A project to increase pedestrian safety, mobility and accessibility along sections of 12th Avenue South and 124th Street South will begin July 6. The work is expected to be complete in late August. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – July 4, 2020
Mountain View Funeral Home: George Nicholas Karras; Virginia B. Reiter; Jon W. Reynoldson. … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
Spanaway Lake closes because of toxic algae
On July 2, the Health Department closed Spanaway Lake because of high toxic algae levels. Test results show the algae contain toxins at levels that are harmful to people and pets. You should stay out of the water and not use it for recreation— don’t swim, wade, waterski, or fish. … [Read more...]
City Manager’s Weekly Bulletin, July 2, 2020
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) July 2 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here. … [Read more...]
66 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases confirmed July 3
On July 3, we confirmed 66 new cases in Pierce County and no new deaths. Our total is 2,705 cases and 90 total deaths. … [Read more...]
Overnight construction resumes on I-5 through JBLM after July Fourth holiday
LAKEWOOD – During the overnight hours of Wednesday, July 1, construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation shifted all travel lanes of southbound Interstate 5 into a temporary configuration at the Berkeley Street interchange. This traffic shift gives crews access to a work zone where the elevation of southbound I-5 will be raised nearly 14-feet at Berkeley Street. … [Read more...]
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 […] The post New cider taproom coming to South Hill this summer appeared first … [Read more...]
Roll the Videotape: U.P. Garden Tour Goes Virtual
One of the most popular signs of spring in University Place is the annual Garden Tour sponsored by the U.P. Historical Society. This year, however, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the tour has taken a slight detour and will be available to everyone to view on the City’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) as well as U.P.’s YouTube Channel. … [Read more...]
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 Declaration of Independence, the result of a far more political … [Read more...]