Really?! Does this otherwise so peaceful columnist condone aggression?! Think twice, as you know me better than that, and let me enjoy the double-take I probably caused you when you were reading my headline. Today, I was clipped by another car while doing a left turn at a crossing. It was in the left lane, […]
The Little Free Pantry comes to Tillicum + Clothes for Girls
To be stocked with free food this week of March 15, the neighbor-feeding-neighbor program will be formally opened March 21 at 12:30 p.m. Please see the attached information for location; what you can give and expect to find; how you can help and who you can contact. Spring Break Boutique for girls April 6! Spring […]
My Monocular, My Luck, and My VW Beetle – A Short Story
I got my notice for jury duty and couldn’t think of a good excuse to get out of it so I was on my way to the County-City Building to report. Just another bad luck day, I guessed. The parking garage was already full, so I started looking for any place to park. I ended […]
March is Women’s History Month and the theme this year is ‘Choose to Challenge’
A very special program is planned for Coffee Chat and Change the World on Monday, March 22 at 9:00 am. We’ve had requests for stories to celebrate women in science. Artist/Author Jennifer Chushcoff will share her forthcoming picture book about Aquanaut Sylvia Earle, the first woman to serve as Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and […]
The Redd Dog, a you-pour-it pub, opening on Tacoma’s 6th Ave
If all goes as planned, The Redd Dog U-Pour It Pub will open in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue neighborhood later this spring at 2805 Sixth Ave. The pour-your-own beer concept is new to the area, explained owner Lane Scelzi, who also owns the Melting Pot in Tacoma (and locations in Seattle and Bellevue). Scelzi, who grew […]
Letter: Until Then
The storybook words of “once upon a time” usually end with “and they lived happily ever after.” But what if the tale of our lives does not happen this way – what if the narrative of our actions leaves us facing the void of unhappiness? What then of this storybook ending? Sometimes through no fault […]
A Beautiful Day in March – Nisqually Tour
It was a gorgeous Saturday. We were just finishing up breakfast, so I asked my wife Peg what she would like to do. She said, “Go to a movie.” We love the Grand Cinema, but they had nothing scheduled. We live just above Point Ruston, so I checked the PR theaters, but nothing looked interesting […]
Vet Clinic, Mar ’21
•You can help design VA’s future – https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/85497/you-help-design-vas-future/ •Calling all job seekers: Connect with VA recruiters at virtual open houses – https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/84420/calling-job-seekers-connect-va-recruiters-virtual-open-houses/ •VA Launches New Platform to Send Veterans Personalized Notifications – https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/03/va-launches-new-platform-send-veterans-personalized-notifications/172526/ •How Veterans Affairs Is Helping Rural Vets Get The COVID-19 Vaccine – https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965515676/how-the-veterans-administration-is-helping-rural-vets-get-the-covid-19-vaccine •Wellness Wednesday: Program helps veterans who suffer from chronic […]
Red Wagon Burgers & Fish Restaurant Review
At the Red Wagon in Tacoma I had to bend one piece of fish into the take-home container to make it fit so I could close the lid. A recent comment about food in one of my articles published in The Suburban Times featured a remark from a reader about Red Wagon Burgers, but it […]