City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The City Council has passed Ordinance 28798 amending Chapter 6A.110 and Chapter 13.17 of the Municipal Code, relating to property tax exemptions for multi-family housing and mixed-use center development. The following changes to the Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program are set to go into effect in 90 […]
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Three cideries open, one moving, one closing in Tacoma, Pierce County
The hard cider world keeps getting bigger in Pierce County. Today, I’ve got three openings and a move. Unfortunately, I’ve also got a cider tasting room closure. LOCUST CIDER OPENS IN GIG HARBOR The Gig Harbor tasting room for Locust Cider officially opens Dec. 16 with a grand opening ceremony from 3-8 p.m. (If you […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Theresa Gumpert
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Rainier Elementary School technology teacher Theresa Gumpert. She has worked in the district for 17 years and started at Rainier when it opened in 2014. In her class, she teaches students typing and the importance of digital citizenship and safety on the […]
Unemployment rate drops in November while payroll employment rebounds
Washington State Employment Security Department announcement. Washington’s economy added 12,800 jobs in November. Between October and November, the preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate fell 4.7 percent. “A sizeable jump in household employment this month was mostly responsible for pushing down the state unemployment rate,” said the Employment Security Department’s (ESD) Economist Paul Turek. “Additionally, the […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Vaccinations
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. As of Dec. 11, 60% of all Pierce County residents are fully vaccinated and 67% of eligible residents, (currently those 5 and older) are fully vaccinated. We’ve administered 1,217,000 doses to Pierce County residents and 546,400 residents are fully vaccinated. Last week: We administered 23,100 We administered more than 4,100 […]
Obituary Notices – December 17, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Judy Sook Lindeke. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dana K. Baugh; Kathy Lynn Broom; Steven Cambe; Marta Lu Firman; William Roy Harman; Laura Jean Horn; Clifford K. Mack; Petra Maldonado; Norma Smith; Lillian Walker. Powers Funeral Home: Rebecca Susan Duris. Hill Funeral Home: Ernest Tumacder.
Pt. Defiance Zoo now home to four-month-old clouded leopard cub
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA, Wash.— A four-month-old clouded leopard cub named Rakhan (pronounced Rah-kaan) recently arrived at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The cub joins the zoo on a breeding recommendation through the Species Survival Plan®. “Clouded leopards are highly endangered, and cubs like Rakhan help keep zoo populations healthy and genetically […]
TNT: Firefighters in Lakewood respond to commercial building fire, body recovered
“Firefighters in Lakewood responded to the scene of a large commercial building fire Wednesday morning. A city spokesperson said it isn’t the first time fire crews have been called to the long-vacant property.” Read more at The News Tribune website. Lt. Chris Lawler from the Lakewood Police Department reported… This is an update to our […]
Come Help Build Puyallup’s Community
City of Puyallup announcement. Many Puyallup residents help build community through volunteer service. The City of Puyallup is soliciting applications for current vacancies and upcoming term expirations on the following citizen volunteer boards and commissions: Arts & Culture Commission City Council Salary Commission Civil Service Commission Library Board Planning Commission Senior Advisory Board To be […]