Submitted by BECU. When it comes to any relationship, aligning on money matters is important as it plays a pivotal role in every aspect of a couple’s life. Although talking about finances may not be the most fun conversation to have, there’s no doubt it’s an important one that can have long-term impact. To make […]
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Applications for 2023-2024 Tacoma Creates Funding Now Available
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Creates is now accepting applications for its fourth year of funding, supporting programs and events to be presented between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 by organizations whose primary purpose is to advance and/or preserve arts, culture, heritage, and/or science. There are two funding categories – […]
UP School District 2023-24 Registration Coming in March
University Place School District announcement. Registration for the 2023-2024 school year opens on March 6, 2023. K-12 student registration is completed through the on-line registration portal. Out of district requests for current students can be submitted beginning March 8, 2023. New applications can be submitted beginning April 12, 2023. Preschool applications can be submitted beginning March […]
Obituary Notices – January 26, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Young Dae Kim. Gaffney Funeral Home: Margaret Ann Howard. Scott Funeral Home: Lila M Stinson.
VIBE Business Plan Competition returns with $30K grand prize
University of Washington – Tacoma announcement. The 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition is back, bigger and better than ever before. This year, the competition is sponsored by HomeStreet Bank, a west coast community bank offering consumer and commercial banking, mortgage lending and loans for residential construction, commercial real estate financing, and insurance products. The competition will offer […]
Voices of Mississippi coming to Tacoma
Tacoma Arts Live announcement. Tacoma Arts Live presents Voices of Mississippi, a multimedia event to that celebrates the people and art of the southern blues, gospel, and storytelling traditions of Mississippi on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater. Based on the double-Grammy Award-winning four-disc box set of the same name, the immersive concert features […]
Health Department leader to retire mid-year
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Director of Health Dr. Anthony L-T Chen will retire by the end of June of this year. Newly elected Board of Health Chair Catherine Ushka will lead a thorough and robust national recruitment effort for Chen’s successor. […]
Sheriff welcomes new staff
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department social media post. Please help us welcome: Corrections Deputies Piland and Ferguson, Animal Control Officer Kirsch, and Deputies Quandt, Berns, Mercado, Eckhaus, Simpson, Raplee, Frye and Williams. We’re thrilled and thankful that each of them chose to serve the residents of Pierce County.
Congratulations to the McFadden brothers
City of Lakewood social media post. Congratulations to Jonathan and Brian McFadden, brothers who distinguished themselves through more than 20 years of service critical to sustaining operation of the Oakbrook Swim & Tennis Club. They were given the Larry Saunders Service Award at Council’s Jan. 17, 2023 meeting.