We had gone through a car wash on the morning of our wedding. Whirring sounds, like that of rapidly vibrating wings; blurring motions, like a flock of thousands of starlings changing direction and shape in the sky; splashing and slapping and spraying explosions against our windshield, like ospreys and cormorants and gannets plunging and crashing […]
Lakewood
Lakewood Police respond to suspicious person, shots fired
At approximately 9:07 a.m. Lakewood police officers were dispatched to the area of the Pick and Pull, located at 2416 112 St S, for a suspicious person/possible burglary suspect. While officers were responding the person of interest scaled a fence topped with razor wire onto JBLM property and proceeded north through the field toward commercial […]
Lakewood City Council: The Untold Story of What Happens Beyond Monday Nights
The majority of the Lakewood City Council recently decided to reduce its meetings from four Mondays a month to three. This decision prompts me to reflect on my own experiences as a council member and offer a practical perspective on what it means. We should be fine with it if council members had said, “We […]
Letter: What Love Is This
A mountain where she comes from is really a hill, though the locals are pretty impressed still with their neck of the woods. So, that very chilly morning I scraped the ice from our windshield, etching a message for her in the process, and then I took her to my mountain for which she had […]
Lakewood Elks Offering Wedding Venue Packages
Submitted by Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388. For those looking for a local wedding venue, the Lakewood Elks Lodge now offers Wedding Packages that include: ADD ON OPTIONS:Catering, Beverage Service, Projector, Sound System with Microphone and more. Pricing starts at $5,000. Call Lodge Office Manager for details: 253-588-2388The Lakewood Elks Lodge and Event Center6313 75th ST. […]
In the Book Nook with … Moira Darrell
Author Moira Darrell retired from her career as a legal secretary and a school admin secretary several years ago and now lives in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada with her husband and kitty. As a teenager, she loved writing in Composition class and wrote several poems, some of which find themselves in her books. Moira has been […]
RV Parking Spots Available at Lakewood Elks
Submitted by Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388. Lakewood Elks Lodge & RV Park has parking spots available for members. Call 253-588-2388 for details. Lakewood Elks is located at 6313 75th St W, Lakewood, WA 98499.
Give New Life To Old Eyeglasses
Submitted by Eric Warn, Lakewood First Lions. If you are lucky enough to have a current eyeglass prescription (Rx) that allows you to enjoy the Suburban Times, you probably also have older spectacles whose obsolete Rx no longer provides the clear viewing you need. Can such a “vision antique” be useful to anyone now? YES; hundreds of […]
Road improvements coming to Steilacoom Boulevard
Construction crews are expected to be on site Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 on Steilacoom Boulevard between Weller Road SW and 87th Avenue SW to prepare for upcoming road construction. The city’s contractor, Active Construction, could begin lane closures as early as the end of next week. Work starts on the north side of Steilacoom Boulevard. Tacoma […]