Tacoma Public Utilities social media post. Completed in 1953, the Tacoma Public Utilities Building improved how customers interacted with their utility by presenting new resources like a spacious auditorium for public forums and a welcoming lobby with improved access to help and information.
Obituary Notices – December 29, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Gary Wayne Grape. Mountain View Funeral Home: George Newman Myers. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Jesse L. Cornett. Powers Funeral Home: Karen Congleton Williams; James Patrick Collins. Gaffney Funeral Home: Colleen Rochefort; Richard Hamilton. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Steven H Cameron. Scott Funeral Home: Kenneth Tucker.
Open Captions Every Wednesday
The Grand Cinema social media post. In order to best serve our patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or prefer viewing with captions, we present our films with open captioning each Wednesday! Learn more about the ways we make film accessible at The Grand: https://l8r.it/7RVK
Obituary Notices – December 28, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Mary Louise Dubbs; Siaosi Teuteu Fio; Don Fox; Cheryl Lynn Hanson; Won Ping Jong; Robert Lordahl; Gregory Nelson; Thach Nhim; Kody Dean Olsen; Joan M. Sager; Ngaire S. Aasa Tusi; Earl H. Williams. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Tina Sanerivi; Darlys Rae Potter; Ruth Marie Tinsley; Doris O. Dyson. Powers Funeral Home: […]
Santa likes baseball. Who knew?
Having spent a busy night on December 24, 1946 visiting every home in Tacoma, on Christmas Day Santa took in a baseball game. Does anyone recognize a dad, uncle, or grandpa among the baseball players? Photograph courtesy @tacomalibrary
Operation Cookie Drop a success
Over 12,000 cookies were delivered recently to single Airmen at McChord Field who weren’t able to make it home for the holidays. A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and bakers who made this year’s 62nd Airlift Wing Operation Cookie Drop an amazing success.
Obituary Notices – December 27, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Billy Lee May; Toyoko Dahlgren; Glenl Austin Wear. Mountain View Funeral Home: Kimberly Sherrod; Holly Burson; Mei Fung Ng.
Letter: A Child and Three Little Birds
Submitted by Barb Kohler. My friends know I am a bird lover (3 feeders, 2 suet baskets and 3 bird baths). I am surrounded by my many feathered friends, and even the furry ones, whom I can watch through my many windows looking into the woods. My friends also know my second grandson had to […]
JayRay & South Sound Creative Earn Award for AZ Client
Submitted by JayRay Ads & PR. TACOMA — The “voice” of Yuma, Arizona beckons visitors to the Sonoran Desert city in a JayRay-produced video that won a Viddy Award for client Visit Yuma. JayRay Ads & PR is based in Tacoma, serving clients around Puget Sound and beyond. The video, titled “Hello. I’m Yuma,” uses […]