Sometimes finding an excellent movie is like discovering gold. I’ve been looking over the selections on the TUBI channel for weeks now. They have movies from the 30’s and others all the way up to Bridge of Spies. It’s a fairly wide range. Many films have a little more interest than the common re-runs of […]
To Ponder
Thank You
Submitted by Barlow Buescher. I want to express heartfelt thanks to Ben and all who help him make The Suburban Times a valuable resource to our communities. I love starting each day with the edification and sense of community the publication provides.
Letter: On this day – Solstice Passing
By Bob Warfield. Everything vertically exposed to sky or beneath the drip of a single drop is water-iced. It is hazardous under foot or tire even to try walking on the gravel path beyond my back door. Gravel? Nothing in the human realm is moving. Birds flutter to the feeder or skate to a speck […]
A Cold Night in a Warm Theatre – Lakewood Playhouse
Our granddaughter Alex got off work in Puyallup and drove to our home in North Tacoma. We’ve long enjoyed sharing theater productions with our grandchildren. This was a cold day in Pierce County with black ice on the driveway and lots of snow still on the ground with a fierce wind blowing all warmth away. […]
Across the Fence: Behold the Light
One of the best Christmas memories ever is to come out of the cold into the warmth of home. I remember I had boots with hooks and laces when I was about four or five. They were beautiful and certainly NOT what was in fashion back then. I loved to put them on when it […]
Reaching Out to Local Theaters for Live Productions
Peg used to go to the Seattle Rep, ACT, and other Seattle theatres. (see nwadventures.us) Peg and I have been writing reviews of plays and musicals for the Tacoma area for years. Over time we’ve expanded to include Olympia and Federal Way. It’s amazing the number of actors we see these days going from one theater […]
Letter: CPSD Inside Schools November 2022 issue. What’s missing? Academics!
Submitted by John Arbeeny. I received the November 2022 issue of the CPSD monthly newsletter “Inside Schools” which is replete with statistics about demographics, highly qualified staff, career and college readiness and graduation rates. This is a level of data specificity that is missing in the 2022/2023 School Improvement Plans (SIP’s). However there is a […]
Letter: Spider-Man Learns A Lesson
Late at night, when happy but weary grandmas and grandpas have completed their Christmas shopping and the little ones visiting are nestled, all snug in their beds, the toys still on the display shelves in the toy sections of stores everywhere come to life. It’s the battle of cultural icons. And Spider-Man has gone rogue. […]
Letter: God speed Marie
By Bob Warfield. Devastating News: Marie sold her shop! Glad I called from Virginia for an appointment, kept this Saturday; and what shall I do for a haircut hence? For 32 years Marie has stood behind Lakewood’s most admirable and debauched heads to trim and dress nature’s excess while administering radiant therapy to worlds beneath […]