Submitted by Travel Tacoma. Tacoma native Vicci Martinez, who appeared in NBC’s “The Voice” and the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” will headline Tacoma’s TAG Festival (Together… In Art and Glass) on Sunday, May 22. Martinez, who placed third in season 1 of the singing contest will be preceded on the TAG Festival […]
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DuPont May 13 Report to Council
Read the DuPont Mayor’s May 13 report to the City Council by clicking here.
Paving scheduled for I-5 ramps at South 56th Street in Tacoma
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – Crews are set to refresh the Interstate 5 exits and on-ramps to South 56th Street in Tacoma. Upcoming work over an entire weekend means travelers will need to plan to help prevent delays. Weather permitting, the work will occur during the weekend of May 20. The northbound […]
New ORCA system for regional transit launched
Sound Transit announcement. On May 16, the new and improved ORCA system launched for hundreds of thousands of transit customers across the Puget Sound region with access to a new myORCA.com website, myORCA smartphone app, and real-time value loading for ORCA cards. Normal fare collection resumes today for all regional transit agencies who accept ORCA cards. All current ORCA cards, including […]
Obituary Notices – May 17, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Tatsuko K. MacIntosh; Judith Ann Hancock; Eui Ja Lee. Mountain View Funeral Home: Doris Marilyn Hilton.
Open Enrollment for Fall Quarter at Tacoma Community College Starts May
Tacoma Community College announcement. Important dates for students who plan to study at TCC in the fall: May 16: Open enrollment for TCC summer and fall quarter begins. Enroll now for best class selection. May 26: Fall quarter financial aid application deadline. Learn more about financial aid. Sept. 26: Fall quarter classes begin.
KING 5: Puyallup Tribe, Kenmore Air announce partnership in Tacoma for seaplane operations
“TACOMA, Wash. — The Puyallup Tribe and Kenmore Air announced a partnership Tuesday that will bring seaplane operations to tribal lands in south Puget Sound. The tribe’s governing body said this is a first-of-its-kind alliance for the region. “No other Tribe in our country has an operation like this,” a statement from Puyallup Tribal Council, the Tribe’s governing body, […]
Join Conversations on Improving Public Safety
City of University Place announcement. With a force of just 16 commissioned officers, the U.P. Police Department has an officer-to-resident ratio of 0.45 per 1,000 citizens. This places University Place last out of 218 jurisdictions in the state of Washington on this metric. The state officer-to-citizen average is 1.46. Due to staffing concerns raised by […]
The Steilacoom Town Council May 17 Meeting Agenda
The Steilacoom Town Council will hold a Regular Meeting on May 17 (6 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.