Most readers are familiar with the Bermuda Triangle also known as the Devil’s Triangle.
Sally Saunders honored as 20 year Lions member
Lakewood First Lions Club member Sally Saunders (left, below), was honored recently as a 20 year club member by Sharon Sikes, Zone 19C district governor.
The Blue Boy, Christ in Gethsemane, and Birch Trees
Several years ago I was attending a meeting of my Rotary Club of Tacoma #8. I was wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, and a blue sweater. My friend Jim Harris looked at me and said, “The Blue Boy, I presume?” I laughed and wondered out loud how many people today would even know the […]
Apples star in Steilacoom
Steilacoom awoke early last Sunday. People were putting up tents and canopies. Trucks were rolling in and out. Lafayette Street was busy long before dawn. And when daylight finally came around, all was ready for the crowds to come.
Ben Sclair Swims Upstream With Dorothy
“Sitting down with Dorothy Wilhelm to record a podcast about The Suburban Times as the 2018 Lakewood Film, Art, Book Festival was coming to life, adds just one more square in the warm quilt that is our community.”
Exhibit: Sketching Tacoma and Beyond
By Peg Doman. Tacoma Urban Sketchers are mounting their second exhibit this year at the Foss Waterway Seaport from October 16 through January 7, 2019. The theme of Sketching Tacoma and Beyond means that there will be pieces showing local waterways, other Tacoma sites and sites from around the region. Meet the artists at a […]
Letter: Gumming up the works – marijuana markets to munchkins
When the future of an industry depends on enticing (read ‘addicting’) the adults of the future – the youth of today – so what, right? As long as the bottom line is the top priority, then, whatever.
Article Comments Are a Nice Social Media Element
With articles in the Suburban Times, the articles are an open door for discussion . . . with a simple “comment” they become social media. If you read a article in the Seattle Times or The News Tribune, all you get is the story, although some readers react with a letter to the editor, it’s […]
Home from Home: Packaging
Sometimes I wonder what it will be like when I’m a couple of decades older, my fingers not as nimble and my wrists not as strong as now. It usually happens when I’m fighting another packaging of something and I feel that either I am incapable or the package designer totally unempathetic. Also, it is […]