Sound Transit announcement. We’re conducting construction and testing throughout the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project area. Crews are continuing the roadway restoration and station finishes, adjusting utilities, striping paint on the street, testing systems, installing crosswalks, and cutting decorative sidewalks in various locations. The contract is also working on final checklist items, which come up […]
Strickland Honors Korean-American Military Hero Col. Young Oak Kim
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-3), Young Kim (CA-40), and Michelle Steel (CA-45), the four Korean-American Members of Congress, introduced a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism. “As the four […]
Obituary Notices – January 30, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: David Ayers; Hime Yamauchi Bland; Scott Cahill; Margaret Hoyer; Ana Quidachay Materne (Eakes); Dennis Mrsny; Adriana Vittoria Munoz; Edward L. Rickett; Nayden A. Walker; Linda Joyce “Princess” Whitten. Scott Funeral Home: Mother Penelope Collins.
Tacoma Police Department Launches Safe Place Initiative
Tacoma Police Department announcement. Tacoma, Wash. – As part of ongoing efforts to respond to, investigate and address hate crimes, the Tacoma Police Department has joined more than 275 other law enforcement agencies to launch a Safe Place Initiative. “Tacoma is a compassionate and welcoming city, and the Safe Place initiative will help demonstrate to […]
Save The Date: Annual Tea and Purse Auction
Submitted by The Salvation Army of Tacoma. Tacoma, along with the rest of the world, is starting to open back up and get back to it’s pre-pandemic activities. The Salvation Army of Tacoma is no exception; youth and adult programming alike has kicked into gear again. But programming is not free and The Salvation Army […]
Whet Your Appetite in U.P.
City of University Place announcement. You don’t have to travel outside of University Place to get good eats, especially with the openings of several new eateries during 2022, including Galos Flame Grilled Chicken (3556 Market Place W.), Al’s Hot Chicken (2102 Mildred St. W.), Chipotle (4020 Bridgeport Way W.) and the Pine Cone Café (7912 […]
Plan for nighttime lane closure on I-5 in DuPont Jan. 30
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. DUPONT – People who travel northbound Interstate 5 between Olympia and DuPont can expect delays the evening of Monday, Jan. 30 through early morning Tuesday, Jan 31. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the left lane to repair guardrail. 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. […]
Proposed Moratorium on Underground Storage Tanks, Metal Recycling and Auto Wrecking within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Department has scheduled a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 2 on ZOOM to provide information about a proposed moratorium on underground storage tanks, metal recycling and auto wrecking within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District. The informational meeting will include […]
Charles Wright Academy Student Serves as Page in Washington House of Representatives
Submitted by Washington House of Representatives. OLYMPIA—Ulrich Poehlmann, a student at Charles Wright Academy, served as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma), Ulrich is the child of Bess Poehlmann and Scott Poehlmann of Tacoma. Ulrich enjoys history, government, fencing, and model rocketry. Pages assume a wide […]