At exactly 8:30 a.m. every day the phone rings. The call has been triggered by a signal sent from his heart. Following his heart-valve replacement surgery, this heart message is his daily reminder to put the cuff on his arm and install the finger clip. Then it is time for his morning walk. His steps […]
Lakewood
Lakewood City Hall, Police Station holiday closures
Lakewood City Hall and the front lobby of the Lakewood police station will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Both buildings will remain closed through Monday Dec. 25, 2023 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Regular operations resume Tuesday, Dec. 26. 2023. The following week, Lakewood City Hall and the Lakewood police station […]
Lakewood City Council outlines 2024 legislative priorities at recent meetings
The Lakewood City Council held two special meetings to review its legislative agendas for 2024. The first was with state legislators to review the city’s priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Legislators from the 28th and 29th legislative districts were invited to attend. The city’s legislative priorities for 2024 at the state level include: Read the City’s […]
Advent Calendar December 21: The Whole Nine Yards
Are you checking off your lists again? Does your home look perfect for receiving your Christmas guests? Is the schedule for the upcoming holidays watertight? Will everybody have fun-stuff to do? Is the wine cellar filled, and will the food on the table be sufficient? Ah, what is sufficient?! I have stopped going to the […]
RFQ for Clover Creek Floodplain Civil Engineering Services
The City of Lakewood (City) is requesting statements of qualifications from firms qualified and interested in providing engineering and habitat assessment services to assist the City with the Clover Creek Floodplain setback levee analysis and 30% design. This work will include an assessment of Clover Creek habitat conditions from the City limits at JBLM boundary […]
Letter: “Life Slipped Through Their Fingers Unlived”
For as long as I can remember I have cherished the hours of the early morning. Whether it was in my unheated office down by the lake where I cradled a cup of coffee in my hands to warm up my fingers before returning them to the keyboard while awaiting the first winter fisherman of […]
Winter & Holiday Safety Tips
Between cold weather and the holiday season, winter can be a dangerous time of year in terms of home fires. According to the US Fire Administration, the top three days of the year for fires started by candles are Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day. Consider using flameless, battery-operated candles, which can look, […]
Advent Calendar December 20: Angels
Christmas is connected to angels from its very beginning. Angels are considered to be harbingers of God, creatures of light, and are most often imagined to have wings and halos. They pervade sacred art from cute little cherubs of very human toddler quality to the awe-inspiring and forbidding guardians of Paradise. But often we also […]
Interim Lakewood Library One Step Closer
The City of Lakewood approved the site development permit for the interim Lakewood Pierce County Library, which allows the design team to take the next steps. The building contractor is now making plans to begin site construction and the design team is updating schedules to plan for rain or snow during construction. With the site development […]