A press release from Clover Park School District. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Meriwether Elementary School paraeducator Melissa Ramirez. She is in her fifth year working in the district. She loves her role because she has the opportunity to interact with every student in the school. “I can be anywhere and everywhere,” she […]
Lakewood
Gravelly Lake Detour Shift Coming Soon
A press release from City of Lakewood. On Friday, 10/22/21 (provided the weather cooperates), the contractor will reopen Gravelly Lake Drive in all directions traffic for the weekend 10/22-10/24. Beginning Monday, 10/25/21, the contractor will close Nyanza Road (including the bypass that traffic is currently using to link between Nyanza and I-5/Pacific Highway) in order […]
In the rear-view mirror: Second phase of improvements to I-5 wraps up in Lakewood
A press release from Washington State Department of Transportation. LAKEWOOD – There is great news to share for travelers who use Interstate 5 in Lakewood. Phase two of construction to widen the highway and rebuild intersections is now substantially complete. That means the end to continuous overnight detours and ramp and lane closures on I-5 from […]
Do You Like Dancing with the Stars?
Submitted by Bob Lawrence. Come join us at 3PM at the Lakewood Film Art Book Festival, this Sunday. October 10 at the McGavick Center in the Clover Park Technical College. Our own Tacoma Arthur Murray Studio will put on a 50-minute demonstration of all the classic ball room dances. Just to name a few: the […]
Lakewood City Manager October 8 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) October 8 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Open house for South Tacoma and Lakewood Station access projects now online
A press release from Sound Transit. Sound Transit is seeking public feedback on ideas for improving the experience of getting to and from Sounder trains and regional buses at South Tacoma and Lakewood stations. This includes investments in safer walking, rolling and bicycling connections between stations and their surrounding neighborhoods; improved wayfinding and signage; additional […]
Across the Fence: Octopuses
November 8 is International Octopus Day. Now, you may wonder why I come up with such a seemingly exotic topic today. I was playfully looking into a website that deals with celebratory dates, and among others this resonated immediately with me. Because I love octopuses or octopods. And yes, that’s the plural, not octopi or […]
Become a Lakewold Gardens Volunteer
A press release from Lakewold Gardens. It is our great pleasure to announce the return of the volunteer program at Lakewold which has been on partial hiatus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you or someone you know is interested in learning through volunteerism, click the link below and you can visit the volunteering page on […]
Letter: Lakewood’s Roundabouts and Lakewood Saturday Oak Leaves Memories
Submitted by Tim Marsh, Lakes High Class of 1966. How old are you? Do you remember Lakewood before roundabouts? Am told by a Lakewood resident on 10/4/2021 that roundabouts are being put in/installed/built on Gravelly Lake Drive, one each at Nyanza Park Drive, Veterans Drive and Washington Boulevard intersections. Wow! Speaking of, “How old are […]