Olympia Restaurant Week
A glance at Budd Bay Cafe's menu choices for Olympia Restaurant Week suggest the waterfront business of nearly 25 years chose to play it safe and offer classics like Seared Salmon, Rosemary Chicken Breast and Marinated Flank Steak. But a closer look reveals the salmon is actually with wasabi cream and
Olympia Restaurant Week
With lunch and dinner both on the menu for Olympia Restaurant Week, it's a good thing by "Week" we mean 10 days. You will need that long to sample all the goods Thurston County has to offer. Designed to give customers a well-rounded taste of some of Olympia's finer restaurant's menus,
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SPEAKING OF SANDWICHES ... >>> 5th on 4th is the name of the new drive-thru(!) and sit-down restaurant in Olympia. And true to its cute name - the joint is the new venture of 5th Ave Sandwich Shop. Located at the old Subway building on Fourth Avenue, just before you hit Olympia's
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CH-CH-CH-CHANGES >>> The Phoenix Inn is a downtown Olympia staple. It's the go-to hotel for Weekly Volcano staffer to stumble in after the Best of Olympia party. It also has delicious, fresh-baked cookies in its lobby. The hotel will undergo a huge remodel this May - one that includes adding a bar
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KICKED IN THE HEAD >>> For seven years, Rocket Records has sat on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Proctor in Tacoma. With fliers plastered to the walls, and sweet Bruno, the shop dog, spending time at Rocket Records was more like walking into a buddy's house - one that just
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SIPPING OUT >>> Hundreds of coffee-starved citizens in Olympia's South Capitol neighborhood and beyond are eagerly waiting for tomorrow, their knuckles white around their crappy cup of coffee in anticipation. The neighborhood folks are waiting the arrival of one of Thurston County's most prized coffee providers - and three-year Weekly Volcano Best
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MOVING ALONG >>> Lisa David, owner of the Nineveh Assyrian food truck on the corner of Plum and Fourth in Olympia is about to go national. Yes, the local bartender, DJ and artist - who serves outstanding Fattoush and fried cauliflower from Nineveh - will star in a web series based
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING>>> You might not know this (because you might be a Communist), but the Tacoma Rainiers will open the 2013 season at Cheney Stadium Friday, April 12 with a night game against the Salt Lake Bees. I had a chance to chat via e-mail this week with
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STILL TIME TO DESIGN YOUR LADYBUG COSTUME >>> The Olympia Spring Arts Walk, and it's highly regarded Procession of the Species, is just six short weeks away, set for Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. Preparation for Arts Walk is in full swing, with artists, businesses and parade participants gearing up
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> If you've seen AKA and The Heart Hurt Goods perform, you've seen how much the band loves its art. You can see it in the band member's fist pumps and facial expressions; in their hip shakes and smiles and in the way they administer
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CHECKING IN WITH THE BEST >>> For three years running, Weekly Volcano readers voted Jamie Lee & Company the "Best Salon" in the Best of Olympia issues, including this year. Why? Is it the two resident cats, Otto and Smithsonian? Is it the colorful décor? Is it the kid-friendly salon station? How about
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland and recently wrapping up a UK tour, the Golden Grrrls trio will play its air-tight set of indie pop punk laced with impeccable harmony March 20 at Le Voyeur in Olympia. (Check out why Le Voyeur is the perfect venue for the
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WE SCENE IT >>> Walking upstairs to the Friends of Frankie's Club in Olympia Tuesday night, I have to admit I was a little nervous. I mean, Frankie's Sports Bar & Grill supposedly allows pot smoking in the bar - for a $10 yearly membership fee, of course. I paid the bartender
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ON THE STREETS OF OLYMPIA >>> Whether it's Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, or Billy, the homeless man who returned a valuable diamond ring, many folks on the street possess a certain charm that attracts people. In honor of our annual Music Issue this Thursday, I loaded my pockets with coins and searched
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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, RUN BOYS RUN >>> Bruce Molsky plays a mean fiddle. In one YouTube video, he sawed the hair right off his bow! Speaking of shredding, he tears up a banjo and guitar with the same vigor. And when he throws his voice in the mix, the combination is
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South Sound Sidekick series offers advice from experts living in the, well, South Sound. It posts every Friday (sometimes Saturday!). Today, we turn to the Weekly Volcano's own. Nikki McCoy has tended bar for more than a decade. She's seen it all. If you're thinking about
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THIS IS MY JOB >>> Browsing the net is part of a blogger's job. While some people like to peruse Huffington Post, Reddit or in the Weekly Volcano's case - Twitter, I prefer to browse old school - Craigslist. And I'm not talking the back page hook-ups - the kind former
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IT'S REALLY COOL >>> FabLab equals geek chic plus artsy fartsy. Now that rhyming is out of my system (writing for the Volcano doesn't require much impulse control), let's talk about what FabLab is doing for Tacoma. Part high-tech-heaven, part creative design and old-world style, FabLab has been offering workshops - from laser
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH >>> Part podunk, part shabby chic and part punk rock, Centralia and Chehalis are more than just outlet malls, shotguns and restaurants with names such as Country Cousin. Our sister cities to the south provide a plethora of antiquing opportunities, authentic Mexican fare such as La Tarasca
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CNN IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Sometimes, the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters' breakroom turns into the greenroom. After all, the giggle bush paraphernalia is kept next to the company fridge, which is full of diet Shasta and Rainier (perfect for cotton mouth.) Except for the vape machine; Pappi Swarner likes to keep that
