A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Tacoma, WA – On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Metro Parks Tacoma, in partnership with The City of Tacoma, present Tacoma Summer Blast, a family-friendly day of live music, food, entertainment and crafts vendors, culminating in a fireworks display over Commencement Bay. The community-wide event, called Tacoma Summer Blast, […]
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Board of Health Sept. 1 Meeting Agenda
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. The September 1, 2021 Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health Regular agenda is available for view on our website. Watch the meeting live on our website or through Zoom and entering the Meeting ID: 966 8527 3697 and Passcode: 484284, when prompted.
The Lakewood City Council Aug. 30 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Aug. 30 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Hudson’s Bay Heritage Days Cookoff
Submitted by City of DuPont. The Hudson’s Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff was a huge success attracting around 7,000 over the weekend with BBQ competitors, live music, food, a beer and wine garden featuring local craft brews, and children’s activities. The BBQ Cookoff, produced by Pat Tillman Memorial Post 53 American Legion, is a Kansas […]
Free CPSD Community Vaccine Clinics on Aug. 30 and 31
A press release from Clover Park School District. LAKEWOOD, Wash — Clover Park School District (CPSD) has partnered with Genoa Healthcare to host two free COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Aug. 30 and 31 for CPSD staff, students, families, and the community. Individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Genoa Healthcare will […]
Upskill training will advance workers into living-wage careers in priority industries. Training providers are needed.
A press release from WorkForce Central. Tacoma, WA – Employers across high-demand industries throughout Pierce County are seeking qualified job seekers to fill positions that provide living-wage employment. WorkForce Central is responding to this need by building a strong pool of technical training providers to deliver employer-driven, rapid reskill and upskill trainings to build the […]
Ribbon Cutting for South 64th Street and Pacific Avenue to be Postponed
A press release from City of Tacoma. The Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities (TACOD) and the City of Tacoma’s Public Works Department are postponing a ribbon-cutting event that was to be held on Thursday, September 2, at the South Bell and South 64th Street intersection. The postponement is consistent with the City’s return to a […]
Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past – Summit – Aug. 26
When I was in grade school at Stanley Elementary in Tacoma, each year I would bring my class photo home. After the second year photograph my mom would comment about me always having my photograph taken standing next to a tall black girl named Virginia. We were always arranged by height. We were the tallest […]
TCC Hosting Vaccine Clinic Aug. 31
Tacoma Community College (Tacoma Campus, Building 9) will host a Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic Aug. 31 (11 am-6 pm). Register (here) ahead of time or drop in.