The City of Lakewood operates with four Guiding Principles: Each year the City’s leadership team recognizes employees who have gone above and beyond their daily job responsibilities to embody one or more of these four principles. The employees are announced at the city’s annual holiday recognition event at the end of the year and presented with […]
Getting with the Program – Entertaining Local Speakers
I love meetings at groups like Rotary and Transportation Club. I love to arrive early and chat with anyone who sits down at the table. How else can you really learn much about people? Eventually, the meeting leads to an interesting program. When I was president of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, I had […]
Announcing APCC’s Taste of Asia Line-Up for 2025
Experience Culinary and Cultural Delights from Across the Asia-Pacific Region. APCC Member $20, Non-Member $25. If you wish to become an APCC member, please go to our website www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org to register. Dress the Part: Immerse Yourself in Culture! Make your journey even more memorable by embracing the traditional attire of each featured country. Whether it’s a vibrant sarong, […]
Town Hall With District 4 Council Member Sandesh Sadalge on December 18
TACOMA, Wash. – District 4 Council Member Sandesh Sadalge will host a town hall on December 18, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 PM, at the VFW 969 Hall (3510 McKinley Ave. in Tacoma). The event will be an opportunity for District 4 residents and businesses to connect with Council Member Sadalge, reflect on his first […]
Public Hearing: 2025-2031 Transportation Improvement Plan
The City of Puyallup is holding a Public Hearing and seeking comments on the 2025-2031 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Any persons desiring to be present at the January 7th City Council meeting may present their views at this meeting. Questions and comments can be sent prior to the meeting as well. Please send comments or […]
Obituary Notices – December 13, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Jesephine Hughes. Scott Funeral Home: Richard Alan Crozier; Michael Leon Smith.
First Pierce County flu death of season is a reminder to protect yourself and loved ones
By James (Jay) Miller, MD MPH (Tacoma-Pierce County Health Officer). A Pierce County woman in her 80s died from flu last week. It’s Pierce County’s first flu death of the 2024-2025 season. We can work together to decrease the impact of flu and other respiratory illnesses in our community. It’s the time of the year […]
Stopping DuPont Warehouse Requires Case for Aggressive Conservation
Submitted by Sean Arent, Clover Creek Restoration Alliance. The Clover Creek Restoration Alliance, a community organization of watershed residents fighting for the restoration of the Clover-Chambers-Sequalitchew Watershed, has called for the use of Eminent Domain to preserve and expand the Sequalitchew Trail, Historic Methodist Mission Marker, 350 healthy trees, including 53 landmark trees, and 19.5 […]
Public Notice: 2025 Final Budget Presentation
Submitted by Lakewood Water District. The 2025 Final Budget of the Lakewood Water District will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for review and discussion at a Regular Public Meeting on December 19, 2024, commencing at 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person and via Microsoft Teams. Please consult our website at […]