City of Lakewood announcement. City of Lakewood (City) is requesting statements of qualifications, (SOQ), from firms qualified and interested in providing professional design services, engineering and construction management to assist the City in developing final design and construction documents for shoreline and accessibility upgrades at American Lake Park, located at 9222 Veterans Drive SW, Lakewood, […]
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Service to Man – Black History Film Review
The opening tells you the story. We see two different cars being stopped by the police in Tennessee. Both drivers were interrogated and given a hard time. One is Black and one is Jewish. Prejudice rules a hundred years after our Civil War and the laws against slavery. Storyline:It’s 1967, and Meharry Medical School has […]
Police Recruiting Begins Young
City of University Place announcement. Seven members of Tiger Cub Scout Den 2 of University Place Pack 148 and their parents visited the U.P. Police Department on Feb. 7. The intrepid scouts came prepared with lots of questions about everything from search and rescue operations to training in different environments like snow, mountains and rivers. […]
Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address. In […]
Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present the 2022 State of the City Address in a Virtual Format
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Mayor Victoria Woodards will present the 2022 State of the City Address on March 10 at 6 PM. This year’s theme is Stronger: Many Voices, One Community. Topics covered during her address will include affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, and recovery from the global health and economic crisis. Mayor […]
House Passes Morgan’s Community Reinvestment Program Bill
Washington State House Democrats announcement. Late Saturday night (Feb. 12, 2022), the House passed HB 1827, the Community Reinvestment Program prime sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). The Community Reinvestment Program, governor-request legislation which passed 57-41 along party lines, stems from recommendations from the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force (SECTF), chaired by Rep. Morgan, and invests […]
Comcast opens new Xfinity Store in Lakewood
Comcast announcement. Comcast opened a new Xfinity store in Lakewood to meet the growing needs of its local customers, who enjoy testing and learning about the latest technology in a retail environment. Located at 5605 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. SW, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499, the 2,400 square foot store offers Comcast’s industry-leading consumer products and services. […]
Obituary Notices – February 17, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Johnie D Moore, Jr.; Frances Jean Oliver. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Donald Peter Gilbert. Mountain View Funeral Home: Alicia Castro Lumaban. Powers Funeral Home: Klara Maria Koetter. Hill Funeral Home: Dennis Andrew Lastoka.
Steilacoom Boulevard Reopens Following Prolonged Sewer Main Repair
City of Lakewood announcement. Steilacoom Boulevard has reopened between Lakewood Drive & Gravelly Lake Drive after a months-long closure for an emergency sewer main repair. Steilacoom Boulevard in Lakewood will reopen for traffic this afternoon, Wednesday, Feb. 16. Thanks to dry weather conditions this week, crews working on our sewer main repair project were able […]