Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) July 9 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
There Is Help for Evicted Tenants
Submitted by TacomaProBono Community Lawyers. Thousands of people in Pierce County are behind on rent due to COVID-19 and fear eviction – but as of July 1, tenants have new rights, new protections, and an opportunity to take advantage of an unprecedented level of help. Tacomaprobono Community Lawyers, Tacoma Refugee Choir and Stressed Out Entertainment […]
Tacoma Poised to Celebrate Completion of $2.9 Million Ruston Way Park Improvement
On Saturday morning Tacomans will gather to celebrate the return of the Dickman Mill head saw to the Ruston Way waterfront. The massive historic artifact underwent major restoration to serve as the centerpiece for a park expansion that commemorates an era when Tacoma was acclaimed as the Lumber Capital of America. The head saw, a […]
Tacoma Link fares are changing
If you ride Tacoma Link, Sound Transit wants to hear from you on new fares that will begin when the Hilltop Extension opens in 2022. Find out more and take the survey at SoundTransit.org/TFares. You can also email your comments to fares@soundtransit.org; attend the public hearing on July 15th or call us at 800-201-4900. Comments will be […]
Across the Fence: The Potential of What Ifs
The other day, a friend of mine posted a caricature on Facebook that presented one’s life’s plans as a straight diagonal in a graph. Have you ever wondered where you would be if, at some point in your life, there hadn’t been that certain event or that certain person which or who twisted it to […]
U.P. Chief’s Corner: We’re Ready to Get Back Out for National Night Out
I can say that, without a doubt, one of my favorite annual events in University Place is National Night Out. So I am thrilled that we will be able to join you in celebrating your support for our community-police partnerships again this year on Tuesday, Aug. 3. There are neighborhoods that I still remember visiting […]
Book Talk: Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Please join us at the Tacoma Historical Society Museum – 406 Tacoma Avenue South – for our first in-person meeting (Monday, July 12 at 7 pm) in more than a year! Our featured speaker will be Donald Tjossem, whose latest book for Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America Series, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, has just been released. […]
Riders want improvements at Lakewood, South Tacoma Stations
Riders told Sound Transit they want to see improved lighting, pedestrian infrastructure, bicycle infrastructure, additional parking and more at the Lakewood and South Tacoma Stations. Sound Transit hosted an online open house from April 1-20, 2021, to introduce the Lakewood and South Tacoma Stations Access Improvements projects to the public and to seek feedback on types of […]
Candidate Forum – Gig Harbor City Council Position 2
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County is hosting a nonpartisan candidate forum along with several other community groups for races in Lakewood for which there are three or more candidates in the Primary election. This is an opportunity for the public to hear and […]