From Blue Zones of Parkland Spanaway The Parkland mural ribbon cutting has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 8th 10-11 am. We would love to see you there! Additionally, we are starting work on a Spanaway mural to be installed before the end of September. We are wanting to involve the community in the design selection process. If…
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The transit conundrum – we built it, now we need more money
From Pacific Avenue to 22nd Avenue, 208th Street is closed. From 8th Avenue East to SR507, 208th Street is closed. And now, the brand spanking new Transit Center at 208th and Pacific Avenue is also closed. Yet, last night, at the Pierce Transit Board meeting, there was a vote and a press release: Transit Ballot…
Restaurant – Poof! – Used Car Lot
By Marianne Lincoln Is there a new diet fad in Parkland-Spanaway? Doesn’t it seem like this past year a large number of businesses have turned into used car lots all the way down Pacific Avenue? Restaurants like Lady Luck, Warthog, the old Taco Time, and the Shady Rest Tavern are now car lots. The Rasmussen…
Mural Ribbon Cutting – Delayed, TBD
You may have seen them taking shape as you drive up (or down) the hill on Pacific Avenue at 166th Street. The murals are a joint community projected, headed up by Blue Zones of Parkland Spanaway (BZoPS). BZoPS is a health and wellness project Pierce County, MultiCare, and Franciscan Health brought to the area to…
Serving Up Food Crawls – Blue Zones of Parkland Spanaway
Blue Zones of Parkland Spanaway has several upcoming Food Crawls in both communities. They are asking for registrations for the events, but there is no cost to register. Here is the registration link: https://bluezonesprojectparklandspanaway.com/events/ Upcoming food crawls include the following: July 1, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 amParkland Food Crawl: Marvel Bay Cafe |…
Kiwanis Club of Parkland-Spanaway Foundation Donates $20,000 to Parkland Community Center Project
PARKLAND, WA – The Kiwanis Club of Parkland-Spanaway Foundation recently made a significant donation to the Parkland Community Association (PCA) in support of its Parkland School Project. In May 2022, when the community learned that Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) planned to remove the historic Parkland School building from local landmark protections and demolish it, residents…
Is zoning turning urban creeks into dry ditches?
Community plans in unincorporated areas and city urban planning are all being pressed by the state Growth Management Act to add more and more housing. Prices of housing are high because of housing shortages. But lost in all this demand for housing is how we plan for out green space and floodplains. Beginning in June,…
June 1: Parkland Mural Project (Day 1)
Blue Zones of Parland Spanaway Join us on Day 1 for orientation and help with the first phase of the mural installation process Light Dental Studios of Pacific AvenueTacoma, WA Monday, June 1 • 10 AM – 2 PM Great news Parkland – we’re bringing more public art to the community and there are multiple…
May 16 celebration of Syttende Mai
Syttende Mai actually means May 17, but since that is a Sunday, the Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) at PLU will hold their annual celebration on Saturday, May 16. Due to the weather predictions, the event will not be held outdoors in Red Square. Plan to be inside the SCC at 9:30 a.m. The SCC is…
Donations still needed to keep the Parkland School for the community
Happy Anniversary! It was May 10, 2024 at 6 a.m. when members of the Parkland Community met with Radio Host Felix Banel to announce that a contact with Pacific Lutheran University had been signed the night before, and the 1908 Parkland School building now belonged to the community! May of 2022, the community said NO…
May 7 District 6 Council Meeting
Per our Pierce County Charter, each County Councilmember is required to hold one in-district meeting in the evening each year. May 7 will be the date for the 6th Council District meeting, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at James Sales Elementary, 1301 113th St S, Tacoma, WA 98444. This year, the focus will be on homeless youth…
Knowing the greater Spanaway – Roy area
There is a great deal of history hidden in the bushes and trails of the area south of the Tacoma borders. Although Fort Nisqually resides, reconstructed in the Point Defiance Park, its former footprint lies south of Steilacoom in the city of DuPont. In fact, it had two footprints in DuPont. The 1833 site lies…
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