“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke I for one, am sad to see February and Black History Month leave us behind. “Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African […]
Across the Fence: It’s All Greek To Me
The other day I finished a book that my sweet friend Katerina in Athens had taken great pain to find for me. It was the English translation of a Greek author, in this case Ilias Venezis. A wonderful book to boot. But it made me thoughtful why, besides the great classics like Homer, Aristotle, Plato, […]
Coffee Chat and Change the world, March 8
Coffee Chat Guests often “graduate” to a full length interview on Swimming Upstream Radio Show. You’ll be able to hear an interview with our own Gina Carey on March 29 – anywhere you hear podcasts. Here’s what’s coming up on Monday, March 8 at 9 am Father Fred Tells it like it is – and this time […]
Letter: A Well-lived Life
He was king with numerous opportunities to rule well during his eight year reign. He had not. During that time he had not achieved anything for his country or people that qualified as a distinguishable accomplishment of merit. Nothing. The people he had ruled were glad when he departed. “He passed away, to no one’s […]
I Care a Lot – Film Review
Imagine someone explaining to you that your mother’s doctor and the court has given a person complete control over your mom, her home, her savings, and access to her . . . and there is nothing you can do about it. Rosamund Pike plays Marla Grayson, a crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of […]
The Little Shopping Center on South Cedar Just Around the Corner
Just a quarter mile from the Tacoma Mall, directly across the street from KFC on 38th Street in Tacoma, is a small, but friendly and interesting shopping center with only a handful of shops. Years ago we often visited the Mexican restaurant there, The Funky Iguana. It’s gone now, but in its place is Cocina […]
Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery opening in Gig Harbor
When Jesse Dunagan opens Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery in Gig Harbor sometime this spring, his five-year-old brewery will triple in size and he’ll add a live music venue and restaurant. “It is so much bigger than my first brewery,” said Dunagan last week when I checked on his move across the Narrows from downtown […]
Thank you for your support
Thanks to all who attended the recent Lakewood First Lions Club drive though crab feed in Fort Steilacoom Park.
Reliving the Magnitude 6.8 Nisqually Earthquake 20 Years Later
I can only imagine that adults living in and around the Seattle-Tacoma area today, who were here February 28, 2001, have their own personal memories of the Magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake that struck at 10:54 Pacific Time that morning. What follows is my story… My husband Charles and I opened a flower shop in the […]