Each week, we highlight a different school or profession at Clover Park School District on our social media and web pages. Last week, we showed our CPSD pride by giving a #SuperSchoolShoutout to the Lakeview Hope Academy. Lakeview is one of the district’s largest elementary schools. Located next to St. Clare Hospital, the school serves […]
Lakewood
Farwest Drive SW Safe Routes to Schools Bid Opening
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Lakewood at the office of the City Clerk at 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-5027, until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 16, 2024, and not later, and will then be opened and publicly read aloud in the American Lake Conference Room shortly thereafter. This contract provides […]
King 5: Lakewood man fights decision to condemn, demolish home for parking lot
“LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A Lakewood man is fighting to keep his home after the city ordered it to be condemned and demolished to make way for a parking lot that’s part of a plan to improve access to Lake Steilacoom. “When Ebrahim Mirjalili first bought his home in 2009, he said he couldn’t move in immediately. […]
Riding my Sears J. C. Higgins bicycle – bought in 1963 at Sears & Roebuck in Lakewood on South Tacoma Way – into the sunset
Story and photos by Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966. I rode my Sears J. C. Higgins bicycle — bought in 1963 from the Sears catalogue and paid for and picked it up at Sears & Roebuck in Lakewood at 8720 South Tacoma Way at the “U.S. 99 at Lakewood cutoff” – off into […]
What Happened to the Little Free Pantry on Boston Avenue in Springbrook?
The Little Free Pantry on Boston Avenue in Springbrook was removed because the stewards, Dawn Carroll and Jan Deney, are moving. The Lakewood Rotary expressed gratitude for their community support and announced that the remaining pantries in Springbrook are located at the Community Garden at Springbrook Park. Those interested in becoming a host and steward […]
Across the Fence: Loanword
What a fun word today, taken from the German language and adapted/translated into English – because “loanword” is the equivalent of the German “Lehnwort” (pronounce: ‘lane-vort). Which linguistically makes it a calque, NOT a loanword! Because a calque is the literal translation of a word from another language. Hah, I know this will be a […]
Letter: Taking Time to Be
There’s a memorial pool near my wife’s gravesite. A meandering stream of water finds its way over moss covered rocks and drops into the pool causing tremulous reflections on the surface. As a modernist painter might sweep with purposefully erratic and bold strokes of his brush, the vibrancy of daffodils and trees become abstract splashes […]
City of Lakewood Public Briefing on Tax Increment Finance Area
Notice is hereby given that a public briefing will be held by the City of Lakewood on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. to review a proposed Tax Increment Finance area within the City of Lakewood. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. If you would like to provide virtual Public Comment during the meeting, […]
Lakewood Rotary Club Presents 2nd Annual Wine & Beer Festival: An Evening of Community, Cuisine, and Charity
The Lakewood Rotary Club is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated event, the 2nd Annual Wine & Beer Festival, set to take place on April 27, 2024, at the McGavick Center. After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural festival, the Lakewood Rotary Club is proud to invite members of the public […]