Submitted by Nourish Pierce County. Nourish Pierce County has a place at their table, and they’re saving it just for you! Nourish, the largest network of food banks in Pierce County, is hosting their annual “A Place at Our Table” luncheon on Tuesday, September 10th, at the Hotel Murano downtown Tacoma. Doors open at 11:30am. […]
KeyBank Donates $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma
Submitted by KeyBank. Tacoma – KeyBank has announced a grant of $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma as the nonprofit seeks to rapidly grow its services to underrepresented students of color in the greater Tacoma area. The goal is to provide youth with the academic, social, and emotional support needed to excel in school and […]
Obituary Notices – August 16, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Georgia Brown; Julia Ann Cameron; Janice Hart.
Letter: Lakewood Lake Access & Public Property, Things to Know and Do
Submitted by John Burns, Lakewood. The Lakewood City Council, on Monday, August 19 at 7 pm, will decide whether or not to sell a city-owned public use lakefront parcel on Steilacoom Lake. Two adjacent Homeowners have petitioned to purchase this valuable public property. I have conducted an examination of city documents related to the Steilacoom […]
Panda Express Opens Spanaway Location
Panda Express celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Spanaway with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with members of the Tacoma-Pierce Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, August 15, and the first lucky 88 guests received a free Panda Express branded t-shirt. Located in Spanaway at 20321 Mountain Highway East, the new Panda Express location […]
Letter: We need more deterrence on people who commit crime
Submitted by Danny Housden. I moved up here seven years ago from Lewis County. I have never seen so much crime. I am appalled but do respect our local law enforcement. I really think we could stop a lot of crime 😔 if we had the right prosecutors that would seek tougher penalties so when […]
Tacoma’s Slavonian American Society invites Old Town and beyond to Tall Tales
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. Old Town Tacoma invites Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma audience and all others to hear the surprising history of Tacoma’s first neighborhood: Tall Tales from Tacoma’s Old Town a series on the 4th Thursdays at Slavonian Hall, 7:00pm, 2306 N 30th Street, Tacoma. The next in the series is Thursday, […]
Obituary Notices – August 15, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Darlene Feller; Ludwig Zachariah Kurian; Finau Moananu; Marilee Anne Titus. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Brian R. Goings. Scott Funeral Home: Dione Alexander. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Eddie Lee Washington.
Friends of the Lakewood Library Donation Dropoff, August 17
Submitted by Robert Estrada. In preparation for the October 18 and 19 book sales, donation drop off dates are the Saturdays of August 17, and September 21. Please bring your donations to the back parking lot of St, Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, from 11am to 1PM. In addition to books, […]