Pierce County social media post. Service update: This Sat., March 4, all departures between 8:20 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. are canceled for crews to transition the Steilacoom II from the temporary backup generator. Regular service will resume with the 3:50 p.m. departure from Steilacoom. piercecountywa.gov/Ferry.
Steilacoom Town Administrator March 3 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s March 3 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
CANCELED: Partial closure of Tacoma’s East 27th Street and Portland Avenue intersection March 3-6
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. The closure scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 3, is canceled due to material availability. The work will be rescheduled to a later date.
Coffee Chat and Change the World is back
So many of you wrote and called to ask when we’d be coming back with Coffee, Chat, so here we are!! Coffee Chat is a variety show which introduces you to wonderful people, doing wonderful things – all over the world, and in the back yard. Hosted by Dorothy Wilhelm March 6, 2023 at 9:00 […]
In the Book Nook with … Judy Kiehart
Author Judy Kiehart, born and raised on the East Coast, used to work as a residential appraiser in Colorado before she retired and chose Olympia, Washington, as home. She launched her memoir, “Calico Lane,“ in January 2022 and won the 2022 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) in the LGBTQ Memoir category. Judy has received recognition […]
Hidden Heroes: Week 6
Local Hero: Christian Paige Christian Paige is a local educator, a national speaker and an Emmy-nominated spoken word poet. Christian’s work has allowed him to engage with a variety of organizations promoting social and educational equity to eliminate educational barriers for students. Christian inspires learners to fearlessly pursue their passions and reach their fullest potential. The […]
The Hitchen Post: We All Want a Place to Call Home
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. Welcome to my first Hitchen Post entry for 2023! I thought I would start off with a blog about something that has an easy answer. HOUSING That’s it. That is the answer. Wait, if it is that easy, why haven’t we fixed it? Now that […]
Pierce County Library Board to discuss interim Lakewood Library and other topics
Pierce County Library System announcement. At the Pierce County Library System’s Board of Trustees’ Wednesday, March 8, 3:30 p.m. regular monthlymeeting,the Boardwill discuss a new Sumner Pierce County Library, plans for an interim Lakewood Pierce County Library, and results from public opinion research and other topics. The meeting will be held in person at the Library’s Administrative Center 3005 […]
The Book Doctors Are Back
Monday, March 6 – 11:00 am Pacific Time- yes, it’s Zoom! From Dorothy Wilhelm JUST WHAT THE DOCTORS ORDERED:Author Robbie Samuels was the first in American Letters to urge readers to think of themselves as Croissants (Be a Croissant, not a Bagel). Now he instructs us how to vanquish the greatest epidemic facing readers – No, […]