A story from Clover Park School District. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Clover Park School District unveiled its new cultural diversity mural in a ceremony at Clover Park High School (CPHS) on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The mural was created as part of a multi-agency effort partnering with students to elevate voices and showcase collaboration throughout the Lakewood community. […]
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A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. I really enjoy sharing some of the amazing things our colleagues do through the Inside Pierce County video series. We paused some of those videos during the pandemic while we shifted to helping our community get though COVID. While the pandemic isn’t behind us yet, I did […]
Lakewood City Manager September 17 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) September 17 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator September 17 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s September 17 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
University Place City Council Hybrid Meetings
An announcement from City of University Place. On Sept. 7, the U.P. City Council held its first hybrid meeting, combining both in-person and remote attendance. This format will continue for the foreseeable future, with the next hybrid meeting scheduled for Monday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. For those who choose to participate in the meeting […]
Flying Tomato restaurant won’t permanently close, it has a new home
The short version of this story is this: The Flying Tomato Bar and Grill in Graham, a 15-year-old family-friendly restaurant with a classic Italian menu, has found a new home in Spanaway. For those who caught the social media announcement that the restaurant is closing for good, a follow-up post two weeks later (that you […]
What’s UP with Biz?
A story from City of University Place. The Collected Home, a source for creative home décor, will host a special outdoor Pop-Up Shop on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their new location at 7902 27th St. W., Suite #9. Check out the unique creations of several different vendors who offer […]
Pierce Transit to implement service change Sept. 19
A press release from Pierce Transit. Pierce Transit will implement its twice-yearly service change Sept. 19, with bus route changes consisting primarily of trip time adjustments on just over a dozen routes. Details of all changes by route are available at PierceTransit.org/pierce-transit-routes. With this service change Pierce Transit is also moving away from producing the Routes & Schedules books, transitioning […]
Lakewood considers renaming Fort Steilacoom Park to Dr. Claudia B. Thomas Park
An announcement from City of Lakewood. On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. or soon thereafter, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will hold a public hearing regarding a request for Fort Steilacoom Park to be renamed Dr. Claudia B. Thomas Park. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2016-18, the application has been transmitted to the Parks […]
Concrete poured at intersection Nyanza and Gravelly Lake
An announcement from City of Lakewood. The Contractor is nearing completion of the utilities inside of Stage 1, with just a few water services remaining to be connected to the new water main. Curb, gutter, and sidewalk continues to be poured from Country Club Drive to Veterans Drive. The base lift of asphalt will be […]
Sound Transit service changes taking effect September 19
A press release from Sound Transit. Sound Transit riders will see significant changes in service in the coming weeks, starting on September 19. In addition to service changes, riders will see changes in the way that Sound Transit lines are named. Link becomes the 1 Line, Tacoma Link becomes the T Line, Sounder South becomes the […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 16
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 16, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 25-Sept. 7 is 643.2. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 16.2 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 382 COVID-19 cases and 1 […]