Cyndie Fajardo (pronounced faa har doe) is running for Pierce County Sheriff. There are many reasons to vote for Lieutenant Fajardo. Reason #1 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff is because of Lieutenant Fajardo’s and her family’s long involvement with LAW ENFORCEMENT and PUBLIC SERVICE, dating back to 1886. Reason #2 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff […]
We’re getting a new Korean fried chicken restaurant and pub – here are details
Mija Chang stood at the entrance of her new restaurant, BB.Q Olive Chicken in Lakewood two weeks ago. Construction dust was everywhere. “It’s been a lot of work, but there’s still so much more to do,” she said, describing the year-long process to open the Korean fried chicken that is sure to become a must-visit […]
New cider tasting room now open in the Hilltop – and it’s family friendly
Grit City Ciderworks is now open in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. The post New cider tasting room now open in the Hilltop – and it’s family friendly appeared first on Dine Pierce County.
Taco Time Dining Room Open Tacoma – University Place
Taco Time often calls to us. We love their Crispy Beef Burritos and their salsa. It’s difficult to decide where to dine out, when you don’t know who is open and operating. Peg and I had not eaten at Tacoma Time in possibly a year. Peg suggested we order food from Taco Time on 19th […]
Parallels between Mask Wearing (or Not) and Texting while Driving
The battle lines have been drawn. In an effort to reduce and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus aka COVID-19, a statewide order in Washington now requires most people to wear a mask or other face covering. That change went into effect June 26. It led to an almost instantaneous surge in protests by […]
Westside Story – Fajardo For Sheriff Reason #9
Cyndie Fajardo (pronounced faa har doe) is running for Pierce County Sheriff. There are many reasons to vote for Lieutenant Fajardo. Reason #1 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff is because of Lieutenant Fajardo’s and her family’s long involvement with LAW ENFORCEMENT and PUBLIC SERVICE, dating back to 1886. Reason #2 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff […]
Boyle’s Double Take – Childhood Summers
Renown Lakewood author, Susanne Bacon, has done it again. She suggested for our July 2020, edition of Double Take we start with two words, Childhood Summers. With having only two words, Childhood Summers, to work with, I harnessed my free-wheeling creative mind and came up with what follows. In the summer of 1944, I began […]
Bacon’s Double Take – Childhood Summers
It’s summer, finally, after a spring that somehow felt cooler and wetter than in other years. Stranger, too, due to pandemic circumstances. Summer. It used to be a magic word to me, especially as a child. Looking back, it felt like an additional piece of freedom. Maybe it was. It usually was connected to my […]
Social Media Pandemic Marketing is Booming in Tacoma Lakewood Gig Harbor and Seattle
Business doesn’t need to panic. The first of the month for my wife and me means statistics and invoices. I compile the statistics and Peg creates and emails the invoices for the previous month. At the start of the slow downs and closures of businesses, I was worried for both our business and the businesses […]