Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Katherine Elizabeth Skezas-Hooks. Mountain View Funeral Home: Helen Shirley Ann Fuller Murphy; Elizabeth Haugen; Margrit Margarit Rufus; Ronald B. Toves; Ok Hwa Von Hasseln. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Constance “Conni” S. Serr. Hill Funeral Home: Newell Junior Daniel.
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Across the aisle
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. A fantastic thing occurred this week when people who can often be at odds with one another joined together to achieve a common goal. An assemblage of local and federal elected officials from both sides of the aisle, environmentalists, tribal leaders, and others gathered at the site of the […]
Pierce County Councilmembers Young, Mello propose new safe parking legislation
Pierce County Council announcement. Pierce County Council Chair Derek Young and Councilmember Ryan Mello are introducing proposed legislation to again try to establish safe parking sites in unincorporated Pierce County. The proposal mirrors an ordinance adopted by Council April 19 that was later vetoed by the Pierce County Executive with one difference: it creates a […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator May 6 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s May 6 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Tourism Recovery Begins in Pierce County
Submitted by Travel Tacoma. Tacoma, Wash. – Tourism in Pierce County in 2021 made gains from a disastrous 2020, but was still short of 2019 levels, according to Economic Impacts of Visitors in Washington State, a report released this week by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) that showed state-wide and county-wide annual tourism metrics. Pierce […]
In the essay collection Now I Understand You, a Tacoma author serves up laughter with a side of tears
Submitted by Joanna Manning. Tacoma – As a child, Joanna Manning briefly believed that God was trying to kill her by poisoning her saliva, and her anxieties only escalated from there. In her new collection of humorous essays, Now I Understand You, Manning traces the origins of her obsessive-compulsive disorder to a few early “misunderstandings” […]
Historic Preservation Month 2022: Many Voices, Many Stories
City of Tacoma announcement. Each May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation encourages local communities to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month. The City of Tacoma is excited to announce this year’s Historic Preservation Month theme of “Many Voices, Many Stories,” which explores the diverse events, experiences, and people that have shaped Tacoma into the city it […]
New magical animal show kicks off season of wonder at Pt. Defiance Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA, Wash.—Abracadabra? More like abraca-armadillo! The brand-new, magical live animal show kicks off at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater May 7-8. During the show, the live audience is introduced to a wizard who cares for mythical creatures and arrives in Tacoma with a broken magical […]
JBLM-North Access Project Update
City of Lakewood announcement. Phase 1 – Gravelly & Washington Paving of Washington Blvd between Interlaaken and Gravelly and Gravelly between Washington and Veterans is scheduled for May 23-24. On the evening of May 24, they will reopen the Gravelly/Washington intersection. On May 25, crews will close the Veterans/Gravelly intersection in order to finish paving […]