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🌱 Patch AM: How new Sound Transit routes will change late-night trips from Lakewood
You won't want to miss HUNKS The Show at Lakewood Elks Lodge 2388 (Lakewood, WA) 09/02/26 on the Lakewood Patch calendar
Good morning Lakewood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How new Sound Transit routes will change late-night trips from Lakewood
- Why Lakewood police were called to a chaotic Parkland bar shooting
Also on today's calendar: Free Health Fair and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
- Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sound Transit fall service change begins Aug. 29 (mymltnews.com) — Lakewood riders face major Sound Transit changes starting Saturday, including Route 574 shifting to Federal Way with stops moving from Lakewood Transit Center to Lakewood Station bays 3 and 4. New overnight Route 597 will link Lakewood and Seattle, replacing Route 570 and helping late-night airport travelers, while Route 594 gets added trips and schedule tweaks. 
• Dozens flee as shots fired out outside Parkland bar (mynorthwest.com) — Lakewood officers were called in to help Pierce County deputies manage a large, emotional crowd after a man was shot outside Marco's Cantina in nearby Parkland early Wednesday. With 40 to 50 potential witnesses but no one cooperating, investigators are urging anyone who was there or has surveillance video from around 1 a.m. to contact the sheriff's office.
📸 Around Lakewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood
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★ Featured events ★
- HUNKS The Show at Lakewood Elks Lodge 2388 (Lakewood, WA) 09/02/26 →
Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388, 6313 75th St W, Lakewood
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
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Other local events
- Free Health Fair →
Fort Steilacoom Park, Shelter #1 (Near Playground)
1:00 pm - Pioneer Back to School Open House
Saltar's Point Elementary Pioneer Middle School
4:00 pm - SHS New Student & Family Night
Saltar's Point Elementary SHS Theater
6:00 pm - Ratapalooza - Lakewood, WA 2026 →
McGavick Conference Center | Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW Bld 23, Lakewood
10:00 am
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 12
📣 Lakewood Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Back to School Night
Collins Elementary School Tacoma, WA 98444
5:30 pm - Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
10:00 am - Pioneer Back to School Open House
Saltar's Point Elementary Pioneer Middle School
4:00 pm - Wainwright Panther Night
Wainwright Middle Tacoma, WA 98466
4:30 pm - Geiger Meet & Greet
Geiger Montessori
4:30 pm - SHS New Student & Family Night
Saltar's Point Elementary SHS Theater
6:00 pm - Foss Varsity Football @ Steilacoom →
Steilacoom High School, 54 Sentinel Dr, Steilacoom
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have a friend who has some clothes for a girl, 4-5 years old.
She would really like it to go to someone in need. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor The Bluffs Condominium) - Hello everyone so I have been taking care of my sick spouce now for a couple years and it was really bad in the beginning causing me to loose my 9 to 5 job .
Then savings was gone and I could not get back to work because it had been too long causing me to take odd jobs as a handyman . I met some really… (Nextdoor Monta Vista)
- YMCA of Greater Kansas City posted a job opening for Summer Day Camp Counselor in Lakewood. Apply here.
- Pierce College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty-College Success (Part Time) in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Steilacoom
- Smoke from fires in Cascades causes unhealthy air quality in East Pierce County (thenewstribune.com)
University Place
- 137937 NPP0487996 File No: 26-02255WA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Pursuant to RCW 61.24 et seq. Grantor(s) of Deed of Trust TONY R. MITCHELL AND CHRISTOPHER EASTMAN Current Beneficiary Lakeview Loan Serv (chronline.com)
Parkland
- Tacoma murder trial draws outcry from DV survivor advocates (thenewstribune.com)
- House fire hospitalizes one, causes heavy smoke damage (thenewstribune.com)
Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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