Submitted by Planet Fitness. Planet Fitness announces plans to open its Lakewood club (5919 Lakewood Towne Center Boulevard Southwest, Suite K, Lakewood, WA 98499) on Mar. 31. New members can join with no commitment for $1 down, $15 a month for the Classic Card membership or $1 down, then $19.99/month for the PF Black Card® […]
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Lakewood recognizes first responders
The Lakewood City Council declared March 24-28, 2025 as “First Responder Wellness Week” to recognize the hard work of first responders in the area and the toll their jobs can have on their physical and mental well-being. In a proclamation, the City Council noted that law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, 911 […]
Share Your Input on CPSD Budget Priorities
LAKEWOOD, Wash.—Clover Park School District (CPSD) welcomes your involvement in the 2025-26 budget development process. Funding to operate CPSD schools comes from the state and federal governments, local voter-approved levy and other local fees/revenues. The district builds its budget based on projected enrollment and prioritizes funding to support classroom learning in our schools. A public hearing […]
Letter: Love, When It Rains
It’s raining again. No surprise. This is ‘Wash’-ington after all. April showers bring May flowers. But this is March. Think of all the flowers we’ll have! There is so much beauty when it rains. Raindrops lay like pearls on soft petals. Blossoms carry their wet burden with an aplomb. Pollinating bumblebees can sometimes be seen, […]
Clover Park School Board to Host Board Meeting/Workshop on March 24
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting/workshop on Monday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m. in room 4 of the Student Services Center located at 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting […]
Letter: Place vs. Pace
A world of difference is the single letter that finds a home in the word ‘place’ (does it not stand for ‘love’?) but that is missing from the word ‘pace.’ Our pace was admittedly slow as we drove about the countryside, too slow apparently for some whose familiarity with the turns and twists in the […]
Mayor Whalen’s Community Coffeehouse is March 26, 2025
Join Lakewood Mayor Jason Whalen on Wednesday, March 26 at 6 p.m. at The Pavilion at Fort Steilacoom Park for his first community coffeehouse of 2025. The topic of the evening is emergency management. Representatives from the West Pierce Emergency Management Coalition (WPEMC) will be there to share information about the coalition and what is […]
Waughop Lake treatments successful at reducing toxic algae blooms
In 2014 the City of Lakewood received a grant from the state Department of Ecology to develop a lake management plan for Waughop Lake. Located in Fort Steilacoom Park, the shallow body of water sees many visitors who walk, run or bike the 1-mile paved trail around its perimeter. Visitors watch birds, fish and race […]
Bid Tabulation for Harry Todd Park Pickleball Court + Parking Lot Improvement Project
Click here to view the bid tabulation for City Project 301.0054 & 301.0049 – Harry Todd Park Pickleball Court + Parking Lot Improvements. For more information, please contact Daví de la Cruz, Parks Development Project Manager at 253-983-7854 or ddelacruz@cityoflakewood.us.