Economic stabilization topped the list of emergent funding needs the Pierce County Council tackled Tuesday with its first round of American Rescue Plan Act funding allocations. In a unanimous vote Council allocated an initial $50.5 million in federal funds to help the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This bill addresses the emergent needs of […]
It’s U.P. Garden Tour Time
Mark your calendars for May 15 and 16, Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brought to you by the U.P. Historical Society, the garden tour is now in its 11th year of showcasing local gardens for your entertainment and enlightenment. This year’s tour features five unique gardens and the Curran House, where […]
Help shape the future of Pierce County
Submitted by Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council District 6. Are you interested in planning and land use and how it is done in Pierce County? The county’s Planning Commission will soon have a vacancy for its District 6 position due to the current member being at the end of their term. Want to know more? […]
Letter: Downsize While You Still Can
Submitted by Thomas Strome. When the author moved to Washington almost twenty eight years ago, two things were near heart stopping in their financial impact: Real Estate, and Car Tabs. Conversely, a move to Florida for Washingtonians can be downright cheap. You have a lot of choices which can be daunting but the Internet can […]
Correction: Join Clover Park Rotary at the Game Farm on May 1
Clover Park Rotary (not Lakewood Rotary as reported yesterday) is coordinating the May 1 work party at Lakewood South Sound Wildlife are (also know as the old Game Farm on Phillips Rd). If you care to join to party (9 am-1 pm), learn more here.
Bike Month: Bike to the Broadway Farmers Market on May 6
Tacoma, WA – Celebrate Bike Month by cycling to the Downtown Farmers Market on May 6 (10am-3pm, on Broadway between S. 9th and St. 11th)! Visit the Downtown On the Go (DOTG) booth to get more information about bike resources as well as details for the events we have planned for the summer, including Bike Bingo and our Walk Tacoma […]
Act Six Scholar Finds Support, Future at PLU
By Veronica Craker, Marketing & Communications. A native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 had no idea what his future would hold when he moved to Tacoma in 2012. “Moving here, everything changed,” said Mosa, who was 12 years old when he and his family joined his father who was already living in the states. “The […]
153 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, no new deaths confirmed Apr. 29
On April 29, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 365.3 The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 4.7 per 100,000. Yesterday, we discontinued our COVID-19 case rate reporting and instead post the state’s case rate metric for Pierce County. You […]
Obituary Notices – April 30, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Bonnie Maxine Sharp. Powers Funeral Home: Clifford Lynn Stevenson; Marguerite June Packer.