Elaine over at epersonae is back bike commuting: Yesterday…I went a little crazy. I had PT in the morning, and decided…

This is not a Thumbs Up Experience edition (Olyblogosphere links for July 9, 2012)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

1. This is Olympia. This is not a Thurston County Thumbs Up production, though it is tourism related. 2. Its fun to read the run-down of the local issues suggested to someone who hasn’t been paying attention trying to write an English paper. But, I would tend to agree with this guy. 3. Andy at…

Zine Review of Funwater Awesome #1 through #4

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

The author’s fiancé drew the covers of #3 and #4. Very much worth pointing out. Funwater Awesome #1 through #4 By Zach Mandeville @funwaterawesome About ten years ago, I was thinking about the recent construction of commercial lots in Yelm. Actually, everywhere. I remember laments about strip malls, Safeways, surrounded by parking lots, people saying…

What I really would like: Sckavone Stadium and the NW Indy Baseball League

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

I’ve spilled more than a few pixels in the last few weeks whining about how Olympia doesn’t have a real baseball or soccer stadium. I’ve presented options for $4 million stadiums. But, you know, in the end, what I really want is one small $600,000 stadium to call my own. I was down in the…

Saddest Olympia, WA (Rancid) cover ever

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

Maybe its that I expected so much more from MXPX. Or maybe its the combination of a Orange County venue with that venue being the ironically named House of Blues. But, as a person that collects these covers, this is the worst version of Rancid’s Olympia, WA ever.

Why don’t we worry about the South Sound Mall as much as we do downtown (and I want a soccer stadium!)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

This is a post born out of this question at Mark’s Notes on the State of Olympia blog on what places in Olympia (and I assume broader urban North Thurston) are too empty for my tastes. The almost empty parking lot in the north west corner of the mall is a forgotten little pocket of Lacey. It…

PCO Wars! (also update on PCO history project)

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Emmett O'Connell

I haven’t gotten very far on my PCO history project, only up through the 1940s with 2010 as a bookend. If I was to come up with a conclusion so far, I’d say compared to today, there have been decades of high participation in the PCO process, much higher than today. But, you can find…