Pat Moon’s quaint barber shop in the heart of the Steilacoom’s Historic District has been a fixture there for many, many years. Customers could always count on a lively discussion of politics and other hot topics while getting a haircut. Now the town’s renowned barber needs your support in a different way. According to the […]
University Place
50+ Driver Safety class April 23 and 24
Merrie Sullivan, AARP Driver Safety instructor, returns to Bridgeport Place to teach the eight-hour AARP Driver Safety class. The course materials are geared toward senior drivers who are 50+. Bridgeport Place is hosting the AARP class, as it did earlier this year; another session is slated in the fall. The class will span two days. […]
Daffodil thief
Wednesday afternoon a little before 3:00, a friend and I were driving back to work westbound on Cirque Drive about 1,000 feet beyond the roundabout at Alameda and Cirque Drive. There stood a well dressed man in business attire on the north side of the street where the public planting of the daffodils is fully […]
Spring is here
It is still a tad bit too early to ‘stop and smell the roses’ but it is impossible to miss the signs of spring, which abound all around University Place including long stretches of daffodil patches along Cirque Drive. Not only is spring here, but Easter is just around the corner. Notably, just around the […]
Bridgeport Place Launches Stay a Day Program
Bridgeport Place Retirement and Assisted Living announces the addition of senior adult day services in University Place. Services provided by the Stay a Day program are designed to give family caregivers the peace of mind that their loved one is in a safe environment with his or her needs being met while at the same time […]
University Place Senior Center wish list
At a recent luncheon/brainstorming session the financial plight of the University Place Senior Center was discussed in detail. Jennifer Robinson, Recreation Supervisor for the City of University Place, explained the impact of budget cuts on staffing and the day-to-day operation of the Center. Robinson revealed that the previous budget had been slashed from more than […]
UP Blood Drive
University Place Blood Drive, Tuesday, February 16, 1 – 4 p.m. at Bridgeport Place, 5250 Bridgeport Way West. Cascade Regional Blood Services’ Bloodmobile will be on-site. It only takes about 15 minutes to donate and could save someone’s life. Call 253.565.1960 to register; drop-in donors are welcome, as well. Help meet the goal of 20 […]
Design Day for UP Playground
University Place organizations kicked off efforts to build the Playground by the Sound at a design Day Thursday. The activity was capped off with a community celebration and public showing of the preliminary design completed by a Leathers & Associates designer.