TACOMA, Wash. – It is with deep sadness that the City of Tacoma mourns the passing of Council Member Catherine Ushka, who represented District 4. Catherine Ushka was elected to the District 4 seat of the Tacoma City Council in 2017. Following her re-election to another four-year term on the City Council, she was appointed […]
Major Western Art Reinstallation Opens May 18 at TAM
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. Four guest curators from around the country developed four new exhibitions for the [re]Frame: Haub Family Collection of Western American Art project, opening this Saturday, May 18, at Tacoma Art Museum. Drawing inspiration from TAM’s Haub Family Collection, guest curators Lele Barnett, Nikesha Breeze, Maymanah Farhat and Dr. Patricia Marroquin […]
All lanes reopened on westbound SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
TACOMA – There is good news for travelers who use the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge. During the morning of Thursday, May 16, Washington State Department of Transportation crews reopened all lanes across the bridge that takes travelers from Tacoma to Gig Harbor. The lane closures were in place to allow for emergency repairs on […]
UPPD Police Blotter – May 15
The most recent significant public safety activity in University Place can be read here.
Free Stop the Bleed Class May 25th at Tacoma General
Tacoma Trauma Trust is offering a free Stop the Bleed class on May 25th from 3 to 4 p.m. at Tacoma General Hospital. The class is open to ages ten and over. Below is the website with more information. Registration is onsite.
Lakewood Lions Club Seeks New Members
Submitted by Eric Warn. The Lakewood First Lions Club, which began on March 17, 1954, is looking for new members who are looking for a way to make Lakewood a better place to live and work. The club’s motto is “We Serve” and we mean it. Becoming a Lion allows you to: Membership in the […]
Across the Fence: Hügelgrab
Today, the Germanism I have chosen will lead us into the Neolithic Age – and what we are still able to find, interestingly all over the world: the burial sites that are falling into the category Hügelgrab (pronounce approximately: ‘hoo-gal-grahb, meaning mound grave). They are gravesites built from rocks, then covered with smaller stones and […]
Future regional trail connecting Puyallup, Fife and Tacoma gets a name: spuyaləpabš Trail
PIERCE COUNTY – The new name for a 12-mile trail in Pierce County will honor the people who have lived on and stewarded the land for centuries: the Puyallup People. On Tuesday, May 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced the shared-use path will be called spuyaləpabš Trail. The name was chosen by the […]
Letter: The Flower on the Floor
I clapped along with the others as employees were recognized for their outstanding leadership over the past year. Bouquets were presented, pictures taken, hugs, smiles, and laughter predominated. Among the last to head in the direction others had gone to partake of refreshments, I noticed a single flower on the tile floor. Absentmindedly I picked […]