The porch of the weathered gray building built in 1903 on Lafayette Street is sagging. Bracing was installed a couple of years ago to stabilize the gable. This building, the original site of Oberlin Church, is the home of the Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum. The group hopes to raise funds to repair the [...]
August 23, 2010 – DUPONT, WA – America’s Credit Union (ACU), has acquired the 54,000 square foot commercial office building at 1495 Wilmington Drive, formerly known as the Venture Bank building. GVA Kidder-Mathews was the commercial real estate company for the transaction. The purchase of the building was the largest commercial real estate transaction during [...]
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) and founding partner American Express salute restaurateurs who go above and beyond in giving back to their communities through the Restaurant Neighbor Award. This year, Farrelli’s Wood Fire Pizza is being recognized by the NRA with this award primarily based on their work with the military as well as their [...]
“This is a warm up drill for the 2015 U.S. Open,” reflected Washington State Golf Association Executive Director John Bodenhamer on the upcoming 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship. “The Amateur is a big deal, but size comparison, it’s a dress-rehearsal compared to the U.S. Open,” he said. In only its third year of operation, The Home [...]
Finally, summer is here after months of cloud cover. Now that the big yellow orb has re-appeared in the sky, sending you outdoors, hopefully you have protected not only your skin, but your eyes as well. DuPont Family Vision Clinic (DFVC), DuPont’s full service eye health care center, wants to remind everyone of the importance of keeping [...]
After four years of doing everything from depleting her savings to having her house foreclosed so she could stay in business, Posh Paw owner Wendy Haskins thought things were looking up. More customers have been dropping by her Wilmington Drive store and the revenue is up. In fact, Haskins said that business in July was [...]
“It’s no small thing that they’re doing,” Steilacoom Town Administrator Paul Loveless said of neighboring town University Place hosting the U.S. Amateur Championship golf tournament August 23-29. The famous event will take place at Chambers Bay golf course, a short three mile drive north of Steilacoom. During the first two days of the tournament, The [...]
It appears that the engineers who work at Intel’s DuPont Campus have a very green thumb. At least that’s the impression you get after visiting Intel’s 22 raised beds that are packed full of broccoli, lettuce, spinach, beans, peas, carrots, radishes, onions, and dozens of other vegetables located on the south side of their DuPont [...]
TACOMA – People will learn valuable information about starting and financing a small business during free workshops at Pierce County Library System, Wednesday, July 7 – Tuesday, Aug. 31. Starting a Business covers business plans and licenses, bank accounts, taxes, insurance, forming a corporation, and developing a checklist for building a solid foundation for a [...]
“I’m in it for the long-haul,” Jake said of his establishment in Steilacoom, Jake’s Bar and Bistro, which just celebrated five years in business. A lot of things have changed in five years. The one-time one-room specialty wine and beer bar in a converted garage is now a sleek restaurant and bar featuring a spectacular [...]
