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Commissioner and Major League Baseball record-holder hangs up his cleats
TACOMA, WA: Aaron Pointer pursued sports to earn a living and ended up learning a way to live. The longtime commissioner for Metro Parks Tacoma fell in love with athletics when he was 2 and went on to have a storied career. He broke barriers as the only Black player on his professional baseball team […]
Finalists named for interview process to fill Park Board vacancy
TACOMA, WA – Commissioners met during a special session Thursday to review and select four candidates interested in filling the terms for the elected positions currently held by Commissioners Aaron Pointer and Rosie Ayala. Nineteen interested and eligible people submitted applications during the online candidate recruitments process, which ended Tuesday. The following have been selected […]
Free Winter events at the Conservatory, Salmon Saturdays, Holiday Blast at Norpoint and Jingle Bell Run next weekend
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Purple martin colony being relocated as piling removal commences on Ruston Way
TACOMA, WA – A charismatic colony of purple martins along Ruston Way is moving. The dark purple and blue birds are North America’s largest swallow and often spotted among decrepit wooden poles at Dickman Mill Park, Titlow Beach and Chambers Bay. They are a native bird that has been migrating back to Tacoma and other […]
Metro Parks Tacoma is recruiting for two positions on the Park Board
TACOMA, WA – Metro Parks Tacoma will be filling two vacant positions on its Board of Park Commissioners in the coming months. On Monday, Commissioners Aaron Pointer and Rosie Ayala submitted letters of resignation. Pointer is retiring after 24 years of service to the park district, including three years as president and three years as […]
Start Celebrating the Holiday season with our Free Festive Events
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Join Us for Tacoma’s Thanksgiving Fun Run & more fall events
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Finish the year strong with Metro Parks Tacoma’s holiday-themed runs
TACOMA, WA: November is the transition point from pumpkin patches to pumpkin pies and when holiday planning kicks into high gear. This year, before your calendar gets too full, make sure to save the date for Metro Parks’ Thanksgiving-day fun run: The Norpoint Classic. Work up an appetite on Thursday, November 28 with this holiday […]