Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is full of good food, football, and family. But mostly, as the name prompts us, I hope it is a time of reflection and being grateful for the many blessings in our lives. I will spend time with my brother, sister, and our expanded […]
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Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board
TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill eight volunteer positions on the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board (TCRA); two representatives with experience in the legal profession as an attorney; two certified public accountant representatives; two representatives with experience in banking or financing; and two representatives with at least three years of […]
Washington Boulevard is open
After more than two years of phased closures, Washington Boulevard reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon. The re-opening signifies a major milestone in the $23 million project. No more significant road closures are expected, however intermittent lane closures will occur as the project moves toward completion. The project is still a construction zone, so drivers are […]
Comprehensive Plan Updates: Planning for Growth
How would you like to see University Place evolve in the coming years? A city’s Comprehensive Plan is the blueprint for a community’s growth and changes. The City of UP is in the midst of updating its Comprehensive Plan, which will address specific topics such as housing, transportation, utilities, open space, and several others. Comprehensive […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator November 22 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s November 22 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Imagine Monet: A Unique Immersive Experience
TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live will host a unique immersive experience on the art of the French painter Claude Monet from February 14, 2024. Imagine Monet is the exhibition produced and created by the French directors Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, the world’s first directors of a digital immersive exhibition. Imagine Monet starts with the famous painting Soleil levant (1872) […]
Public invited to comment on Washington’s 2024-2027 program of multimodal transportation projects
A compilation of prioritized transportation improvement projects is now ready for public review and comment through Tuesday, Dec. 19. More than 1,200 statewide transportation improvement projects using $3.8 billion in federal funds are included in the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP for short. The draft 2024-2027 STIP is a four-year program of multimodal transportation projects […]
WA community and technical college system wins federal grant for no-cost open textbooks
Submitted by Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) recently received a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for three-year initiative that will expand the number of free introductory textbooks available to students in professional-technical programs. A team of college faculty members and […]
Obituary Notices – November 23, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Corliss Ann Larson; Mary Swanes Latimer; Lawrence George Christopher. Mountain View Funeral Home: Meranda Brown; Chang Joon Cho; Thursday James Coles; Tran Thi Ngo; Jindi Wang; Marsha Wilson; Oscar Chambers Sr.; Elisabeth M. Jones; Glorianna “Graham” Lewis; Patrick McGee; Kenneth D. Proctor. Powers Funeral Home: Laurence Neil McLaughlin; […]