By David Anderson The City of Lakewood is contemplating a special election on Feb.11, 2014, likely for the purpose of raising property taxes to pay for street improvements. The election would cost Lakewood taxpayers an estimated $99,515.50 according to figures supplied by the Election’s Cost department of the Pierce County Auditor’s office. In contrast, had Lakewood’s City […]
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Letter: When is a Survey not a Survey?
By David Anderson There is a troublesome juxtaposition of recent goings-on at Lakewood City Hall. Page 11 of the city’s “Fall 2013 Newsletter and Recreation Guide” delivered to mailboxes throughout the city in recent days indicates there will be a “Street and Parks Survey Coming Soon.”
Westside Story – Daughter, Harleys & Beer
By Joe Boyle I remember it like it was yesterday. In September, 1997, the last thing my daughter said to me before she trudged off to seminary to become a Lutheran minister was, “Now Dad, what ever you do, don’t buy a motorcycle. She did not want me to buy a motorcycle because she was […]
Letter: Council Candidates Respond
By David Anderson Bikini barista stands to gambling taxes to how to pay for repairing potholes. Now that both John Simpson and Bryan Thomas have published their reviews (those reviews found by clicking on their respective names) of the forum hosted by the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) this past Thursday evening in which the two candidates for Lakewood City Council […]
Westside Story – Waffle Express & Creperie
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Have you visited the City of Lakewood’s Farmer’s Market yet? Learn more about our own Farmer’s Market here. There are lots of fun things to see and the market offers a variety of fresh food products, art, crafts and an entertainment stage. You can have lunch at the market […]
Westside Story – Crash-Art Finger Painting
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle It is interesting to me that every human being making foot prints on our planet has a life story. The story is not always heard or told or written, but everyone has a story. In fact, having said that, if you have a story you might like to share […]
Letter: Tillicum Taken Off Life-Support
By David Anderson On its way to the morgue, Tillicum takes a detour with a flicker-of-life new lane for I-5. Vital signs: Backbone connectivity deterioration; critical lifeline threatened let alone curtailment of future growth and the latter only if delays in treatment are immediately addressed; congestion and clogging of arterials and choke points severe, experienced […]
Letter: Rail Rock ‘n Roll
By David Anderson It’s called “summer’s biggest moving party,” a chance for people to rock out before the train rolls on. Given the low view of high speed rail that unappreciative folks have taken toward the Point Defiance Rail Bypass that proposes to reroute passenger trains through Tillicum and other points of interest along I-5 […]
Westside Story: Black & White Vs. Black & White
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle The day I arrived by motorcycle in the southern town of Clarksdale, Mississippi I checked into The Shack Up Inn, which is a historic cotton plantation. I spent a week living in a rustic sharecropper shack on the plantation. The shack was named Legends after icon Bluesman Buddy Guy’s […]