Tuesday, August 6, Safe Streets National Night Out (NNO). GRAHAM: 4:30-7:30 for our National Night Out & a hot dog, 10806 240TH ST. E. Graham, WA 98339. PARKLAND: 6:00–8:30 PM., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98444. More than just an event — it’s a nationwide initiative designed to foster neighborhood…
Aug 3 – a new Spanaway Street Fair
Saturday, August 3, 166th & Pacific Ave. Spanaway Street Fair!
Dog Days of Spanaway!
County Council July 30 at Skills Center
The In-District Council Meeting for District 3 is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pierce County Skills Center located at 16117 Canyon Road East in the Frederickson area. Each year, the Pierce County Council hosts an in-district Council meeting in each of the seven Council Districts for the purpose of…
Eatonville Arts and Music Festival
Eatonville Arts and Music Festival Glacier View Park, 209 Fir Ave N., Eatonville, WA, United States, Washington 98328 Duration: 3 days, August 2, 3, 4, 2024, Free! Public welcome! Enjoy live music, great food, and a beer garden at the coolest festival of the summer! Check out over 100 artists and craftspeople and have fun…
County voter pamphlets are LATE
If you are a voter, you probably have your ballot by now. But, due to a vendor error, several communities did not receive voters’ pamphlets. Pamphlets will be mailed to affected communities on July 29: Buckley, Carbonado, DuPont, Fife, Kapowsin, Key Peninsula, McKenna, Orting, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Wilkeson, and parts of Parkland, Spanaway and Midland….
Parkland Spanaway Rotary, new location
The Rotary Club of Parkland Spanaway is now meeting on Tuesdays at noon at the Marvel Bay Cafe, 301 133rd St S, Tacoma, WA. That is the former skating rink turned grocery and meeting site. Saturday, July 27, 2024 is the 3rd Annual Veterans Golf Tournament. Half of all proceeds benefit the American Lake VA…
304th to be closed for bridge work near Benston Hall, July 20-21
Pierce County Planning and Public Works has scheduled a bridge closure for resurfacing on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21, from 8 AM to 8 PM. Travelers should be aware that the road will be closed during this period and detours will be in place. The closure is near the Benston Hall, between the Mountain Highway…
Sequalitchew Creek Moonwalk 2024
On July 20, 2024, from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, the public is invited to walk the Sequalitchew Creek Trail in the moonlight. The date in July is chosen each year to coincide with the full moon. The Sequalitchew Creek Trail is a gentle slope. It used to have railroad tracks for the Dupont Company…
Dog Days of Spanaway August 3
Summer is finally here! Spanaway is going to have a celebration and include your favorite dog! But it will not be all about dogs, because the owners matter too! Dog Days of Spanaway will be held at 166th and Pacific Avenue on the former site of Spanaway Elementary, across from Starbucks. The date is August…
Lindquist Dental – local dental care for all children regardless of ability to pay!
[Sent from Karen Lewis, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager, Lindquist Dental for Children] PAID ADVERTISEMENT Looking for affordable and compassionate dental care for your child? Look no further than Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children (LDCC)! Our team is dedicated to providing accessible and effective dental care to children (birth through 20) in the Puget Sound…
County needs to rethink sewer system
OPINION Potable water, drinking water to you and me, is critical to all life on earth. In Pierce County, that water comes from glacier melt or rain. It is taken from rivers, lakes, and aquifers underground. In Washington State there is currently not anyone desalinizing sea water for use, although Florida, Texas, and California do….
County Proposal No. O2024-539 to facilitate a more streamlined review process for all project applications, PPW, hearing July 15, Aug. 20
July 15 is a committee hearing in Community Development and Environment Committee, August 20 is the proposed final Council approval date. Use this link to see the “packet” which summarizes what they are amending in the development codes. “In 2023, Planning and Public works established the Workflow Improvement Project(WIP) to identify opportunities and implementation strategies…
Pierce Prairie Post 