Photos and story by Joseph Boyle During our recent snowstorm something mighty unusual happened. My home is covered with a standing seam metal roof. The metal roof combined with snowfall and changing temperatures caused a freezing and thawing action that produced what I call The Icicle Attack. The snow on my metal roof started to […]
Westside Story – Library Book Sale – 3 Events
Story & Photos by Joseph Boyle 50 cents? That’s right! I bought a John Grisham paperback that retails for $7.99 for 50 cents at the FRIENDS of Lakewood Library Book Sale. Do you love to read? Do you love to save money? Do you love to support your library? If you do, let me tell […]
WESTSIDE STORY – Scam Artist wants your money!
Story & Photo by Joseph Boyle Did my photo grab your attention? Let me share some information with you before some scam artist grabs your cash. I am connected to a confidential and reliable source that informed me about an e-mail scam. I am not talking about one of those urban legends on the Internet […]
Steilacoom Spaghetti dinner packs them in
Letter: The people have spoken, already
Last week’s mail produced this year’s challenges under the headline “Key policy issues the (Lakewood) City Council will address in 2011.” Four of the six listed impact the Tillicum neighborhood, two of which are especially grievous – a new gate for Camp Murray, and Amtrak trains – the first that would put over 1,000 cars/day […]
SOUP-tacular!
Bridgeport Place hosted the first of what will be a series of casual, drop-in events for seniors on a recent Saturday afternoon. The “SOUP-tacular” featured a free light lunch of homemade soup, breadsticks, desserts, and beverages. Visitors were also given a tour of the apartments. The next “SOUP-tacular” is slated for Saturday, February 19, from […]
Bridgeport Place receives award from city
The City of University Place honored Bridgeport Place in an awards ceremony during a recent meeting of the city council. Mayor Debbie Klosowski and Recreation Supervisor Jennifer Robinson made the presentation of the plaque. Jaynie Jones, Community Relations Coordinator for Bridgeport Place, received the plaque on behalf of the entire staff and management team.
Risk Barometer for business owners
Bradley A. Berger, Managing Partner and Owner of Cornerstone Financial Strategies was the facilitator/presenter for the University Place/Fircrest Division meeting of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, January 28. Randy Walden, owner of Heartwarming Care is the new division president and has set the tone and course for what will be a six-part series based […]
Westside Story – Ardesson’s Shoe Repair
Photos & Story by Joseph Boyle This past Saturday I stopped by one of my favorite Lakewood businesses, Ardesson’s Shoe Repair & New Shoes, located at 9635 Gravelly Lake Dr SW. It was a busy day in the shop with customers streaming in and out for leather repairs. Other customers were buying new shoes. The […]