New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Roberta Francine Phillips. Mountain View Funeral Home: Terry LaRoque. Scott Funeral Home: Claudell Baxter; Theotis Stuart.
ShotSpotter Information Forum
Submitted by Tacoma Coalition for Police Accountability. Join us for a ShotSpotter Information Forum on Sunday Nov 10th from 1-3pm at Evergreen College in Tacoma. Tacoma received a grant for a 3-year pilot program of the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology. The ShotSpotter system alerts police when the sound surveillance equipment thinks it detects a gunshot. Hear […]
Washington families can save with confidence with GET
Submitted by Washington Student Achievement Council. Washington’s popular Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Friday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future education and career training costs while their children are young. The 2024-2025 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2025, and provides a unique opportunity to […]
Obituary Notices – November 4, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: John Charles Batty Sr.; Robert E. Medlow; George A. Proudman; Connie Renee Tilson-Meyer; Thomas W Boyd Jr.; Joni Louise Hailey. Gaffney Funeral Home: Marianne Kathryn Reed. Scott Funeral Home: Theotis Stuart.
SONIC Fills Local Schools’ Classroom Libraries
SONIC Drive-In donates a portion of proceeds from every drink purchase to support local public schools through the brand’s Limeades for Learning initiative. This fall, SONIC is going all-in on reading for National Book Month, making it easier for students to access books in the classroom. This October, the SONIC Foundation provided $1.25 million to match donations to classroom projects […]
Obituary Notices – November 2, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gene Gordon Pickering. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: David Allen Wheeler.
New Art Exhibit Exposes Local Artists’ Baggage
Submitted by Scott Nelson. Emotional baggage. Everyone has some. Local artists have plenty. And while many create artwork that is a response to their baggage, eight brave artists have dared to make art that puts their baggage front and center. Titled “the Baggage we Claim,” this exhibit features eight new art pieces that began life […]
Turn back the clocks and get ready for storm season
Winter is coming, which means a lot of things, namely changing your clocks back and ensuring your home is ready to weather any storm the season brings. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) knows our customers are busy with their own plans, so we work to assure reliability while also offering tips to make it easier for […]
Obituary Notices – November 1, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Inez A. Bracken; Darron Cole; Pauline May Fogell; Ronald Allen Husted; Priscilla Jibaiur; Marilynn Angela Larson; David McGatlin; Joseph Henry Spiegner Jr.; Florence M Welborn. New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory: Barbara Maureen Henning.