A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Tyee Park Elementary School second grade teacher Mariah Manning. This is her first year at Tyee Park and fourth in the district, as she previously taught at Carter Lake Elementary School. Her passion for teaching began at a young age and she […]
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Pierce County’s Legislative Priorities
Pierce County Council social media post. On Jan. 10 the state Legislature convened for the 2022 session. Here’s @PierceCo‘s 2022 Legislative Priorities for the short session. Read more: http://bit.ly/PC22Leg
Temporary Intersection Closure at North 26th and North Orchard Streets Scheduled January 14
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division will be temporarily closing the intersection of North 26th and North Orchard streets on Friday, January 14, from 8 AM to 5 PM with detours in place. During this time, crews will be performing street maintenance. All repairs are weather-dependent, and rescheduling may be required. Notice […]
Wood-fired pizza restaurant opening in South Hill
If all goes as planned, Fat Zach’s, the wood-fired pizza restaurant, will open its third brick-and-mortar location in South Hill in early 2022. “We’ve always wanted to work our way in that direction,” said Zach Johns, who co-owns Fat Zach’s with wife Shanna Johns. The couple founded their pizza truck in 2018 in downtown Puyallup. […]
RFQ: Lakewood City Hall Redesign Study
City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is soliciting Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) from interested consultants for architectural, engineering, and workspace design services to produce a report detailing Lakewood City Hall redesign possibilities that meet staff space needs while maximizing workflow, collaboration, and service provision efficiency. The City’s needs are outlined in a Request for […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed January 11
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Today’s data shows increased COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations in Pierce County. Omicron is more contagious than other variants, but so far, it is proving to be less severe. We’re not seeing hospitalizations increase at the same rate as cases. This is good news. But because the number of […]
Obituary Notices – January 12, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Rosemarie M Phillips; Pamela Jean Cason; Arthur H Schultz; Marvin E Thompson; Alan Greenawalt. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dorothy Elizabeth Anderson; William Charles Brownfield; Jerry Dean Scheer. Scott Funeral Home: MSgt Reginald Edward Thomas.
Installing overhead wires on Stadium Way from south of Division Avenue to I-705 occurs this week at night
Sound Transit announcement. Crews will install electrical wires over the tracks on Stadium Way from the traction power substation (between S. 4th St. and Division Ave.) to I-705 this week. To minimize traffic impacts, this work will happen at night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. This wire work is relatively quiet. Two-way traffic will […]
House Democrats Introduce Bills to Provide Clarity to Police Accountability Laws
Washington State House Democrats announcement. House Democrats introduced a pair of bills last week to clarify portions of the historic police accountability package passed by the Legislature last year. Legislators passed a package of laws designed to establish clear expectations for officer behavior; to set a baseline for the acceptable use of force, tactics, and […]