Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. COVID-19 is still circulating in Pierce County. Flu season has begun. And now, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report an increase in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV). According to healthcare providers at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, the rise in RSV cases is also contributing to an increase in emergency […]
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N. Tacoma Ave. and N. 1st St. work continues through mid-November
Sound Transit announcement. Construction is happening throughout the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project area. This includes crews continuing to finish the roadway restoration, working on station finishes, adjusting utilities, striping paint on the street, testing systems, installing crosswalks, and cutting decorative sidewalks in various locations along the Hilltop Tacoma Link project area. These construction activities […]
JBLM will conduct mortar training Nov. 15-16
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime mortar training from Nov. 15 at 6 a.m. to Nov. 16 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Lakewood Water District to present 2023 budget at Nov. 17 Board meeting
Lakewood Water District announcement. The 2023 Draft Budget of the Lakewood Water District will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for review and discussion at a Regular Public Meeting on November 17, 2022, commencing at 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person and via Microsoft Teams. Please consult our website at www.lakewoodwater.org for further […]
My Dog Skip – Movie Review About People and a High Recommendation
Although we had a family dog, an old cocker spaniel, my personal dog came via Cub Scouts. My mother worked in the downtown Tacoma office. She came home one Friday and announced we were going to visit a friend’s house on Saturday morning and look at their litter of puppies. The friend was a fellow […]
The Lakewood City Council, Pierce County Library System Nov. 17 Joint Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council and the Pierce County Library System Board will hold a Joint Meeting on Nov. 17 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
A conversation with novelist Mari Matthias ‘94, author of “The Runestone’s Promise”
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Mari Matthias ‘94 loved diagramming sentences back in the ninth grade. Later, she served on the staff of Saxifrage, PLU’s student-run literary and art magazine, during all four of her years on campus. Matthias describes herself as a self-taught novelist. “Once I decided to write… Read the rest of the announcement […]
The need is great
Lakewood Police Department social media post. The need is great. We need your help! Please join us on November 29th 6 a.m.-5:30 p.m. here @ the Station with your food (or monetary) donations. We can’t wait to see you. There’s still LOTS of open slots for blood donations on November 29th & 30th too! schedule.bloodworksnw.org/DonorPortal/Gr…
Annual Snow and Ice Training Scheduled November 16-17
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division is holding its annual snow and ice training on Wednesday, November 16, and Thursday, November 17, between 7:30 AM to 4 PM each day. During this time frame, emergency snow vehicles will be dispatched for crews to experience operating these vehicles along snow routes and around […]