Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. During Monday’s New Employee Orientation, one of our new prosecuting attorneys shared a little about her family. With two little ones at home, she welcomed the opportunity at Pierce County, to “just” manage a caseload and not be supervising anyone else. At some point in the future, she might […]
Lakewood City Manager May 26 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) May 26 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator May 26 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s May 26 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Washinton State Pledges $500,000 toward affordable housing in Lakewood
Submitted by LASA. LASA (Living Access Support Alliance) is $500,000 closer to their $10.5 million capital campaign goal to build 25 units of affordable housing at Gravelly Lake Drive SW and Fairlawn AVE SW. Gravelly Lake Commons will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units. State Representative Mari Leavitt is shown with the arrow that depicts […]
You Belong – The American Legion Pat Tillman Memorial Post 53, DuPont
Submitted by Tom Riggs. What is the American Legion and what do they do locally? More importantly, why should you care? Increased hyper-partisanship in our federal government is creating shockwaves throughout the economy but potentially hardest hit will be government workers, Military, Retirees, Veterans and those on Social Security. The American Legion has the biggest […]
In the Book Nook with … Emily Hunt
Author Emily Hunt lives in Olalla, Washington. She has been creating stories since she was a child, but not until last year did she seriously pursue being published. Her historical fiction novella, “Enemy in the Highlands”, was published in April 2022. Emily is a member of the Greater Gig Harbor Literary Society on Facebook. When […]
Lakewood Icon Celebrates Special Birthday
He has been making me laugh and ponder and have double takes ever since I came across him for the first time. And that was way before I met him in person on a sunny weekday afternoon at a Starbuck’s in Lakewood in 2019. He was not alone. Ben Sclair, who had introduced us via […]
JBLM hosts first in-person Memorial Day observance since 2019
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will host a Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 29 at the Camp Lewis Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. on Lewis Main. This will be the first in-person Memorial Day observance since 2019 due to COVID restrictions. Brigadier General William Ryan III, I Corps Deputy Commanding General, will be the […]
Kilmer Spearheads Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. This week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), William Timmons (SC-04), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced the Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution, a bipartisan resolution to establish a bipartisan Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking to facilitate the integration of robust data in the legislative process. “We’ve got to get government […]
Statement on $3.1 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Action Brought by Family and Estate of Bennie Branch
City of Tacoma announcement. On May 23, the Tacoma City Council approved a settlement in the wrongful death action brought by the family and estate of Bennie Branch, in the amount of $3.1 million. Every loss of life is tragic, and the Branch family suffered a heartbreaking loss. This family’s loss has been felt deeply […]
Sounder trains available for Sunday Mariners game
Sound Transit announcement. Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this Sunday’s Mariners game. Special Sounder service is in addition to Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from T-Mobile Park. The special service will be available Sunday, […]
Tacoma Arts Live Hires Chief Advancement OfficerJoshua Knudson
Tacoma Arts Live announcement. TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live is excited to announce the hiring of Joshua Knudson as Chief Advancement Officer. Knudson joined the Development team this month, having previously served Tacoma Arts Live as both a fundraising consultant and a theater director for Tacoma Arts Live. With more than 25 years of experience in […]