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| Come Join Us in Olympia, WA! - 1/24/2008
Welcome to beautiful, and friendly Olympia, the Capitol of The Evergreen State of Washington. With a County population of over 225,000, Olympia’s approximately 50,000 population is the major cultural center of this Puget Sound region.
The climate of Olympia is a Marine West Coast climate, with an evenly spread annual precipitation, warm summers, and mild winters. Snow occurs annually, but large accumulations are relatively rare...
And, of course, there's our northwest natural beauty -- the rugged Olympic Mountains, snow-capped Mt. Rainier, Steaming Mt. St. Helens, towering Douglas firs, lakes and rivers, salmon, eagles, and the occasional gray whale that winds its way to the tip of Puget Sound.
Maybe it's our livable community with a free Dash Shuttle that connects downtown and the Capitol Campus, bike lanes on 70% of our arterial streets, and citizens...
Olympia has a thriving business climate, and plenty of access
to a wealth of culture and recreation... a place where people can live life to it's fullest...
Olympia’s neighboring Cities of Lacey, Tumwater and Dupont lie within easy commute distance, enhancing the already diverse elements offered.
For recreation, there are health and fitness centers,
golf courses and country, and there are numerous tennis courts throughout the area. With the best in winter sports only minutes away....
Within an hour's drive, are several National Parks and Wildlife Reserves... and, as the gateway to the San Juan Islands, you can take a picturesque ferry ride through miles of inland waterways. With dozens of lakes, rivers, and saltwater inlets, along with the Black Hills, Olympic and Cascade mountains, Olympia is a paradise for fishing... boating... sailing.... water-skiing...hiking... camping, and biking.
There are excellent community centers, and many beautiful municipal and community parks for communing with nature, family outings, and picnics...
Olympia is a regional center for fine arts. A number of theater experiences are available with companies such as Capital Playhouse , Theater Artist Olympia, Olympia Little Theater, and Harlequin Productions at the historic State Theater. The Olympia Symphony Orchestra performs regularly at the Washington Center. Many of the city's venues offer exceptional quality entertainment.... The Fish Brewing Company is a small, locally owned craft brewery producing truly authentic take out British Style organic ales and German style lagers for beer lovers.
The sports fans enjoy local college and high school sporting events throughout the year, along with major league sports less than an hour away in Seattle.
Olympia residents take great pride in their school system... the public schools are well-staffed and well-equipped and offer special programs for the gifted, the handicapped, and the adults that wish to further their education... two of the local public schools have been named as some of the best in the nation by the u.s. dept of education...
Private elementary schools include: Olympia Waldorf School, St. Michael School, Holy Family, Evergreen Christian Center along with a new Catholic high school...
And, for higher education we have an award-winning educational system, including the Evergreen State College - one of the country's top liberal arts institutions, St. Martin's University in Lacey, and South Puget Sound Community College.
For medical services, Olympia offers two accredited hospitals, with hundreds of excellent physicians, surgeons, and specialists, and many fine specialty and outpatient clinics throughout the area to provide our residents with the excellent medical care that they deserve...
The shopping in and around Olympia is FABULOUS...
from the fine stores in and around the area
Malls... to the pleasant stores, shops, and boutiques in
shopping centers, and in the convenient downtown areas...
find everything you hope to find... all of your
favorite brands and styles...
Dining out is also a culinary deligh, with many excellent restaurants that feature everything from the most casual atmosphere, to elegant candlelight dining...and all of your favorite cuisine including exotic foreign foods, fresh Washington Seafood, and the good old
American Hot Dog...
Olympia has churches temples, and synagogues of practically every denomination all eager to welcome newcomers...
Discover for yourself why Olympia has hit #10 on the Forbes Magazine 2007 list of Best Places for Business and Careers and is often ranked amongst the top 10 cities in the nation to retire to.
Maybe it's the generosity and creativeness of our friendly and caring people...
The area has a broad economic base... and a well-educated workforce... With an economic engine fueled to a great extent by state government activity, Olympia - the Capital City of Washington State - enjoys the benefits of a stable work force, engaged and educated community...and there are many more employers moving their headquarters out of the crush of the big cities to the low taxes, low utilities, and well trained workforce of Washington...
Olympia's strategic geographic location along Interstate 5 at the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula, puts one within two hours or less of regional recreational attractions - from hiking and skiing in the mountains to beachcombing along ocean shores.
Amtrak is also available for those who prefer a different mode of transportation... and for your longer journeys the modern Olympia Regional Airport providing flights each day to a variety of international airports with flights to most anywhere you wish to go in the world....
Olympia is an area full of pleasant neighborhoods and
beautiful homes... from the reasonably priced homes in planned communities, to the spectacular executive homes in new developments... Olympia has it all...exclusive homes in
deed restricted communities, spectacular older homes in
mature neighborhoods, and homes ideal for retirement or
raising a family... and homes on the water... Olympia is a fabulous place to visit, and an even more fabulous place to live....
Come and join us, in beautiful Olympia, Washington!!
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| just to clarify... - 7/20/2007
some reviewers say that washington is a liberal state.
IT ISN'T.
but...that adds to the appeal of olympia and seattle.
these cities (especially olympia) envelope you in such a way that you feel like the whole world must be this way. olympia is everything you've read or heard about, and is a very accepting, liberal, green, gay-friendly, educated, artsy city.
if that's the world you want to live in, then olympia is the right place for you.
but don't be fooled into thinking that the realm outside of your cocoon is the same way and has the same views or passions that you do. that would be in absolute error.
just like thinking that any state that has cities like los angeles and san francisco can't possibly have gay-bashing...
just like thinking that any state that boasts having the greatest city in the world, manhattan - NYC, can't possibly have racially-motivated hate crimes...
the stranger (seattle newspaper) put it best when it said that the country may have a conservative slant...but the bigger, educated, progressive cities are liberal. it was when w. was elected - and i STILL have the cover of the paper, since it was the only thing that gave me hope.
live in a progressive and open-minded city (like olympia), but understand that the state IS NOT of the same viewpoint - culturally, politically, etc...
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