I love the mural on the street-side wall of the Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on South 56th Street in Tacoma. The mural colors attract the eye and the walls and trim of the building itself lend support to the image as a whole. Painting on walls is nothing knew. Our ancestors started that […]
Port of Tacoma: Touch-A-Truck – October 6
Looking for a free family event? Visit the Port of Tacoma and be amazed! See what moves our economy and the world. Come on down to the Port of Tacoma’s Administration building, for the port’s first ever Touch-A-Truck event! Join the port on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Port […]
Photo: I’m voting for Garage Sale.
Correction: Tai Chi at The Fair is really on Saturday, Sept. 22
To the Suburban Times Esteemed Editor and Treasured Readers: I’m sorry to say there’s an error in the last story about Tai Chi at the Fair, stating that the event takes place on Friday. That is incorrect and an example of what happens when one writes late at night without a proofreader. My apologies, and […]
Home from Home: School Days
What do I remember from my first day of school in Germany ever? A big candy-filled cardboard cone, throngs of people seated in the gym to attend a welcoming program and to listen to the principal, then entering a classroom and being pretty much clueless about anything that was going on. I was able to […]
Ginger, Ginger Jam, Jazz, and Pizzazz
The following article, “Ginger Nutrition Benefits,” was written by me and my wife, Peg for the website Live2AgeWell (c. 2013 – Live2AgeWell.com). I recently won the door prize at my book group meeting. It was a bottle of ginger syrup. I would hardly wait to try it out. The next morning I had French Toast […]
Susanne Bacon reads at The Sock Peddlers
Are you into yarns? Then this upcoming October event should be right down your alley! For local author Susanne Bacon will be reading her third Wycliff novel from cover to cover at The Sock Peddlers LLC in Lakewood. This reading event is already the third of its kind and has been requested for a while, […]
FAB Fest Features Tami Oldham Ashcraft
September 1983 is a month, Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s life changed forever. Avid sailors, she and her fiancé were on their way to deliver a yacht from Tahiti to San Diego when Hurricane Raymond hit. Her fiancé washed overboard, Tami was badly injured during the capsizing of the boat. She survived 41 days under jury rig […]
To Everything There Is A Season. This Is The Season For Tai Chi At The Fair
Tai Chi at the Fair, giving the audience an opportunity to sample retro foods and learn about Tai Chi, takes place on Friday, September 22, at 10:30 in the Home Arts Kitchen at the south end of the second floor of the Pavilion, just south of the main Gold Gate at 9th and Meridian at […]