City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is updating its Stormwater Management Program that will continue to guide efforts to further improve the water quality of our City’s stormwater discharges. The program is part of the City’s compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or NPDES, which is a requirement of the […]
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Sidewalk and parking lot detours in Puyallup
Sound Transit announcement. Temporary sidewalk closures on 5th Street, West Main, and Stewart Ave, and change to vehicle driveways at Puyallup Station parking lots on West Main and West Stewart. These closures will allow for sidewalk and curb improvements. When Starting as early as Tuesday, Feb. 1. 5th Street sidewalk closure is expected to last […]
Veterans Memorial Bridge Opens on March 1
City of Puyallup announcement. Puyallup, WA – After an eighteen-month closure, the Veterans Memorial Bridge (also known as the Milwaukee Bridge) in Puyallup will reopen on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, for motorists and pedestrians at 2 pm. The City of Puyallup is hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10 am to commemorate the bridge re-opening. […]
The Board of Health Feb. 2 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 2 (3 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Obituary Notices – February 1, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Sung Ki Kang; Walter Charles Dudek; Hiram Casey Denton.
Did you hear an explosion in Puyallup on Jan. 31 between 4:30-5pm?
Puyallup Police social media post. On Monday, January 31, 2022, at approximately 11:30 am, members of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) Bomb Squad and Puyallup Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of W. Pioneer to assist in the disposal of “Railroad Torpedo Explosives”. The items have been stored in […]
JBLM to train with demolitions and mortars Feb. 1-4
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with demolitions and mortars from 6:30 a.m. Feb. 1 to 11:59 p.m. Feb. 4. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
The Zoom Book Doctors
Many people tell me that they really don’t want to receive advertising – which this isn’t. This is just a tasteful invitation to join us for Zoom Book Doctors on ThursdayFebruary 3 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. We’ll be talking about Beta Readers, and how to research a historical book. So if you don’t want […]
A New Leaf: Art installation at Bates’ new building incorporates historical neighborhood features
Bates Technical College announcement. Have you seen the kinetic, free-standing sculpture on Yakima Avenue at Bates Technical College’s new allied health building? The installation, conceptualized and created by artist Ken McCall on behalf of Arts Washington, features three trees of varying sizes and is fraught with incredible historical and philosophical meaning. “I had a lot of […]