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Registration is Now Open for Safe Sitter Babysitting Classes
West Pierce Fire & Rescue is offering Safe Sitter babysitting classes over the summer to teach students ages 11-13 how to safely care for younger children. It is common this age group starts to stay home alone or watch younger siblings. Even if they are not babysitting outside the home, the skills they will learn […]
TCC Sends Two Students to All-Washington Scholars Event
TCC sent two students, Maria Paula Amores and John Plinka, to the All-Washington Scholars Event, held today at South Puget Sound Community College. The annual event celebrates outstanding students from each of Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges. Read the students’ stories here. Maria Paula Amores Maria Paula Amores is currently studying computer science at TCC. […]
Tacoma Youth Symphony Concert May 18 Celebrating Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs
For the last twenty-seven years, Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs has been the Music Director of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association and conductor of the Tacoma Youth Symphony. The beloved maestro is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 season. On Saturday, May 18 ( 7 pm), TYSA will celebrate Dr. Cobbs and bid him a warm […]
What is a URA and Goodbye for Now
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. I want to start this last newsletter until after November 30, 2024, with a thank you to all who have engaged in my community conversations in the previous two months. We had a wonderful meeting last night at the Parkland Spanaway Library. I enjoyed answering […]
The Niceties to be final show of 85th Season at Lakewood Playhouse
Up next is the final production in our 85th Season – The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives, explodes into an urgent debate about race, history and power. At an elite East Coast university, an ambitious young black student and her esteemed white professor meet to discuss a paper the college […]
Community Members Invited to ‘Conversations With the Mayor’ Event With Mayor Victoria Woodards on May 1
TACOMA, Wash. – Residents and businesses are invited to a “Conversations With the Mayor” event on May 1, 9:30 – 10:30 AM, at Sofi’s Corner (6450 Tacoma Mall Boulevard in Tacoma). This informal gathering is hosted by Mayor Victoria Woodards in support of the City of Tacoma’s ongoing efforts to engage and connect with community […]
Radicle Nutrition and Pearl Chiropractic ribbon cutting May 8
The City of University Place will welcome Radicle Nutrition and Pearl Chiropractic with a ribbon cutting on May 8 (11 am-12 pm) at their 7025 27th St W, Suite 1 location.
Tacoma City Council Passes Amended Ordinance 28962 Enacting Temporary Moratorium Nomination and Designation of New Historic Special Review and Conservation Districts
TACOMA, Wash. – Tonight (April 23, 2024), the City Council unanimously passed Amended Ordinance 28962, to enact a temporary moratorium on the nomination and designation of new historic special review and conservation districts in residential areas. In 2023, District 2 Council Member Sarah Rumbaugh was joined by co-sponsors Deputy Mayor John Hines and District 5 […]