Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Last evening I was driving through Lakewood when I noticed that my old friend, Angelo Scalici, has a For Sale sign on our historic Lakewood House of Donuts located at 9638 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. Phone: 253-588-2647. This news hit me especially hard since I have […]
To Ponder
Westside Story – Mutant Calendar
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Most of us do not think much about calendars. In fact we take the calendar for granted. No one ever complains about our calendar, nor does anyone come up with any ideas to improve our calendar. That has all changed.
Westside Story – Boathouse 19
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle If you hang out at Starbucks enough, like I do, you can learn something new every day. Why just this morning, I talked to two different people who told me about Boathouse 19, a brand new restaurant in the University Place / Tacoma area. The name cleverly includes two […]
Westside Story – Artichoke Blossom
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Some of you may remember last year when I wrote a story titled, Artichokes Discovered In Lakewood. This September, I feel compelled to write Chapter II. Check out my photo of the same artichoke plant taken later in the season.
Letter: There’s loud, and then there’s Seahawks fans
By David Anderson The Dallas Cowboys ride into town to face the Seahawks (4-0 preseason) in their home-opener September 16th. Seahawks fans are sure to have something to say about that. Ever since the Giants stomped into Seattle and slumped out after having slogged through 16 penalties, the most in a single game in the previous 56 years […]
Westside Story – Open Position
By Joe Boyle In the old days we used to have Lonely Hearts Clubs. I never tried one because I was never lonely. Modern technology has now presented single men and women with on-line dating and boy-girl matching. Just when I thought I knew it all, a recently divorced woman came up with something new. […]
Westside Story – Road Trip
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Everyone knows the center of the universe is Starbucks at our Lakewood Towne Center. Do you know where the center of North America is located? This summer while on my 15th annual BAMR (Big Annual Motorcycle Ride) I inadvertently discovered that the Geographical Center of North America is located in […]
Westside Story – Half-Mast
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle What goes through your mind when you see a lad wearing his pants at half-mast like the guy in my photo marked Exhibit A (above)? It drives me nuts when I see one of these throwbacks. We should not forget that we live in America with abundant freedoms. I defend […]
Westside Story – Let’s talk Motorcycles
Story & Videos – Joseph Boyle On October 10, 1997 at 4:30 p.m. I bought my first motorcycle, a red 1998 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom. This was both a proud and scary moment in my life. When I rode home I looked down at the shiny Harley and said to myself, “What have I done? […]