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19 March 2026

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In today’s newsletter:

How Investigators Say a Maserati Dispute Sparked a Lakewood Shop Fire

A Lakewood auto repair shop fire that shut the business for nearly a year has been charged as arson, with prosecutors alleging it was set to collect insurance money on a Maserati. Two men have pleaded not guilty, and investigators link them to the blaze through surveillance footage, cell-phone data, and a vehicle allegedly used in the crime.

A Neighbor’s Post

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Adi K.!

Today’s Riddle

Why couldn’t the dog get the apple? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather Forecast

Sunday:
A bit of morning rain, with a high of 55 and low of 35 degrees.

Monday:
A couple of showers, temps: high: 49, low: 35.

Tuesday:
Rain and snow showers, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.

News We’re Reading

• Lakewood cops say denied insurance claim for broken Maserati led to arson

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Events Nearby

Sunday March 8
Sunday Spoken Eucharist
Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N K Street, Tacoma
8:00 am

4 X 4 Off Road & High Performance Swap Meet
Washington State Fair Event Center, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup
9:00 am

Sunday Choral Eucharist
Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N K Street, Tacoma
10:30 am

Mosaic Art: Flowerpots
PenMet Parks Recreation Center, 2524 14th Ave NW, Gig Harbor
1:00 pm

Mushroom Forest
Pinot’s Palette, 10507 156th St E Suite 105, Puyallup
4:00 pm

Roastamania at Tacoma Comedy Club 6th and Proctor
Tacoma Comedy Club – 6th and Proctor, 3829 6th Ave, Tacoma
7:00 pm

Roastamania
Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma
7:00 pm

SPRING AWAKENING at Tacoma Little Theatre
Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma
7:30 pm

Monday March 9
English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
Algona-Pacific Library, 255 Ellingson Road, Tacoma
11:00 am

Fiber Arts Meetup
Algona-Pacific Library, 255 Ellingson Road, Tacoma
3:30 pm

COM – Kopa / Upper Baseball Field – GHLL
Kopachuck Middle School, KMS – Upper Field, Wollochet
4:30 pm

COM – VGE / Field – GHLL
Voyager Elementary, VGE – Field, Wollochet
5:00 pm

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Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

There is a gray long haired cat that has been coming around our neighborhood, he’s not fixed and is marking his sent all over our area.
He gets in our house and puts his mark on things in our garage, on our patio. He’s been around the Freiday Street area. Between 108th to Pacific… (Nextdoor Pacific St/Lakeview Ave)

There is a major accident on I-5 S reported at…
There is a major accident on I-5 S reported at 7:58 PM. (Nextdoor )

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for
Servers
in Lakewood. Apply here.

IHG posted a job opening for
Laundry Room Attendant – Holiday Inn Express – Fort Lewis
in Lakewood. Apply here.
You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

Nearby News

Steilacoom
Irregardless, It’s a Fact! (thesentinelsound.org)

Parkland
‘Always a conservationist.’ Man who helped preserve local natural areas has died (thenewstribune.com)

Ok Lakewood!
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He was barking up the wrong tree.
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