The Lakewood Police Department is the recipient of a $10,000 grant awarded by the Gesa Community Foundation through its Gesa Credit Union’s Local Heroes Grant Award program. The department will use the money to create a dedicated space for peer support and a wellness/relaxation room. Some of the award will also be used to update […]
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Pierce Transit Nov. 18 Board Meeting Agenda
Update: This post originally included the wrong date for the meeting. Nov. 18 is correct. The Pierce Transit Board will host a Special Meeting on Nov. 18 remotely at 3:30 pm. Read the meeting agenda and participation instructions here.
State unemployment rate dips in September despite job losses
Washington’s economy lost an estimated 35,900 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in October even as the monthly unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.7%. “October shows an unusually high drop in jobs, unlike the relatively small changes over the past several months,” said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist for the Employment Security Department. “This is largely a reflection […]
Star of Destiny Awards – this Saturday
Star of Destiny AwardsSaturday, November 16 – 1-4pm Dystopian Brewing Co., 611 S Baker St, Tacoma Join Tacoma Historical Society for our annual fundraising event, the Star of Destiny Awards! This year’s event will feature keynote speakers Washington State Chief Historian John C. Hughes and Tacoma Historian Ed Echtle. Hughes and Echtle will speak on […]
Association of Veterinary Technician Educators selects Pierce College professor for inaugural fellowship class
The Association of Veterinary Technician Educators selects Pierce College Professor of Veterinary Technology Markiva Contris for the inaugural class of its fellowship program. Contris, a Pierce College alumna, is a licensed veterinary technician and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. In addition to educating Pierce College veterinary technician students, Contris works in the field as the office […]
Gifts for Children in need
Submitted by The Lakewood Elks Lodge no. 2388. Help us spread Holiday Cheer to children in need. We are asking those who can help, to donate new/unwrapped children’s gifts to the lodge by Dec. 20. On Dec. 21 from 12-3 we will be hosting our annual Santa’s Workshop Wonderland Event. During the event, children will […]
UPPD Police Blotter – Nov. 13
The most recent significant public safety activity in University Place can be read here.
2024-25 CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Carter Lake Elementary School
Last week, we showed our #CPSDPride by giving a #SuperSchoolShoutout to Carter Lake Elementary School with reading interventionist Katie Johnson and fifth grader Isabella DiMase. In Johnson’s third year as a teacher at Carter Lake, she continues to find new things to love each day. “The teachers are incredible, and I feel so lucky to have ended […]
Letter: Thanks a Ton
Submitted by Claudia Ellsworth. The Rotary Club of University Place-Fircrest (Rotary of UP-Fircrest) gathered donations of 1,618 pounds of food, and cash donations of over $600 from shoppers at Green Firs Safeway for Families Unlimited Network Food Bank providing nearly a ton of food for needy families. This marks the fourth year of cooperation with […]