After running a few errands here and there, we decided we needed to slow down a bit and enjoy a late lunch. We were coming back home from University Place and decided we needed some excellent Mexican food at El Sabor. We’ve dined often there before and actually prefer to eat at the little restaurant. […]
To Ponder
Letter: It Happens This Time of Year, Every Year
The monster truck arrives at the nativity. Again. The two boys, now ages eight and six, brake their monster truck to a stop, sideslipping in a somewhat controlled fashion but not before careening into what had been a beautifully hand-carved, lovingly displayed, nativity complete with angels, shepherds, and kings. But not sheep. Or donkey either. […]
Across the Fence: A Beverage of Consequences
We all know it. We all have, at one time or another, enjoyed the beverage. There are yards of shelves in supermarkets dedicated to it. And yet, when we walk past it or even choose a variety, we probably don’t even think about it any more than the next pleasant cup of it in a […]
Grocery Shopping
“Did you find everything?” She asked with her voice and eyes. She had skin touched by generations of milk chocolate perfection, ruby lips & emerald eyes, she had busy on her mind. 36-24-36 and at 5’-6” in flats I’ld wager she stood above the crowd in a pretty way in any room she ever entered. […]
Across the Fence: An Agent of Love
Ouch! Lena had hit her thumb with the hammer that had been meant to hit the nail in the ceiling of the shop window. Having run out of thumbtacks, she had had to switch to nails in order to hang all these beautiful bunches of mistletoe. Some were bigger, some were smaller, and some had […]
‘Do It Like You Mean It’ and Other Lessons My Mother Taught Me
Note from Dorothy Wilhelm: I met Margaret Bofenkamp-Hampson in August of 1981 when our husbands died within three days of each other. Father Matt, at St John Bosco in Lakewood thought these two young widows with small children could be comfort and help for each other and he introduced us. For three years, Margaret and […]
Pierce County Housing Action Plan
Submitted by Carol Colleran. Pierce County has many homeless neighbors as well as a cost crisis: rentals and houses are expensive! The Pierce County Council is considering a Housing Action Plan (2022-162) that would address many of the housing issues, from shelter and services to streamlining new affordable housing building projects that would make both […]
Letter: Warehouses Threaten Our Future
Submitted by Michelle S. Mood. The community might not be entirely aware of a proposed set of warehouses in Pierce County that could radically intensify traffic congestion, air pollution and health inequities. I’ve been following most closely the mega-warehouse planned for South Tacoma just south of TPU – a 2.5 million square foot monstrosity that […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – A Review
Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is fantastic. We knew it was going to be fun when Lucy, the woman sitting next to Peg in the audience, showed the photo of her granddaughter, Le’liana in the Youth Chorus and was so excited to be at the production. Luci also saw Kinky Boots […]