Stacked like a sardine in a collection of Matchbox and Hot Wheels Cars – caught in the crush of a child’s pile of autos distinctive for their yesteryear look of cool designs, flashy decals and hip hubcaps – is THAT ONE different car. If it had a life, it remembers the day it rolled off […]
Parked Cars and Cries for Help . . . Everyday
Do you wonder about parked cars and vans in neighborhoods or near parks . . . do you ever wonder how many are the homes of people . . . of families . . . do you wonder about the cold and hunger going on just down the street from you? St Vinnie’s doesn’t have […]
Here’s Your Chance to Vote for Christmas All Year Long. Is It Even A Good Idea?
The last Coffee Chat (and Change the World) of 2020 has “Christmas All Year Long” for a theme. The idea comes from the song by Composer H.C. Weinberg. Christmas All Year Long seems like such a wonderful idea but many people have asked, “Do we mean all that goes with Christmas, or just the kindness toward each […]
Unique Bakery opens in downtown Tacoma with macarons, croissants, kouign-amann, more
Tacoma’s Unique Bakery has opened at 925 Market St. And it brings with it something this city is short on – a deep selection of French pastries. Local diners can swoop up croissants, macarons, cream puffs and other French/European bakery delights throughout Pierce County, but fetching that broad selection requires a bit of a scavenger […]
Curran Orchard Tree Adoptions – Great Holiday Gifts
The Curran Apple Orchard is a 7.33 acre park located at 3920 Grandview Drive in University Place. There are more than 250 apple trees which are available for adoption each year. Varieties include Gravenstein, Golden Delicious and MacIntosh. TREE ADOPTIONS: All adopters are entitled to the apples from their tree for one harvest season. Adopter […]
Alex Wheatle – Small Axe – Part Four – Review
What does the story of a black British convict have to do with a white male who grew up in Ponders Corner? Nothing . . . and everything. I’ve never been to Great Britain, and never been convicted of anything. but I believe that we are all related and should be treated equally. The story […]
Letter: Clover Park School Board member’s resignation demanded
Taniesha Lyons is demanding the resignation of Paul Wagemann, member of the Clover Park School Board since 2009. A special meeting of the school board to address the matter has been scheduled for Monday, December 21. The meeting agenda provides the link and password to join the webinar. Lyons ran against Wagemann in 2019 and […]
Letter: There Is Room
When George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” was first performed at noon in the New Music Hall in Dublin, Ireland on April 13, 1742 in Dublin, there was no room in the hall. There was no room for gentlemen to wear their swords; there was no room for ladies to wear hoops in their dresses. With an […]
Across the Fence: … and Peace on Earth
Apart from this pandemic to end that has cost so many lives already, what do we most wish for these days? Apart from the stuff that we can buy with money … I think, the angels’ Christmas message in the Bible puts it pretty close to what every other religion in the world makes their […]