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 […]
Westside Story – Face Masks
Reader Warning: If you are hungry for highly intellectual reading material, do not – I repeat, do not read – this Westside Story. Reader Comprehension Challenge: Can you spot the life-saving message(s) ensconced inside this whimsy laced Westside Story? Our fearless leader in Olympia has mandated we wear face masks if we are among the […]
Boiled Peanuts – The Caviar of the South
You never know what you’ll find at the Dollar Tree. I’ve scored on Bellina’s Gourmet Red Sweet Pepper Strips from Peru, Sweet & Spicy Juanita Piquante Peppers from South Africa, La Limonera Lime Juice Substitute from Mexico, Galen Sun Dried Tomato Halves from Turkey, and Beach Cliff Sardines from Poland. A month ago I bought […]
Seafood markets in Pierce County with live and fresh: Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, more
So many people have asked me in Where to Dine Pierce County, the Facebook group, where to find live seafood tanks and fresh seafood. Here’s your answer. This is a growing guide to fresh and live seafood markets in Pierce County. TACOMA East Asian Market Address: 602 S 38th St, Tacoma, WA 98418; 253-473-3799 Link: […]
Westside Story – Fajardo For Sheriff Reason #8
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 […]
Letter: Independence Day – Pull your weight, sign your name
Early morning before the sun is even awake and not a breath of a breeze bestirs the blackness of the water, little red blinking bow lights wink through the darkness, the whooshing throb of matched oars and creaking oarlocks the only whisper that an amphibious monster has passed. Now a sport, crew once won independence. […]
New cider taproom coming to South Hill this summer
South Hill residents, you’re getting a cidery taproom this summer. Fierce County Cider, the three-year-old South Hill based cidery is expanding to a taproom at 9918 162nd St. Ct. E., which is across from Thun Field. If it seems like there’s a lot going on locally for cider, that’s true. Last month, I wrote about […]
Across the Fence: In(ter)dependence
Fourth of July – what a memorable day! The United States celebrate their independence from the British crown. No taxation without representation. The Boston Tea Party, which wasn’t a party at all, set off the revolution against the British on December 16, 1773 and turned the trend in American beverages to coffee. No kidding. The […]