In observance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Symphony Tacoma is pleased to present Tacoma Method: Three Arias Performed by Hai-Ting Chinn on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The songs are from Tacoma Method, an opera composed by Pacific Lutheran University professor and local composer Dr. Gregory Youtz based on the expulsion of the Chinese […]
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City of Lakewood Earns “Triple Crown” for Financial Reporting
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The City of Lakewood was awarded the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) award for its Fiscal Year 2019 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR). The PAFR program motivates governments to produce accessible and understandable financial reports. The goal is to deliver important information to interested parties without a background in finance. Through its […]
U.P. City Planners Pleased by Participation in Housing Action Plan FlashVote Survey
The April FlashVote survey by the City’s Planning and Development Services department designed to get input on housing issues in University Place garnered a 61 percent participation rate. Here is a look at the responses to the survey’s four questions: Please rate how inexpensive or expensive you think housing is in University Place? Very Expensive – […]
Promising Futures: Clover Park High School senior Gladys Rachel Monterroso Barrientos
Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Clover Park High School senior Gladys Rachel Monterroso Barrientos. She loves learning about the human body and plans to become a nurse or doctor for her career. She has a desire to help others and is excited to become a leader in her community and impact people […]
Auditor seeks to appoint committee members for voters’ pamphlet
The Pierce County Auditor’s Office is opening a special appointment period to recruit individuals to write against committee statements for the August 3, 2021, Primary Election Local Voters’ Pamphlet. Against Committee members needed Town of Steilacoom – EMS Levy Fire Protection District No. 16 – Lid Lift The districts did not appoint against committee members […]
97 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths confirmed May 17
On May 17, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 369.5. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.5 per 100,000. We confirmed 97 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. On May 15, we confirmed 136 cases. On May 16, […]
Obituary Notices – May 18, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Se Heon Oh; Rebecca Bernice Croston. Mountain View Funeral Home: Eleanora I. “Corky” Gardner; Elvin Thomas Nelson; Raye M. Staples. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: James Miller (Bags) Bagley.
Curb and gutter installation begins on Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 19th St. to S. 16th St. this week
As soon as May 18, crews will start installing curb and gutter on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 19th St. to S. 16th St. MLK Jr. Way will be closed to northbound traffic from S. 19th St. to S. 16th St., and S. 18th St. will be closed east […]
Kilmer Highlights How Washington Will Soon Receive State and Local Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan
On May 14, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) highlighted the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds that the U.S. Department of Treasury is releasing to Washington as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These funds will provide vital resources for Washington families and communities. “Our state, local, and tribal governments have been on […]