The Merle Norman Day Spa in Lacey is fully engaged in today’s beauty industry. Let go of any preconceived notions you might be carrying. It has been a year since Missi Pacheco purchased the franchise from Madelin White, who is well-known and [...]

So, you moved to Thurston County recently. Congratulations! You’re one of more than 20,000 new people who have moved to this beautiful area over the past five years. According to Ryan Betz, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at [...]

Stop in to smell the roses or sniff the snowdrift clematis when you visit The Barn Nursery. This family-owned business, recently purchased by Walrath, cares for your gardening spirit. You’ll find healthy plants of all sorts, as well as what you’ll need [...]

The winner of the 2022 Washington Center Anacker Scholarship for the Arts is Camille McLean. Camille is graduating from Olympia High School where she has served as concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra. She has also been involved in Student Orchestras of Greater [...]

The last three years have been anything but predictable. With the onset of the pandemic and all that’s transpired, both our everyday life and economy have been deeply impacted. Now more than ever, it’s critical to have a trusted partner you can [...]

The owners of Cabinets by Trivonna, Amber and Rick Bevacqua, and their team enjoy getting to know their clients and how they use their space. Their goal is to design a space that’s not only beautiful but as functional as possible for [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County inspire youth to realize their greatness. Boys & Girls Clubs fill the gap between school and home by providing a welcoming, positive, out-of-school environment. Kids and teens have fun, participate in life-changing programs, and build [...]

Some things are just meant to be. As L.J. Cirilo describes how she started Cultivating Kindness Landscape & Design in Olympia, you are definitely left with the impression that her rapidly growing business is one of those “meant to be” things. “Cultivating [...]

Kelly Levesque, owner of Capitol City Honda, understands better than most what it means to do business in your hometown. According to Kelly, “It means your neighbors are buying from you and it is so important that they walk out of our [...]

We have good news to share! The City of Lacey (City) will receive $1 million in federal funding through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to complete an upgrade and expansion of the Lacey MakerSpace (LMS). The City [...]