We brought along two granddaughters to CenterStage and Robin Hood. It didn’t seem like it, but it had been a decade since we last brought Bella and Sofia to a CenterStage panto. They booed with the best of the audience and volunteered to come on stage, but the younger children were selected. They had a […]
To Ponder
Westside Story – Statistical Probability of Joe & Bill
I find words and names to be both interesting and entertaining. Allow me to list four sample words, two familiar words, and two unfamiliar words. Sommelier – MEANING: A wine expert typically serving wine in a fancy restaurant or club. PRONOUNCED: se-mel-ya-z. Oenophile – MEANING: A wine aficionado typically drinking a higher caliber wine than […]
Budgeting and Decorating for the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us. It is a time for sharing and celebrating. We all have different ways of expressing ourselves and we all have different budgets. There is no one way to do anything. People and families differ. People have been collecting holiday cards and Hallmark Decorations for years. Many people collect them […]
School levy presentation by Supt. Ron Banner atneighborhood meeting
The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) meeting for December 5, 6:30 P.M. at the Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW, will feature Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner’s presentation on the District levy which will be voted on in February 2020. To read more on the levy click here and here. The Lakewood […]
Letter: Shopping with grandpa, chapter two
In our last episode of ‘Goodwill Toys Gone Bad!’, grandpa and his granddaughter had left readers wondering if Mini Mouse would escape the clutches of the Evil Octopod, or whether the dinosaur escapees from Jurassic Park II would get to her first. Only the lone Power Ranger stood in their way. Unfortunately, upon their return […]
Letter:Silver Rails, Silver Rails, soon Amtrak returns through the city
“These people weren’t thinking,” Goddard said. “To save a couple of seconds, they died.” Patrick Goddard is president of Florida’s new – officially launched in January 2018 – higher-speed passenger train, 79 mph, just like Amtrak through Lakewood. Also, like Lakewood, the Brightline trains (they’re painted neon yellow) travel through “some of Florida’s most densely […]
Westside Story – Santa Claus and Joe Boyle Make a Deal
There is a lot of negative press regarding Haters trying to destroy our American customs and our country. The Haters mainly use old fashioned brainwashing to make us think we dare not say things like Merry Christmas. Even famous writer and community leader, Dave Anderson, recently published a letter in The Suburban Times titled, Bah […]
Across the Fence: Stepping into the Past
The other day, I finally did something that I had wanted to do for a long time. And, actually, I think it’s one of the first things one should do if one’s hometown has one: visit the local historical museum. It was a sunny Thursday afternoon when I parked at the new Motor Avenue Plaza […]
Westside Story – Gimme A Brake
Gimme a brake. DRIVER’S TIP: Remember, the gas pedal is the long slender one on the right. Press gently. The brake is the big one on the left. Slam the brake pedal as hard as you can if all you can see looming in front of you are well-designed brick patterns. If you learn to […]