Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Our COVID-19 case rate and weekly cases are up again this week. The hospitalization rate rose slightly. The CDC still lists Pierce County’s community level as low. We can all take steps to help keep us there: Get vaccinated and boosted. If you are sick, stay home. Get tested […]
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Obituary Notices – April 27, 2022
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Harry Lee Morris. Mountain View Funeral Home: David Baker; Robert L. Dean; Laura B. Dickinson; Gregory Hull; Edward Lee Mauro; Ron Routzahn; Aline F. Sacha; Minh Tran. Hill Funeral Home: Sue A. Stalgis.
First New Light Rail Vehicle for Hilltop Tacoma Link
Sound Transit announcement. On April 26 Sound Transit unveiled the first of five new vehicles supporting the Hilltop Tacoma Link extension, which will bring light rail from downtown Tacoma to the Stadium business district and Hilltop neighborhood. The five new vehicles are part of a $26.5 million contract with Brookville Equipment Corporation that will more […]
JBLM Soldier Killed in Training Accident
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. A Soldier was killed and two Soldiers received minor injuries, April 25, 2022, in a single vehicle incident during a training exercise at Yakima Training Center. U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph A. Marquez, 20, was a native of Dover, Del., and a member of 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, […]
Awardees announced from Idea & Pitch Competition.
Submitted by William Factory Small Business Incubator. After ten weeks of preparation and preliminary presentations, awardees of the third annual Business Idea & Pitch Competition were announced: A Kouture, co-founder (with her mother) of Fully Charged Allergy Friendly Snacks (fullychargedsnacks.com), provider of healthy, tasty snacks. Christopher Cushing, idea creator of Anchor Puzzles, which plans to […]
Jasper Jones – Australian Detective Film – Review
Storyline: JASPER JONES is a coming-of-age story about Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14. On the night that Jasper Jones, the town’s mixed-race outcast, shows him the dead body of young Laura Wishart, Charlie’s life is changed forever. Entrusted with this secret and believing Jasper to be innocent, Charlie embarks on a dangerous journey […]
City Releases Notice of Funding Availability for Affordable Housing Development and Preservation
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Community and Economic Development Department has released a 2022 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Affordable Housing Development and Preservation. Funding will support the following: Construction of new multi-family rental or homeownership housing for low-income households Acquisition of existing multi-family rental or homeownership housing for low-income households […]
200+ Volunteers Pitched In for Parks Appreciation Day in Lakewood
City of Lakewood announcement. Saturday was Parks Appreciation Day, an annual tradition in Pierce County. Each spring, local cities celebrate by organizing volunteer events at local parks. Scores of volunteers showed up Saturday in Lakewood to beautify their parks. They spread mulch, picked up trash, covered graffiti, painted, and more. As summer approaches, thousands will […]
PLU Record-holder Bailey Hamilton ’22 balances athletic involvement with academic excellence
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Bailey Hamilton is a senior nursing student at PLU. She is also a member of PLU’s swim team. Recently, she was a member of the winning four-member relay team at this year’s Northwest Conference Championships —one of which set a new PLU record for the 200 medley relay.We spoke with Hamilton […]