Hold onto your hats, There will be a fireworks show tonight, June 30 at Firecracker Alley off 72nd Street between Waller & Vickery at the Puyallup Tribal area, This show is free to the public, so if you love fireworks, by all means, go out to see! Culture events are from 4 to 6 p.m….
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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 |…
Pierce County wants your art on its signal boxes
The Pierce County Arts Commission (PCAC) is calling on local artists to add their creativity across unincorporated Pierce County. Applications are now open to wrap traffic signal boxes in original artwork, turning everyday intersections into vibrant community landmarks. Want to learn more? A free informational session will be held via Zoom TODAY, Tuesday, June 23 at 4:00…
Help Me Fight a Wrongful Workers’ Comp Decision
Going Pro Se isn’t easy. Paying for the necessary expert testimony is costly. I never imagined I’d be in this position — injured, kept out of work, and now fighting for the medical care and support I deserve. My Workers’ Compensation case is at a critical stage (court), and the truth is, I can’t win…
Frederickson Community June 17
The Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) will have their last meeting (until September) next Wednesday, June 17, at the Pierce County Skills Center at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to join in by Google Meet with the link: https://meet.google.com/zti-wjtt-pfr Topics include: Committee Reports:A. Public SafetyB. Friends of Stan and Joan Cross ParkC. Land Use Advisory CommissionD….
June 19-20 Rummage Sale at Parkland Community Center
June 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parkland Community Center, 214 121st St S, Parkland will be a chance to find some great deals and also help the community center budget. There will be things like jewelry, clothing, furniture, kitchen supplies, art, holiday…
Maybe Johnny Paycheck was right
In August, it will be a full 14 years that the Pierce Prairie Post has been on this news blog. The only one getting advertising income is the WordPress site, and they make me pay them too. Those are not my ads, it is them. I tried to up the amount I pay to stop…
Community Mural Projects Aim to Strengthen Pride in Parkland: June 2026
Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway brings residents and local artists together to strengthen community pride through public art. PARKLAND, WA — Home to more than 35,000 residents in unincorporated Pierce County, Parkland is a community shaped by towering evergreens, open prairie remnants, and neighborhoods where generations of families have built their lives. Known around the world…
June 6 Small Business Workshops
Saturday, June 6th ~ Spaceworks, Tacoma is hosting six, free, in-person, small business workshops, between 10am-6pm❣️These unique workshops were designed to help you build your network & learn ways to stretch your dollars & ideas in your business. Come get creative at our hands on Art sessions and invite a friend. FREE + open to…
PPP is moving!
The Pierce Prairie Post is moving. Starting in July, we will have a new location. Oh, wait, Marianne works from home, not at a business location. She actually comes out to report at your events! Actually, the PPP and Marianne are looking for a new place to live and do business that is more affordable….
Safe Streets – Parkland meetings
The next Parkland Safe Streets meeting is on June 2nd @ Trinity fireside Room @ 6:30pm. Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 121st and Wheeler. The Fireside room is to the right of the church. Because of the recent drive by shooting of a Washington High School Senior and the soon to happen, summer vacation,…
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,…
Car Meet May 29 – Spanaway Park
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Car Show at Spanaway Park on Friday, May 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. To be eligible for prizes, please arrive with your car by 4:30 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome.
Memorial Day Events
[Thank you to Councilmember Cruver for making my job easier this morning and providing this list.] Local Memorial Day Weekend Events City of Roy Memorial Day Ceremony: Monday, May 25, at 1 p.m. at the Roy Cemetery, 8211 288th Street South, Roy, WA 98580. A community observance honoring Roy’s fallen service members. Town of Eatonville Memorial…
May 20 Cleanup at Historic Spanaway Cemetery
Each year before Memorial Day, communities across the country prepare their cemeteries and place flags on the graves of military veterans for Memorial Day ceremonies. In Spanaway, there is no particular caretaker for the old cemetery at 176th and A Street. The Spanaway Historical Society and the local Latter Day Saints Wards in Elk Plain,…
Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line
[SR507 & 208th Street – Yes, on the way between Spanaway and Roy! May 20 start!] Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line Travelers should prepare for reduced lanes, lower speed limits on State Route 510, SR 507 and SR 702 LACEY – A project to build roundabouts at three…
Dominating Scotch Broom with success
By Al Schmauder and Marianne Lincoln 200 years ago, it wasn’t here. The prairies of Western Washington were rife with flowers of multiple varieties. Then Mrs. Tolmie planted the Scotch Broom she imported to remind her of home. The brush grew tall and flourished, dropping seeds into the soil that can last 30 years or…
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…
Experts to speak about Spanaway Lake April 18
The Spanaway Lake Boathouse will be the site of a community discussion about Spanaway Lake. The event is sponsored by the Clover Creek Restoration Alliance and Spanaway Lake Adventures, the operators of the Boathouse Concession. On April 18, at 11:00 a.m., the presentations will begin from Dr. James Tepper, Don Russell, Kurt Reidinger, Sean Arent,…
Seaport – Goodall Day April 12
Sunday, April 12 at 2pm it will be Jane Goodall Day at the Foss Waterway Seapark, 705 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402. Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall and foster hope for the future, this April for GoodAll Day. GoodAll Day is a day of action and hope. Featuring speakers and a…