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Westside Story – Pierce County Fair

Story – Photo – Video – Joseph Boyle Do you like family fairs?  The Pierce County Fair, located at 21606 Meridian Av E, Graham, Washington 98338, (Information phone: 253-843-1173), is going on right...

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Westside Story – Three Dimensional Art

Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. I attended another of Barista Edra Zook’s Art Nights at the Starbucks Community Art Wall. Edra’s guest artist was Ms. Gail...

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Westside Story – Classic Car Show

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle It’s coming!  Saturday, August 17, 2013, from 10 am – 4 pm, the 17th Annual South Tacoma Way Business District Car Show. Find the fun on South Tacoma Way between 50th...

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Westside Story – Young Author / Pogo Stick

Story by Raven, Photos – Joseph Boyle If you got a chance to read my previous story titled Raven Gets Jump On Life, you will already know what I am up to. I am very excited to give up some of my...

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Westside Story – Raven Gets Jump On Life

Photo, Video & Story – Joseph Boyle A couple days ago I was at Starbucks minding my own business when this guy named Richard, drove up in a beautiful 1980 Rolls Royce. What a fun car. We got to...

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Westside Story – Car Con Victimizes Women

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle This morning I was dropping my Ford truck off at Ray’s Auto Center when I was given some disturbing news. Debbie at Ray’s told me two of Ray’s customers were...

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Westside Story: Black & White Vs. Black & White

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle The day I arrived by motorcycle in the southern town of Clarksdale, Mississippi I checked into The Shack Up Inn, which is a historic cotton plantation.  I spent a week...

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Westside Story – Crash-Art Finger Painting

Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Edra Zook – Artist It is interesting to me that every human being making foot prints on our planet has a life story.  The story is not always heard or told or written,...

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Westside Story – Free Defensive Firearms Classes

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Back in the early 1990s I met a cool guy by the name of Deputy Dan Hacker.  He was cool then and he is cool now.  Dan, always looking for a way to be a helpful to our...

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Westside Story – Waffle Express & Creperie

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Have you visited the City of Lakewood’s Farmer’s Market yet? Learn more about our own Farmer’s Market here. There are lots of fun things to see and the market offers a...

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Westside Story – Daughter, Harleys & Beer

June, 1944. Joe Boyle shows an early love for convertible cars. By Joe Boyle I remember it like it was yesterday. In September, 1997, the last thing my daughter said to me before she trudged off to...

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Westside Story – Free Defensive Firearms Classes

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Back in the early 1990s I met a cool guy by the name of Deputy Dan Hacker.  He was cool then and he is cool now.  Dan, always looking for a way to be a helpful to our...

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Westside Story – New Wedding Tradition

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle We were invited to my nephew’s East Coast wedding.  Rather than fly directly to Boston, Massachusetts, where he was to be married, I took my wife on a circuitous route...

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Westside Story – Retired Six Months

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Today is October 1, 2013. It is amazing to me that I have been retired for six months. April Fools’ Day, 2013 seems like such a long time ago. (more…)

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Westside Story: NOTACOP

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle During my 20 years in law enforcement, I spent my days searching for “Probable Cause” which often lead to uncovering someone committing a criminal act. I am retired...

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Westside Story – Starbucks On The Move

Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle As a Starbucks aficionado, I try to keep up with the world of Starbucks all around the world. While it is a big world out there, we have a lot going on right here on...

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Westside Story – Writing Opportunity 1600s – 2013

Cartoon By Unknown Student Displayed at Quincy, Massachusetts Library Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle The years spanning the 1950s through the 1980s were not good years for me to be a writer. My...

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Westside Story – FRIENDS Book Sale

Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Oh boy. It is that time of year again. FRIENDS of Lakewood Library is hosting another, ever popular, book sale at the Lakewood Library located at 6300 Wildaire Road...

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Westside Story – Spider Miracle

Story, Photo & Video – Joseph Boyle WARNING: IF YOU SUFFER FROM ARACNOPHOBIA, DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE OR WATCH THE VIDEO. I ask, “How in the world can a tiny spider out-think, out-design and...

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Westside Story – Life Saving Driving Tip

  PARKED INCORRECTLY: Vehicle parked on steep hill with wheels parallel to the curb. Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Here is a driving tip. When parking your vehicle on the street, always park within...

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