The City of Lakewood’s Parks Appreciation Day is Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join city staff and other volunteers for a day of community service and beautification of Lakewood parks. Volunteers are instrumental in helping the city prepare its park sites for their spring and summer use. We need volunteer […]
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Letter: Final Ascent
Pictured is the final ascent of a peak I climbed recently. Long since having passed the far more gradual grade of the delightfully meandering, well-maintained trail through the cool forest far below where the path was wide enough to accommodate two hikers side-by-side, I looked up at this last pitch to the peak looming before […]
The Lakewood City Council April 15 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 15 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Lakewood City Manager April 12 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) April 12 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Let’s Talk – Driving Rain
Screens off? Settled in your favorite nook? Or at the dining table? Then, when was the last time you remember driving rain? I’m not talking the incessant drizzle here in the Pacific Northwest that can drive you crazy if it lasts for days on end – maybe that is some different kind of driving rain. […]
15th Annual Cops vs. Teachers Charity Basketball Game: A Night of Community, Youth Support, and Honor
Submitted by Baron Coleman. The 15th Annual Cops vs. Teachers Charity Basketball Game is set to take place on Friday, April 26th at the Lakes High School Gymnasium. This highly anticipated event brings together law enforcement officers and educators from various school districts in the Pierce County area for a friendly yet spirited basketball match. […]
Letter: Relationships – A Bird’s-eye View
I climbed a peak recently and except for the few other hikers elsewhere on the trail, I had a quiet, peaceful place alone, all to myself, with a bird’s-eye view of the majestic, distant, far higher peak, and the forested valleys and hills that stretched down and before me from where I sat and ate […]
City of Lakewood announces intent to purchase part of former QFC property in downtown core
The City of Lakewood wants to see its downtown developed into an inviting space with public parks and pedestrian connections. To achieve this vision, the City recently announced its intent to acquire a key piece of real estate. The property is connected to the former QFC site, located between Motor Avenue, Bridgeport Way and Gravelly […]
Across the Fence: Dummkopf
My list of Germanisms in the (American) English language keeps surprising me with words I have never encountered over here. Although there is the possibility that Americans have encountered this one over in Germany after WW II and simply adopted it. Because a foreign cussword sometimes sounds less offending than one in one’s own mother […]