The Tacoma Business Council (TBC) has been busy this April. Meetings were held with the new Police Chief, Avery Moore on April 11, Pierce County Prosecutor Mary Robnett on April 18, and Mayor Victoria Woodards and City Manager Elizabeth Pauli on April 20. TBC’s May General Meeting is scheduled for May 9 (5:30-6:30 pm) at […]
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Update on Puyallup garage opening timing
Sound Transit announcement. As more people return to the workplace, parking at Puyallup Station has been getting fuller, and many people are curious when the new garage will open. While construction on the garage and new surface lot is nearly complete, required improvements to rail crossings and nearby intersections still have several months of work […]
Great Turnout for University Place Parks Appreciation Day
City of University Place announcement. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to Paradise Pond Park on April 23 for Parks Appreciation Day! It was a beautiful sunny morning and a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and give back to our local parks. Volunteers helped spread woodchips throughout Paradise Pond […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Vaccinations
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. State DOH updated its report this week on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status. In Washington state: Unvaccinated people were 4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 between March 23 and April 19. More than two thirds of COVID-19 deaths were among unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people […]
Obituary Notices – April 29, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Thomas Charles Harris; Allan Edward Holman; Grace Kyung Lee. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: James Russel Lowe; Edna Christina Mardock. Mountain View Funeral Home: Mildred M. Fetter. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Robert “RJ” Brown III. Powers Funeral Home: Barbara Jean Warwick. Scott Funeral Home: Brandon Pierce.
Puyallup is Blue
City of Puyallup social media post. The blue lights on our street lamps downtown are up in support of the “Light Puyallup Blue” movement. Show your support for our law enforcement by illuminating blue light bulbs in your home or business. #lightpuyallupblue
Earth Day Cleanup at the Post Office
Submitted by Rotary Club of UP-Fircrest. The Rotary Club of UP-Fircrest celebrated Earth Day with a work party at the University Place Post Office. At 1 p.m. 9 club members and four community members gathered at the post office to carry out a much needed cleanup focused on the employee parking lot. The group attacked […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Samantha Priddy
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Carter Lake Elementary School special education teacher Samantha Priddy. This is Samantha’s second year as an educator. As a new teacher, she is grateful to have started her career in a role that suits her. “It was a sort of a coincidence […]
County Council Proclaims May as Wildfire Awareness Month and Pierce Conservation District’s Upcoming Wildfire Preparedness Webinar
Pierce Conservation District announcement. The Pierce County Council issued a proclamation at its April 26th meeting instituting May as the County’s “Wildfire Awareness Month.” The proclamation underscores how wildfire risk and severity in Western Washington is trending in the wrong direction, along with the need to deliver meaningful action to mitigate these risks. Over the […]