Nighttime road closure of Fifth Street NW between 2nd Ave NW and W Stewart Ave to conduct utility work for the future garage and pedestrian bridge. When Work started back on May 10, for an approximate three week period (ending May 28). Nighttime work will be extended for 2 more nights, Tuesday, June 1 and […]
Expect traffic delays at railroad crossings June 1-July 25
Amtrak will be conducting crew qualifications on tracks parallel to I-5 between Tacoma, South Tacoma, Lakewood, JBLM, and DuPont. This training is being conducted in coordination with Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation. Due to track testing, individuals will see some activity on or near the tracks. Trains will run from Tacoma […]
Legacy of the Puget Sound War – Continuing the Conversation
On Thursday, June 10, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum will host the second in a series of virtual panel discussions with diverse communities impacted by the Puget Sound Treaty War. The June panel will focus on the era leading up to, and including, the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty. The Puget Sound Treaty War […]
Obituary Notices – May 31, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Harvey Rulien; Seth Paul Stuen. Mountain View Funeral Home: Donald L. Bacon; Yong A. Choi; George Shin; Levi Taito.
Visiting the Lancer Brigade at JBLM
On Thursday, May 27th, 2021 the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division dedicated Lancer Field, a new field near their headquarters building on JBLM North Fort. The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team is the premier Indo-Pacific aligned unit. Fire teams charge onto the battlefield within armored Stryker vehicles and conduct dangerous missions under […]
USGA Amateur Four-Ball Wraps Up with Big Announcement
Golfers are concluding play in the U.S. Golf Association’s (USGA) Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay today, but the excitement isn’t over. On Monday, the USGA announced that they have chosen Chambers Bay to host the 122nd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship from Aug. 8-14, 2022. It will be the fourth time Chambers Bay has hosted […]
Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood reopens for tours this summer
Come see us! Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood will reopen at least one weekend a month this summer so visitors can walk through and tour four buildings that witnessed key events in the early U.S. settlement of Washington Territory. Soldiers from the fort went on to serve in the U.S. Civil War. Fort Steilacoom is […]
Two significant construction projects begin this week in Lakewood
Steilacoom Blvd between Weller and Custer (project webpage) will restrict to a single lane in either direction beginning next week. Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) will move large utility poles to accommodate our roadway, sidewalk, and streetlight improvements. Utility work is expected to continue until Labor Day. To the South, the first phase of the JBLM […]
The Great Blue Heron
A poem by Steilacoom resident Rob Hofstad. Silent Sentinel.Graceful Guardian of the Marsh.Tiptoeing amid reed and rush.One foot lifted, frozen in timePoised for a next step,Barely rippling the water’s edge.Head adorned with crested feathers,Like antennae awaiting a first sound.Watching:Watching for unwelcome guests,Unwanted predators,Interlopers.But also…For neighbors,Friends,Kin.If only, we say…If only we had your eyes,Your discerning vision,To […]