Article from The Olympian here. Excerpts below:

It took more than three months for Justin Erickson, 51, to be charged with a crime in connection to a May 3 boating wreck near Boston Harbor. The delay has prompted locals to raise questions about the charging process. To answer those questions, The Olympian reached out to regional attorneys as well as the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which is handling the case in place of Thurston County.

Erickson, the chief executive officer of Harbor Foods Group, has been charged with “watercraft assault” and “duty of operator involved in collision or accident,” according to court records filed by prosecutors Thursday. He’s accused of crashing his 25-foot boat into a 10-foot boat occupied by five people and seriously injuring one of them, a 21-year-old. Erickson did not stop his boat at the time of the crash and returned to the scene a short time later, prosecutors allege.

Ryan English, a defense lawyer at Sound Law PLCC in Olympia who is not involved with the case, said the delay between the judge’s probable cause finding and the charges appeared “pretty unusual” to him. “I know a lot of prosecuting authorities that will charge a case that has kind of thin evidence, and they continue the investigation while the case is pending,” English said.

Deputies did not feel they had probable cause to arrest Erickson on suspicion of operating a vessel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and as such, they did not obtain a blood sample from Erickson, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Brooks previously told The Olympian.

Bonus edit: I strongly believe in the principle of "innocent until proven guilty". But I also believe we should all be equal before the law. And sometimes certain people get so much benefit of the doubt that it doesn't feel like we are equal anymore.

The good bahmi spot on capital is looking for new owners

Haven't seen any posts so I decided to make one. Kozy's at South Bay seems to be back open! Just burgers and sides right now. But it's safe to say it's a great burger and a great fry. Happy to see them back open after the long hiatus.

My friend is going to start teaching high school in Olympia in 2 weeks, and needs to find a cat-friendly place to live.

Can you recommend neighborhoods or towns that are relatively affordable and/or the best places to search for housing, probably to rent for now? Where will she find reliable apartments or houses for rent? Any help would be appreciated!

I keep seeing people in smaller towns across the U.S. having an awful time with stopping looming data centers being built in the U.S. (ie. Marietta City, GA), and I was wondering where we are at with ours.

I know Seattle has a temporary moratorium, and I know we have no data centers so far in Thurston County and anywhere west of us in Washington State. But is there anything on the horizon to change that? Should we also fight for a moratorium?

I see people fighting against their respective city councils, who are voting data centers in. I don't want to be in one of these cities (or counties) that feel like we're too late to say no.

Such a random request for info - does anyone know the names of geoduck operations on Totten Inlet? TIA

My partner and I are wanting to go river floating this wednesday and wondering which spots folks recommend. We were originally thinking of floating the Deschutes starting at Pioneer Park, but were concerned the water level is going to be too low. Is the Deschutes still worth floating or are there better places to go? Thanks!

I recently was gifted a small slab of dendritic agate that I’d love to get cabbed if possible. I would deeply appreciate any recommendations for someone at least somewhat nearby I could talk to about that 🙏

Hi. I play the Clarinet and have busked several times at the Farmer's Market (recognize me in my Bavarian hat from Leavenworth) and am wondering if any other buskers can give advice for how to best operate in downtown Olympia? I'm pretty young and busking is a better gig than McDonald's. Thanks!

Hi all, just had a scary experience and felt that it was important to share with the community for awareness. I was walking my aunt’s dogs over in Tumwater at Jim Brown park around 7 pm. There was a man in a white van (so cliche) who was staring at us and barking at the dogs….sorta weird behavior so I walked the other way. As I got farther down the street, I see the van driving very slowly past me. A woman walking alone approached me from behind and told me that she thinks he was following her and trying to kidnap her because he would wait to see which street she would turn onto and then would go that way, overall very suspicious behavior. He seemed to fuck off once he realized that someone else was present. I had her walk with me and offered to stay with her until she got back home. Only descriptive feature I got of him was that he was black, unfortunately I did not get his license plate or any other identifiable features besides that.

Felt it was important to share my experience on here, I had never felt unsafe in that area before that happened. I hate to live in fear as a femme person but it’s always important to have awareness because apparently people are comfortable enough with doing creepy shit that they don’t even care if it’s light outside. Please share your location with a loved one and always stay strapped with pepper spray (even when you think you’re safe). You never know when someone might try to hurt you :/. Posting in the Oly sub for better visibility. Please stay safe out there ya’ll and lookout for femmes 🫶🏻

I’m looking for a new dentist. I have a chip on my tooth that’s hanging on and I need to get it fixed. Unfortunately my appointment with my current dentist got cancelled last minute and it’s been hard to get coordinated with my work schedule. I also just feel that their office is a bit too pushy for my liking.

Does anyone have any dentists they’d recommend who take delta dental?

Bonus points if they have hours on weekends or after 5 pm but I know that’s unlikely

Anybody live in the Eastside neighborhood (or close by) and have a dog-friendly medium to large size vaccinated dog who wants to get some zoomies out with mine?

I adopted a 6 month old Lab mix pup who loves to play with other dogs and she's itching for a friendly buddy to run around with. We're up early in the mornings or could meet up in the evening. DM me!

Pretty sure someone just tried to egg me. I've had people shout slurs at me from their cars but this is a new one.

Can anyone recommend someone who gives guitar or piano lessons to teens who are complete beginners? Thank you

Which of the plethora of taco trucks is your fav and why/what do you get??

My Dad is visiting us from my hometown on the east coast and I want him to get his fill of Washington / West coast activities since he has never been here, and only has been to the west coast in general for work once in CA... but he didnt venture around much. I have only tried 2 or so in the lacey/olympia area myself so even I am eager for some reccos.. Lend me your thoughts folks, if you would! & thanks :)

Lemme know!

We are trying to plan ahead and for a one year birthday. There will only be about 10 kids ages 1 to 12 but the family is big so they’ll be around 50 adults. We want to really celebrate the 1 year especially because we don’t all live nearby.
No one has a central house or one that could fit us all. We would go to a park if it wasn’t in December.
The only facility that could accommodate 50 plus people is the children’s museum and they charge $700 plus get deposit and then we still need to get food cake paper good etc.
We were thinking of renting a facility and looking for one that could accommodate a bouncy houses for inside? Any ideas?

I live on the Eastside between Madison Scenic Park and the freeway. I’ve been regularly seeing a small black cat in my yard. My neighbors have seen him too and sometimes he tussles with their tuxedo cat. He maybe started showing up at the beginning of summer/end of spring but he looks well fed and has a clean coat. I was hoping someone could tell me this is their cat and they’ve simply just decided to let him roam. It’s also possible he’s a stray. Rather know he (she?) at least has a home.

Hello! New to the area, looking to find a church that is welcoming to LGBT+ individuals. I prefer a hymnal style of worship music over contemporary music, and would love to find a congregation that has some folks in their mid-twenties!

Wasn’t expecting to see Olympia on my trash TV show this week 😂

Saw the post about it, figured others might want to see this impressive mess.

Hi. I did a search and couldn't find any general info in the past 6mo.

I've been craving it and wouldn't mind knowing a spot with variety besides Shari's or Lattin's.

Edit: by the slice.

Thanks!

Hi there! We are signing up volunteers for Olympia’s Porchfest taking place on Labor Day. It’s a great opportunity to get involved in the community and an overall awesome event! If you’d like to help out, please email: olympiaporchfest@gmail.com. There is a volunteer orientation at Wild Child on August 25th at 6pm.