By Joe Boyle My last story posted on May 17, 2012, included a reference to Lakewood Hardware & Paint, Inc. One of our good readers commented, and I quote, “Thank you, Joseph, for another not so subtle plug for another of your favorite businesses.” While I am not certain if the reader was voicing a […]
Westside Story – Mail & I.D. Theft + Credit Fraud
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle “A picture is said to be worth 10,000 words.” My picture is worth “four words”, “Mail and identity theft”. Once you are a victim of mail theft, you can expect the second shoe to drop and that is called I.D. Theft. Following that is credit fraud, which can put a black mark […]
Westside Story – Pierce Arrow
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Great weather brings out great cars and this weekend I was at the right place at the right time. I have included two photos of a car I got close to. The first photo (above) is an example of the Pierce-Arrow hood ornament called the Bareheaded Archer. The second photo […]
Westside Story – Fly & Ride
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle What a Saturday. Sunny temperatures pushing towards 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Every motorcycle that runs, was out today and then there were all the guys and gals with convertibles. I love cars and motorcycles. That being said, it should be easy to understand why I […]
Westside Story – Giant Oak Checks Out at the Lakewood Library
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Don’t you just love the weather we are having? Sun and 60s. With all this great weather, it is easy to forget what happened this past January 21, 2012. While walking past the Lakewood Library on my way to Starbucks I was shocked to see a grand old oak […]
Westside Story – Erika Mueller – Steilacoom Success Story
Story by Joseph Boyle Everyday we hear and read stories about young people doing bad things. Don’t you just hunger for a story about a young person who does good things? I do. Well I have just such a story.
Westside Story – Coffee & Cars
Story & photo – Joseph Boyle A long, long time ago at the Towne Center Starbucks, I met this guy named Ronnie McKinney. The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew he was not a guy use to shyly blending into the crowd. When he entered Starbucks, the joint came alive. While he was […]
Westside Story – 5 Guys
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Last week a young woman invited me to lunch. She is really young too; age 5. So I was thinking, where do I take a woman age 5 for lunch? I got it, Five Guys Burgers & Fries. This is a new Lakewood restaurant whose management has violated an old […]
Westside Story – Road Trip to Paya Thai Fish & Chips
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle This afternoon my friend, Mike, and I took a road trip down to Historic Freighthouse Square located at 430 East 25th St, near the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Freighthouse Square is over 100 years old. It was well known for being the furthest west freight terminus for the […]