Submitted by Mark & Jeanna Spawn. A fun family night out turned to tragedy on January 23, 1999 at the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley on Center Street in Tacoma, WA. when 2-year-old Teekah Lewis vanished from the bowling alley’s arcade area and was never seen again. Teekah is multi-racial: African American, Caucasian and Native […]
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Puget Sound: Let’s win the City Nature Challenge
Calling all nature lovers: the challenge is on! How many species can you spot and record? The annual global City Nature Challenge returns April 26-April 29 and asks everyone to become a scientist for an hour, a day, however long they have. And there’s no experience necessary. Download the free iNaturalist app or access it on your […]
Run or Walk the 52nd Sound to Narrows—coming Saturday, June 8
Submitted by Sound to Narrows. Spring into action and join the fun at the Sound to Narrows on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Celebrating 52 years, the Sound to Narrows footrace offers challenging 12K and 5K race routes in Tacoma, Washington. The featured 12K run and walk routes through beautiful Point Defiance Park. The S2N race […]
Mind, body, and maternal health
Written by Amanda Jones. We all want to live in a community where our families thrive and live healthy, joyful, connected lives. But for many Black parents, that is not their reality. Black women and birthing people are 3-5 times more likely to have a maternal death than white women in the United States. It’s […]
Make Memories in April: Fun Events You’ll Love
Always something to do courtesy Metro Parks Tacoma. Click here to learn more.
Angels Over Broadway – A Worthwhile Black and White film Review
Sometimes you just luck out. As a sixth grader at Lakewood’s Navy Base grade school, with both parents working I often stayed home after calling the school to say I was ill and wouldn’t be attending class. I loved to stay home and watch black and white movies. I don’t recall seeing the film “Angels […]
Tacoma Refugee Choir Ends 2023-24 Season With Free Concert
Submitted by Tacoma Refugee Choir. TACOMA, Wash. Join us for Tacoma Refugee Choir’s last concert of the year featuring new songs, a few old favorites, and special guests! This End-of-Season Concert centers on the theme of “Good Things Happen” and was chosen by choir members to reflect how our outlook helps us get through challenges […]
Bernal Baca appointed to state community and technical college board
Submitted by Washington State Board for Community and Technical. Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Dr. Bernal Baca of Tacoma as a member of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. Baca serves as executive director of Mi Centro, a Tacoma-based nonprofit that provides social, cultural and educational services to the greater Pierce County Latino […]
Bates Technical College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program earns maximum accreditation from national organization
Tacoma, Wash.- During the month of April, Bates Technical College joins in celebrating Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, which honors a profession that makes a difference in the lives of those with health conditions, disabilities or other risk factors. Today, to coincide with OT Month, the college announces that its Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program has earned […]