Submitted by Alan Billingsley. A Community Work day (Saturday, Oct. 2, 9 am-1 pm) will take place at the Lakewood South Sound Wildlife are (also know as the old Game Farm on Phillips Road). The Fall Cleanup and install the next two benches on the trail system. Come join Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs, Pierce […]
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Senior Trip to the Holiday Food & Gift Festival
A press release from City of DuPont. Get your holiday shopping done early on October 22, 2021 at the Holiday Food & Gift Festival! Bus Departs City Hall at 9:30 AM and Returns by 3:30 PMCost: $20Includes Transportation and Admission Questions: (253) 912-5245 Registration: https://dupontwagov.seamlessdocs.com/f/2021HolidayGiftFestival
Pierce County Districting Committee to Host Pair of Meetings This Week
The Pierce County Districting Committee will host two Special Meetings on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 at 5:30 pm. Download the meeting agendas and access information for the Sept. 28 meeting here and the Sept. 29 meeting here.
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson headlines Tacoma Reads 2021
A press release from Tacoma Public Library. TACOMA, WASH.—Tacoma Public Library, the City of Tacoma’s Mayor Victoria Woodards, and Tacoma Reads 2021 lead sponsor the Tacoma Urban League are pleased to announce a full lineup of community events, programs, art exhibits, and virtual author visits with Isabel Wilkerson, Lisa Moore Ramée, and illustrator Rafael López. […]
Reps. Leavitt and Bronoske coffee and conversation tour moved to virtual format
A press release from Washington State House Democrats. 28th Legislative District State Reps. Mari Leavitt and Dan Bronoske are hosting a series of informal coffee and conversation events throughout the 28th Legislative District. Due to rising COVID-19 cases, the remainder of these events will be held online in order to help keep our community healthy and safe. Please visit the […]
Lakewood Playhouse presents Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound
An announcement from Lakewood Playhouse. The Lakewood Playhouse, re-opened to public performances, opens its 83rd Season main stage on Sept. 24 with the third installment of Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical trilogy, Broadway Bound. Lakewood Playhouse previously produced the first two installments, Brighton Beach Memoirs in its 80th season, and Biloxi Blues in season 81. Broadway Bound […]
Film ‘Red Violin’, Violinist Naomi Southard featured at Lakewood’s FAB Fest Oct. 9
An announcement from Phil Raschke. A 300 year old Bussotti violin is on auction in Montreal. The violin is considered by experts as the most perfect acoustical instrument ever made. It is desired by rich and poor alike. But why is the color red? This mystery and others were foretold in a 1681 reading of […]
Affordable Housing Candidate Forums
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium and League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County are collaborating on candidate forums for Tacoma and Puyallup that focus on affordable housing and homelessness issues. Homelessness is a crisis in Pierce County, and each jurisdiction struggles with how to assure […]
Candlelight Tour suspends reality and immerses visitors in 1855
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Experience a magical evening at Fort Nisqually, where candles and campfires illuminate the people and events of 1855. Candlelight Tourtakes place on Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2, from 6 – 9 p.m. Advance tickets are required and available at fortnisqually.org Visitors will encounter Hudson’s Bay Company employees […]