Time for Christmas Giving and all that sort of thing, but why not take a break this Friday morning (December 6) when Dorothy Wilhelm’s podcast Swimming Upstream will be recorded at the Lakewood Senior Activity Center. The fast moving show includes: 9:30 – Interview with creativity expert Marilyn Schoeman tells how to apply Green Light […]
School levy presentation by Supt. Ron Banner atneighborhood meeting
The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) meeting for December 5, 6:30 P.M. at the Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW, will feature Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner’s presentation on the District levy which will be voted on in February 2020. To read more on the levy click here and here. The Lakewood […]
Letter: Shopping with grandpa, chapter two
In our last episode of ‘Goodwill Toys Gone Bad!’, grandpa and his granddaughter had left readers wondering if Mini Mouse would escape the clutches of the Evil Octopod, or whether the dinosaur escapees from Jurassic Park II would get to her first. Only the lone Power Ranger stood in their way. Unfortunately, upon their return […]
Letter:Silver Rails, Silver Rails, soon Amtrak returns through the city
“These people weren’t thinking,” Goddard said. “To save a couple of seconds, they died.” Patrick Goddard is president of Florida’s new – officially launched in January 2018 – higher-speed passenger train, 79 mph, just like Amtrak through Lakewood. Also, like Lakewood, the Brightline trains (they’re painted neon yellow) travel through “some of Florida’s most densely […]
Westside Story – Santa Claus and Joe Boyle Make a Deal
There is a lot of negative press regarding Haters trying to destroy our American customs and our country. The Haters mainly use old fashioned brainwashing to make us think we dare not say things like Merry Christmas. Even famous writer and community leader, Dave Anderson, recently published a letter in The Suburban Times titled, Bah […]
Across the Fence: Stepping into the Past
The other day, I finally did something that I had wanted to do for a long time. And, actually, I think it’s one of the first things one should do if one’s hometown has one: visit the local historical museum. It was a sunny Thursday afternoon when I parked at the new Motor Avenue Plaza […]
Westside Story – Gimme A Brake
Gimme a brake. DRIVER’S TIP: Remember, the gas pedal is the long slender one on the right. Press gently. The brake is the big one on the left. Slam the brake pedal as hard as you can if all you can see looming in front of you are well-designed brick patterns. If you learn to […]
Westside Story – This Story Will Hook You From The Start
Photo – World-Renowned Photographer – Larry King. Story Inspiration: Matt King – Neophyte Longshoreman So to explain how this off the wall piece came together, I must confess no genius among us said, “Hey, let’s give Joe a hook, take his photo and then make fun comments.” It did not happen that way. It was […]
Come to the Cabaret, Old Chum, Come to the Cabaret
Cabaret is a riot of color, excellent music, sexy women and studly men belting out songs or quietly moaning, dancing, swinging their hips and whatever else moves. Such energy is exhibited that you can’t sit still and I sat through the whole show with a goofy smile pasted on my face. The audience is a […]