An announcement from the City of University Place. UP Pho & Teriyaki will celebrate a grand opening on August 9 (5-6 pm) at their store at 2620 Bridgeport Way W, Suite B.
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Eagle Scout Builds Little Free Library at LASA
Seth C. Akins, a 14-year-old Boy Scout in Troop 436, recently dedicated a new Little Free Library at LASA (the Living Access Support Alliance) located at 8956 Gravelly Lake Drive SW in Lakewood. Seth chose to build a Little Free Library as his Eagle Scout project because of his passion for reading books. Seth explained […]
Prepare in a Year: August
A story from West Pierce Fire & Rescue. West Pierce Fire & Rescue is dedicated to ensuring the community is prepared in the event of a disaster. During major disasters, such as an earthquake, firefighters may be delayed in their response to 9-1-1 calls and the community will need to rely on each other to […]
Strickland Secures Over $12 Million for Community Projects in the 10th District
A press release from Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after she secured $12.55 million for eight community projects to benefit the South Sound and its residents. Strickland’s local Community Project Funding (CPF) requests passed the House today as part of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package. “I am grateful […]
Work begins for Chambers Creek Canyon Trail project
A press release from Pierce County. Work on a new bridge that will be installed as part of the Chambers Creek Canyon Trail project began July 26. The work is expected to be complete in mid-October. The first phase of the work will result in a new bridge crossing connecting the City of Lakewood to […]
Thanks to Local Rotary, U.P. Post Office Gets a Facelift
Rotarians from the Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest had noticed that the grounds around the 25-year old University Place Post Office had fallen victim to the Post Office’s financial troubles and were looking uncared for and overgrown. As one of the prominent public buildings in the UP-Fircrest community, the post office is an important community […]
U.P. Chief’s Corner: New Laws on Police Response
Submitted by Greg Premo, Chief of Police, City of University Place. Beginning this Sunday, July 25, several of the new laws around police “reform” that were passed by your state legislature and signed into law by your governor will go into effect. While I think the lawmakers meant well, I am not of the opinion […]
University Place to Chipseal Neighborhood Streets Next Week
The City of U.P. Public Works Department will be chipsealing eight miles of neighborhood streets from July 29 through July 31. On-street parking on affected roads will be prohibited that day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the roads will be closed during the actual chipseal application. Motorists will be able to access the […]
Video: 2021 Curtis High Graduation Tour
Watch the community of University Place come out to celebrate the graduates of Curtis High School Class of 2021! With honking horns, colorful posters and lots of good wishes, the community came out to congratulate the grads before they move on to the next chapter in their lives.