Living in Olympia

Union Heights Olympia - Downtown Condos for an Urban Lifestyle   Over the past few years a growing number of Olympia residents have expressed a desire to find housing that is convenient to downtown Olympia. A few projects have been rejected and others lacked proper funding. One proposal that did ...

Is the Long Tail Dead? Google Instant Raises the Stakes for Ranking Relevancy If you haven't visited Google in the past 24 hours I recommend you go there NOW! Your blog traffic depends on it! What's all the fuss? Well, yesterday Google rolled out Google Instant, their new and improved search whic...

Whitmore Glen Olympia WA: Affordable Luxury Homes The real estate in highest demand around Olympia always seems to be the hardest real estate to find. For years now clients have asked me why there don't seem to be any affordable new homes near Olympia High School. Well apparently I wasn't the onl...

Burfoot Park, Olympia WA Burfoot Park in Olympia, WA is located at the mouth of Budd Inlet very near Boston Harbor. The park is property of Thurston County and includes over 50 acres of nature trails, playgrounds, picnic areas and beaches. The beaches include views of the Olympic Mountains, Budd ...

How Downsizing Led One Man to Happiness and Wealth I have read quite a lot about "mini homes" in recent years, and I can't help but think the days of over-sized homes full of unnecessary belongings may be coming to an end. Economic factors combined with environmental concerns are causing people t...

Capital Lakefair - An Olympia Tradition *UPDATE: Get 2011 Capital Lakefair infomation now!* Starting today downtown Olympia will be transformed into a bustling hub of activity. The annual Capital Lakefair festivities will be running from July 14-18 2010 around Capitol Lake. Funtastic Carnivals wi...

4th of July Fireworks in Olympia WA - Party Like it's 1776 **UPDATE** Information about 2011 4th of July Fireworks in Olympia WA Fourth of July weekend is now upon us. If you hadn't noticed the firework stands in every parking lot, then consider this your friendly reminder. And though the local w...

West Olympia Condo - Citi Life Condominiums The Citi Life Condominiums offer a low maintenance, commuter friendly option for homebuyers in West Olympia. Located less than a mile from the Cooper Point exit from Hwy 101, these condominiums are convenient to Thurston County offices, South Puget Soun...

3 Free Tools to Manage your Reputation Online I wrote yesterday about blog posts being hijacked and copied with no credit to the original author or links back to the original content. After reading the list of comments from that post I realized that this is happening to many of us here on ActiveR...

Is Your Business a 'Favorite Place' on Google? The Importance of Local Business Listings Today I was pleasantly surprised to receive a letter in the mail from Google Headquarters. They wrote to notify me that my local business listing for City Realty, Inc. had been selected as a 'Favorite Place' ...