An ‘apparently confused council’ in Lakewood unanimously voted to approve alcohol in city parks two weeks after they’d said ‘no.’
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Westside Story – Starbucks Opening
Where will you be on Monday, March 3, 2014? Do not say Starbucks at the Towne Center. They will be closed including the Starbucks trailer as they make ready to transition into the newly remodeled Starbucks store.
Westside Story – Instant Joe – Free Sign Up
I happen to work for one of the most intelligent, creative and generous men I know in Lakewood, Publisher Ben Sclair.
Westside Story – Starbucks Gutted For Remodel
Back in about 1989 I noticed a new business getting ready to open in what we then called The Lakewood Mall. The new business was named Starbucks.
When I was growing up it seemed my parents were chained to their personal coffee pot. It was big, shiny and called a percolator or something like that. They dumped the water in and then filled the MJB coffee up to the line marked on the side of the coffee maker. My parents never ventured too far away from the coffee pot.
Letter: Why? Says Who?
“To Question is the Answer” is an intriguing title for a talk by a city manager who you might think would have all the answers.
Smoking Should Be Banned in Parks – A Rebuttal
Were we at the same meeting?
I admit I wasn’t there at the presentation by the Lakewood Parks Department to the City Council during the latter’s study session this past Monday evening, February 10, 2014 during which time discussion was aplenty I’m told on the issue of banning tobacco products in city parks.
Westside Story – Free Smoke Alarms
This past December 2013, many of us learned of the tragic death of Dr. Thomas Babson and his 8 year old daughter caused by a fire that destroyed their Fox Island home. I had the pleasure of working with Tom while we both served with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
Letter: Straining a Gnat, Swallowing a Camel
Banning tobacco in parks: where does government’s reach end and the point of our nose begin?
Letter: Tillicum Board Supports Park Smoking Ban
The board of the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) supports the unanimous recommendation of the Lakewood’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to ban tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on park property.