Jennifer Crooks, Author at ThurstonTalk

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Olympia History: Remembering the Daylight Bakery

People in Public Service: Cassandra Messegee Brown, Thurston County Superintendent of...

Olympia History: Raging Fire Destroys National Wood Pipe Company, 1909

Olympia’s Sea Mart building wall with cars parked in front of it

‘Hello Dere!’ Olympia’s Sea Mart/Yard Birds Shopping Center was a Downtown...

Thurston County History: The Olympia Canning Company Fed the World

Census Provides Window into Thurston County’s Early 20th Century Black History

Earthquake Rocks Thurston County, 1965

Wedding photo of Ernest Suko and Everlyn Mercer

People in Public Service: Ernest Suko, Mid-Century Olympia Teacher and Principal

People in Public Service: Mabel Smith, Olympia Public Library’s First Professional...

Olympia Celebrates a Jazz Age Christmas in the 1920s

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Phoebe standing behind the counter at Phoebe's Pastry Cafe with Dan standing behind her, smiling over her shoulder

After 13 Years of Delicious Food, Phoebe’s Pastry Café Looks for...

Career changes are usually just pivots as we learn and grow. But sometimes a fresh start in an entirely new direction is needed. For...

a large group of people who work at Dick's Brewing Company standing by a gold ribbon. A woman in the middle holds a giant pair of gold scissors

Dick’s Brewing Company Launches New Food Truck and Serves Up Flavor...

Two smash burgers with cheese on white trays. One has tator tots behind it

Neighborhood Feel-Good Coffee Pub NW Bar & Grill Celebrates One Year

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Urban Foraging: Celebrating Edible Weeds with Melany Vorass Herrera

pizzas and salads on a table with a glass of soda

Keeping Pizza Fresh and Fun with Brewery City Pizza in Olympia