With less than one week to go, rehearsals are in full swing for Michael Hollinger’s “lightning-fast farce” Incorruptible. At a decrepit medieval monastery in France, a traveling one-eyed con artist teaches the destitute monks an outrageous new way to pay old debts…with hilarious consequences. Directed by Erin Manza Chanfrau, Incorruptible runs from April 5th to 21st, with evening […]
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Pierce College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters recognized by national REACH Rewards program
Pierce College is proud to announce that our two campus chapters of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) have both been recognized by the national organization for outstanding membership development. The Omega Theta chapter at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom and the Alpha Psi Delta chapter at Pierce College Puyallup were among 159 PTK chapters nationwide recognized […]
South Tacoma and Lakewood station area improvements selected by Sound Transit Board of Directors
Today (March 28, 2024), in two separate actions, the Sound Transit Board approved an array of projects to provide better access to the South Tacoma and Lakewood Sounder stations. The projects include new station-supportive bicycle infrastructure, sidewalks and ADA improvements. Some of the highlights, developed in conjunction with the cities of Tacoma and Lakewood, are: […]
Lakewood City Manager March 29 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) March 29 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Clover Park School District March 2024 Board Review
March 11 Regular Meeting During its March 11 board meeting, the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors celebrated Classified Employees Week and heard reports from Deputy Superintendent Brian Laubach and Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy Principal Venetia Willis-Holbrook. More than 700 classified employees contribute greatly to the education of CPSD’s more than 12,000 students. The […]
The Lakewood City Council April 1 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 1 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Public Notice on FY 2024 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HOME Funding
30-Day Public Comment Period (March 29 – April 29, 2024) FY 2024 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HOME funding The City of Lakewood, as part of the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium, plans to adopt its 2024 Annual Action Plan outlining spending plans for federally funded housing, community and economic development, and public services activities. The Plan […]
City of Lakewood responds to inaccurate information about Edgewater Park Master Plan update
Earlier this week a King 5 news story about the work the city is doing to improve Edgewater Park highlighted the city’s legal acquisition of a piece of private property to improve the park for public use. Specifically, the focus was on a court ruling allowing the City of Lakewood to use eminent domain to […]
Let’s Talk! – Wishing the Earth Would Swallow Me Up
Have you switched off your screens, and are you ready to ponder the above prompt? Wait – didn’t we already ponder something very similar at the very beginning of this column, “Let’s Talk!”? Something about a moment that defines awkwardness? Let’s recapitulate that I defined it as the moment when we get caught at something […]