🌱 Patch AM: How your Lakewood-to-SeaTac and Seattle bus rides will soon change

Good morning Lakewood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How your Lakewood-to-SeaTac and Seattle bus rides will soon change
• How a Tacoma parking-garage killing links back to Lakewood police

Also on today's calendar: Ratapalooza - Lakewood, WA 2026 and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Bus routes to and from Seattle are changing next month. Here's what to know (thenewstribune.com) — Bus riders in Lakewood face major changes to Seattle and Sea-Tac trips starting August 29, including more frequent Route 574 buses from Lakewood Station to Federal Way and new overnight service to Seattle. Some stops shift away from Lakewood Transit Center, and night buses plus schedule tweaks on multiple routes will reshape how locals reach the airport, Tacoma, and downtown Seattle.
   

• Third suspect charged in homicide at Tacoma parking garage (thenewstribune.com) — Lakewood readers should know a Tacoma homicide case now involves a suspect previously contacted by Lakewood Police in a separate weapons investigation last month. Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Bul Ajak Bul with first-degree murder and robbery in an Aug. 7 shooting at a Tacoma parking garage, where a 23-year-old man was killed during an alleged attempt to steal his handgun.
   

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2
• 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

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• SHS Sentinel Day
  Anderson Island Elementary Steilacoom, WA 98388
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Pioneer Pirate Day
  Anderson Island Elementary Pioneer Middle School
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Pioneer Back to School Open House
  Saltar's Point Elementary Pioneer Middle School
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• SHS New Student & Family Night
  Saltar's Point Elementary SHS Theater
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Ratapalooza - Lakewood, WA 2026 →
  McGavick Conference Center | Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW Bld 23, Lakewood
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Special Services Day
  University Place Primary School Tacoma, WA 98466
  8:00 am
• Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Vaccine Event - MTHS MultiCare Clinic
  Industrial Design Engineering and Art Mount Tahoma High School
  3:15 pm
• SHS Sentinel Day
  Anderson Island Elementary Steilacoom, WA 98388
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Pioneer Pirate Day
  Anderson Island Elementary Pioneer Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Midland Elementary School Tacoma, WA 98444
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.55 earthquake reported
  Aug 22 at 3:54 AM PDT: 2.55 magnitude earthquake occurred near Ashford, Washington. More than 3 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• HR-Substitute Services posted a job opening for Substitute - Food Service Worker ($22.75/hour) in Lakewood. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

University Place

• Tacoma Musical Playhouse announces new executive producer taking over in Sept. (thenewstribune.com)

Parkland

• August 22 Blue Zones Events (pierceprairiepost.com)
• Pierce County deputies use airplane to track fleeing driver who tried hiding in backyard pool (kiro7.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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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