The Great String Thing-a-MachineSunday, February 4, 2024 | 2:30 pmFeaturing the String Quintet Jungle JamsSunday, March 17, 2024 | 2:30 pmFeaturing the Brass Quartet Wacky, Wild World of PercussionSunday, April 21, 2024 | 2:30 pmFeaturing the Percussion Quartet Peter and the WolfSunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:30 pmFeaturing the Full Orchestra Symphony Tacoma is pleased […]
DuPont September 22 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council September 22 report by clicking here.
Produce from Lakewood Community Garden
Submitted by JustJim Endicott. This is the 10th year of harvesting fresh produce from the Lakewood Community Garden The garden is overseen by Lakewood’s Parks and Recreation, directed by Mary Dodsworth. The garden itself is managed by volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Clover Park. (They meet every Tuesday at noon at the Ram Restaurant. […]
Speed Counts When Countering Graffiti
The City of University Place, like other communities in the greater Puget Sound region, has seen an uptick in reports of graffiti or “tagging.” One of the best ways to fight graffiti is to report it quickly to the U.P. Police Department’s non-emergency line at 253.287.4455. The sooner the police can identify who is responsible […]
CPSD Super School ShoutOut – Park Lodge
Each week, Clover Park School District (CPSD) will highlight a school or profession in our district on our social media pages with a #SuperSchoolShoutout where we celebrate the students and staff that make our district beam with pride. This week, we celebrated Park Lodge Elementary School! Park Lodge sits at the center of Lakewood, just […]
Tufted Puffin Chicks Hatched
There’s some extra excitement in the Rocky Shores seabird habitat at the zoo: Five tufted puffin chicks, known as pufflings, hatched recently! After pufflings hatch, they stay in a nest while their parents take turns bringing food. Eventually, they “fledge” or leave their burrows and join the other puffins in the habitat, and the parents […]
Foothills Trail closure between Military Rd. and 136th St. trail crossings begins Oct. 9
Beginning Monday, Oct. 9, approximately one mile of the Foothills Trail will be closed between the Military Road and 136th Street trail crossings. Both trail crossings will be undergoing ADA accessibility improvements. The project is expected to take up to three weeks. There will be no detour available during the closure. This fall, the Foothills […]
Strickland Recognized As Planned Parenthood’s 2023 Champion of Reproductive Health
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (Sept. 23, 2023), U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) received Planned Parenthood’s 2023 Champion of Reproductive Health Award for her work highlighting how the Dobbs decision – which repealed the constitutional right to abortion – disproportionately affects low-income families and particularly women of color. Strickland is a leader in the […]
Obituary Notices – September 26, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Malyssa Jenkins. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Keith Lionel Wren. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Frank Jackson Jr.; Betty S. Jensema. Hill Funeral Home: James Seeber Christian. Gaffney Funeral Home: Geraldine Florence Woods; Tami Sue Love-Thomas; Gary Edward Zanuzoski.