Submitted by Don Russell, Lakewood. I am the owner of a shoreline property on American Lake that has been in my family for 114 years. Sadly, during my 93 years, I have witnessed the ongoing degradation of water quality in lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands throughout the City of Lakewood and Pierce County. As a […]
To Ponder
Letter: Baloney Sandwiches
Today, March 18, us kids remember our dad’s birthday. It was on our dad’s birthday, eight years ago, that my brother and I rowed our regular four-miler on American Lake. It was only our fifth time together in the double racing shell. Down the course we weaved among buoys and small islands, hugging the shoreline, […]
Center Stage Presents El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom
“Comic book artist Alex combats writer’s block by secretly dressing up as his creation, El Coqui Espectacular. Alex’s brother Joe struggles to fit in at New York City. Together, they fight supervillains while hatching a plan to prove themselves to the world at the Puerto Rican Day Parade! El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of […]
Meet Trista Duval – Artistic Director of Centerstage Theatre
Written by Peg Doman. When I first talked over the phone with Trista, I realized she was one of the most energic and vivacious person I’ve ever met. She talks quickly; after all, she has so much information to share. I asked her how she got into theatre arts: grade school plays, high school or […]
Letter: The Red Helmet, Part II
The baseball players of the Clover Park High School Timberwolves take the field today for the first game of their 2023 season. The Lil’ Crushers t-ball team from Tillicum also step onto the diamond today for their first ever opportunity to play organized baseball. Like the connection between a 74 mile per hour fastball and […]
In the Book Nook with … J.D. Howard
Author J.D. Howard, among others a retired real estate broker, was born in West Seattle but grew up in Everett during the 60s/70s; he currently lives in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains north of Monroe, WA. He started writing poetry in high school in the early 70s and published his first novel of now […]
Letter: God Keeps A Journal
The ink well on heaven’s desk, does it contain ink? No, it contains tears. Our tears. With them God puts pen to paper to record our story. The Psalmist David wrote, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” […]
The Return of Screwball Comedy – on Stage at Harlequin
“His Girl Friday is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper editor named Walter Burns who is about to lose his ace reporter and ex-wife Hildy Johnson, […]
Don’t Miss Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Fantastic Production
The Dukesbay Theatre is in downtown Tacoma and several floors up from the very popular Grand Cinema. For more details and ticket purchases: dukesbay.org/ Our review team of three were delighted Thursday evening at Dukesbay’s production of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. The play was adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella “Strange Case of Dr. […]