Pierce Transit announcement. The Puget Sound is expecting cold temperatures for the next several days. To help those who need access to transportation to get out of the cold, Pierce Transit is partnering with the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management to provide free bus or SHUTTLE (for registered SHUTTLE customers) rides to warming centers […]
Lakewood City Manager January 27 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 27 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
JBLM will conduct demolitions and mortar training Jan. 28-31
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime demolitions and mortar training from Jan. 28 at 12 a.m. to Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Public art comes to Motor Ave.
City of Lakewood announcement. Under cloudy skies Wednesday and clad in a bright orange jacket, Seattle artist John Fleming installed his “Colonial Plaza Gateway Arch” to the entrance of Motor Avenue. Those passing on Gravelly Lake Drive may have noticed the large crane stationed at the entrance to Motor Avenue as it slowly and carefully […]
Lakewood YMCA is Top Food Drop-Off Donation Site for Lakewood Rotary’s Little Free Pantries
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. For two years now, Lakewood Rotary has established 7 Little Free Pantries in Lakewood. The Little Free Pantries provide 24/7 barrier-free access to free food for Lakewood citizens, which supplements Lakewood’s wonderful food banks. As the need for food has grown, Lakewood Rotary has turned to numerous businesses and organizations to […]
In the Book Nook with … Ronald Schulz
Author Ronald Schulz from Shoreline, Washington, is semi-retired and occasionally teaches health care requirements. After scribbling notes for years, he began compiling them into coherent memoir; after finding Tumbleweed Books in 2022, he signed to publish “Chicago Rage”, and his next book, “Home at the Edge”. Ronald is a member of Author Event Network (AEN), […]
Donate those unused glasses
Lakewood First Lions Club announcement. Looking to donate those eyeglasses you’ve had laying around the house for a long time? Look no further than the Lakewood First Lions Club, which has been collecting and recycling used eyeglasses since 1954. The used eyeglasses collected by the club (more than 6,381 in 2021) are processed and packaged […]
Mayor Worthington Delivers State of the City
City of University Place announcement. Review the accomplishments and activities of the City of University Place during 2022 in this brief video recap offered by Mayor Steve Worthington. Get highlights from the City’s Public Safety, Planning, Economic Development, Parks and Public Works departments while also recounting some of the great community celebrations that occurred throughout […]
King5: Tacoma’s historic Rust Mansion will be sold in an online auction on Valentine’s Day
“Valentine’s Day is truly going to be an epic holiday to remember for Tacoma’s most famous private home. “That’s the day the Rust Mansion will be sold to the highest bidder in an online auction designed to attract buyers from all over the world. Bidding opens Feb. 9. There is no reserve so the mansion […]