The Lakewood City Council adopted amendments to the city’s building code at its March 4, 2024, regular meeting. The updates go into effect March 15, 2024. The changes reflect amendments made to the International Building Code. The International Building Code amendments were adopted in 2021, however they were not implemented immediately due to multiple court […]
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Letter: The Towne Center Heart of Lakewood
Submitted by Bob Warfield. On Monday, 3 March, The Suburban Times led with a piece by City of Lakewood calling attention to a proposal to build 390 apartments with typical amenities and ground floor commercial space on a ten-acre parcel, located generally behind the Target store at Lakewood Towne Center, and extending over the existing […]
A frosty ‘handshake’ with 3 million PNW electric customers
Submitted by Sarah LaBrasca, Lakeview Light & Power. This following article, written and shared by Chelsea Martin, Government Relations/Communications Coordinator for Modern Electric Water Company in Spokane, WA, aims to shed light on the unavoidable repercussions that could have an adverse effect on residents of our region if the Lower Snake River Dams are breached. […]
Letter: Every Day
This month of March my wife of 50 years married will have been gone one year. Life goes on, until it doesn’t. Love will last forever, but then it ends. And it is through experiencing first hand the finality of it all that I am hoping to share with others what anymore matters. Like the […]
Letter: Next Time
Only six-thirty, the old mantle clock read, but he was already tired. The half-hour chiming would, within mere minutes, stir him from his reverie. The man – his age reflected in greying temples and permanent laugh lines etched and pronounced, his eyes crinkling at the corners when he smiled – gazed up at an angle […]
Lakewood Playhouse Announces Circle 86 Donation and Member Program
To celebrate our 86th Season, we are giving you an opportunity to join CIRCLE 86. Simply donate $86 or more between now and April 21st for the following exclusive benefits: Click here to join Circle 86.
Residential living complex proposed for Lakewood Towne Center
The City of Lakewood recently received an application from Alliance Residential to redevelop 10.37 acres of the Lakewood Towne Center into a master planned residential apartment complex. The property where the redevelopment is proposed is privately owned by Kite Realty. The city is not involved with the project, except for its administrative role tied to […]
The 2nd Dr. Claudia Thomas Community Service Award Gala
Submitted by Mary Moss President/CEO Lakewood Multicultural Coalition. The Lakewood Multicultural Coalition (LMCC) invites you to attend the 2nd Dr. Claudia Thomas Community Service Award Gala. The date: March 15, 2024, 7:00 PM at Clover Park Technical College in the McGavick Conference Center. It is sure to be a festive evening with delicious cuisine, music […]
March Events – Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388
Submitted by Susan Berven. MARCH NEWSBLAST … Join us for a month of fun! You can attend without being a member, but you”ll soon see why The Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388 is the place to be. You will want to become a member!! Let’s start the month off “shopping for a great charitable cause”! Our […]