The City of Puyallup is accepting applications for city sponsorship of community special events to be held in 2024. All applications and supporting materials must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023 to the City Clerk’s Office. The application and instructions can be found on the city’s website at cityofpuyallup.org. Direct questions […]
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Lakewood Community Collaboration Meeting set for August 9
This Wednesday’s Collaboration meeting will be hosted by our partners at Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center. Meeting details are as follows:Date: Wednesday, August 9thTime: 9-10:30amAddress: 2021 S 19th St. Tacoma 98405Phone: 253-593-6641Shannon Bennett Cell: 253-888-3568 Members wishing to join us virtually may do so via the following Zoom link:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89773544824 Meeting ID: 897 […]
Obituary Notices – August 8, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: James Patrick Blowers. Mountain View Funeral Home: James H Elmore; Edwin C. Parry III; Pepe Taumate Tipoai.
Devastating Woodbrook Fire Main Topic at August 8 Tillicum Meeting
Scott Adams, Assistant Chief with West Pierce Fire and Rescue, will be joined by Daniel Wirth, Executive Director serving South Puget Sound and Olympics, American Red Cross – Northwest Region; John Caulfield, City Manager of Lakewood; and Jeff Miller, Principal Tillicum Elementary. The regularly scheduled second Tuesday-of-the-month Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) meeting will be […]
Lakewood Playhouse: Season 85 is here
Lakewood Playhouse announcement. We are thrilled to welcome you to Season 85, a significant milestone for this small theater. Our journey began back in 1938, and since then we have been dedicated to building community and enriching the cultural landscape in Lakewood. The first thing we have to do is express our immense gratitude to […]
History: Mill bound logs
From the Tacoma Historical Society Twitter/X social media. An unidentified driver and two St. Regis timber workers sent a load of logs on its way from Camp #2 in Mineral to the company’s paper mill in Tacoma in August of 1949. In 1949, St. Regis was making kraft paper in six of their mills: about […]
Fill up on fun at the newly opened Gas Station Park
Tacoma, WA: It’s time for the South End to get revved up and ready to celebrate the grand opening of Gas Station Park! Although it’s one of the smallest parks in the city at 0.2 acres, it packs a big punch with its transformation from a former gas station that left the lot as a […]
Lakewood United Members Meeting, August 24
It is my pleasure to partner with the Lakewood United Executive Team to reach out to you to share some of the initiatives that we have been working on and how we are moving forward with our collaborative opportunities. Our mission continues to include encouraging positive civic engagement inspired by knowledge attained during community forums. […]
‘Au’some yard
Tacoma Public Utilities social media post. A golden yard is ‘Au’some, and you may not be the only person in your neighborhood with one! Allowing your lawn to go dormant in the summer can save you water and is good for the environment. When conditions are better in the fall the grass should grow back […]