The city saw its second road closure go into effect Dec. 11, 2023, for its latest road improvement project. The closure impacts Hipkins Road SW between Steilacoom Boulevard and its intersection with Angle Lane SW. A detour routes drivers from 104th Street SW, to the open section of Hipkins Road SW, to Angle Lane SW, to […]
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In the Book Nook with … Tessa Floreano
Author Tessa Floreano, who works as a content strategist on large corporate websites, lives on Ames Lake near the farming community of Carnation, WA. She has been writing since 2009 and seriously since 2014. Her first book was published with The Wild Rose Press in 2022. Her 1920s romantic mystery, “Slain over Spumoni,” won First […]
Letter: Put On Hold
She was definitely a multi-tasker. My wife and I were sitting at her cubicle awaiting our appointment, and the multiple-lit blinking phone was indicating others were waiting as well. “Excuse me,” she said as we were seated, whereupon she picked up the phone, punched a button, apologized to the person on the other end of […]
Letter: It Was Perfect
This year was the first time our family’s traditional search for The Perfect Christmas Tree was held without her. I lost my wife to cancer on the first day of spring. For fifty years, The Perfect Christmas Tree my wife selected was – always – in the very farthest reaches of the acres and acres […]
Advent Calendar December 13: Winter Walks
Taking a walk is some wonderful exercise, anytime. But during winter, it is something that is a bit taxing as well. We have to layer us against cold and rain (if not snow), and the time window we have is narrow, as the days are so short. But once we are outdoors, it is extremely […]
License plate readers identify stolen vehicles in Lakewood
To equip Lakewood police officers with additional tools to assist in the recovery of stolen vehicles, the Lakewood Police Department uses license plate reading technology around the city. This summer the City of Lakewood contracted with Flock Safety to purchase and deploy the technology, including license plate readers at key locations across the city. The […]
The Lakewood City Council Dec. 14 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Special Meeting with Pierce County Councilmember Hitchen on Dec. 14 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Where did the Little Free Pantry go at Lakewood Presbyterian Church?
Submitted by Lakewood Rotary. Last Monday, December 4th, it was found knocked down. Lakewood Rotary is repairing the pantry and will have it reinstalled soon. Thank you for all the concerned questions and support to this pantry over the years, it has become a community fixture with heavy usage. The nearest other Little Free Pantry […]
Letter: Looking Back the Way We Came
I love to wander but I am not lost. I love to wonder but I already know the answer. I wonder about life and its purpose. There’s something about loving the one who has been for so long so precious, and then losing her, that forces us – me anyway – to contemplate what difference […]