The Lakewood City Council voted to reduce its monthly meeting days from four to three in 2025. The new meeting schedule is: Meetings will continue to be held in Council Chambers at Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. SW. All meetings are open to the public. People can attend in person, virtually via Zoom, or […]
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Lakewood Towne Center Apartments Master Planned Development Hearing, Jan. 24
When: Friday, January 24, 2025 Time: 10:30 AM Place: Hybrid, In person or Virtual via Zoom (Lakewood City Hall Council Chambers 6000 Main St SW Lakewood, WA 98499) The City of Lakewood Planning and Public Works Department will be holding a public hearing for permit number 10185 – Lakewood Towne Center Apartments Master Planned Development. […]
Call to Poets: Submit Your Poem for Lakewold Gardens’Winter Garden Poetry
Lakewold Gardens is seeking original, unpublished poems for inclusion in the 2025 Winter Garden Poetry event. Poems should be up to 1,000 words or no more than five minutes in duration when read aloud, preferably with a theme celebrating nature and/or gardens. Submissions are due January 17, 2025. Click here to apply.
Lakewood First Lions Club Crab Feed and Dance, Feb. 22
Submitted by Eric Warn, Lakewood First Lions Club. It’s that time again to think about attending the Lakewood First Lions Club Annual Dungeness Crab Feed and Dance! Roasted chicken is an alternate choice. You also get baked beans, clam chowder, a garden salad and cornbread. WHEN: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 from 5 to 10 p.m. WHERE: […]
The Lakewood City Council Jan. 13 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Study Session on Jan. 13 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Lakewood City Manager January 10 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 10 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here. Following is a summary of the bulletin created by ChatGPT. MLK Beloved Community Welcome Walk is Saturday Beloved Community Artist Reception Lakewood City Council Meeting Updates New Schedule for 2025 Meetings are held at […]
Let’s Talk! – Stepping on a Scorpion
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. Scorpions belong to the kind of creatures I’d rather encounter with a thick wall of glass in between the two of us. That’s actually the only kind of meeting […]
Caring for Kids Needs Your Support
Submitted by Diane Formoso. Caring for Kids helps hundreds of kids and families in need every year. Our major fundraiser the Caring for Kids Dinner Auction is just around the corner! All the money we raise at the Auction plus donations goes directly to provide basic needs on a weekly basis. Our dedicated volunteers work […]
Across the Fence: Sauerkraut
One German food item has made it into each and every American supermarket, and it has kept its German name as well as its German spelling: Sauerkraut. Although Germans pronounce it with a “z”, and their “r” sounds different as well. As a matter of fact, though, it’s very questionable whether Sauerkraut originated in Germany […]