• Check out the Lakewood Farmers Market. It’s open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 28. Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. S.W., Lakewood. Free. 253-983-7887.
• Enjoy the sounds of live music outdoors at the Summer Concert Series at 6:30 tonight. Bring your chairs and sit back at American Lake Park, 9222 Veterans Drive S.W., Lakewood, for a free night of music. 253-589-2489, lakewoodparksandrec.com.
Check out blog.thenewstribune.com/getout for more events.
The city of Lakewood plans to hire a consultant as it looks to hire the third city manager in its nearly 17-year history.
Lakewood I-5 crash causes near 10-mile backups, injures 2
Beer-drinking burglars weren’t successful in stealing electronics from a Lakewood Elementary School, court records show.
A power outage Wednesday night across Pierce County caused traffic gridlock throughout Lakewood as the city’s traffic signals dimmed, according to police.
About 400 people in Lakewood are still without power this morning, according to Tacoma Public Utilities.
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