Sound Transit announcement. Crews are completing the curb and gutter work on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 9th St. to 6th Ave. and plan to open the street to two-way traffic on Dec. 23. Some work depends on weather, so they may return later to paint the stripes on the street. […]
To Know
Calls for help up in 2021
West Pierce Fire & Rescue social media post. More calls for help in the first 11 months of 2021 compared to all of 2020.
29 Community Art Projects Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission
City of Tacoma announcement. The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $114,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 29 Tacoma organizations, groups, and businesses in support of 2022 public outreach projects in the fields of culture, dance, film, literary, music, visual, and cross-disciplinary arts. “We are very excited about this year’s funded Community Arts Projects,” said […]
Christmas 2021 dining: Chinese restaurants open in Tacoma & Pierce County
A word to the wise: If you want Chinese take-out on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day in the Tacoma-Pierce County area, you need to have a game plan and a Plan B. It’ll be busy, no matter where you order. “Be patient, please. Like a lot of other places, we’re understaffed and so we’re really […]
PSE raises target for expanding clean energy goals
Puget Sound Energy announcement. Puget Sound Energy submitted its plan for moving to more than 60 percent clean electricity by the end of 2025 and meeting its aspirational goal of being a Beyond Net Zero Carbon company by 2045. Having filed an initial draft plan with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) in October, […]
Blizzard’s festive birthday bash at Point Defiance Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA, Wash.—Blizzard the polar bear celebrated his birthday at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium with all his favorite things: cake, a tree, a big barrel and more than 2,000 pounds of ice. At 26, Blizzard is a senior bear and each birthday is a special one. The median life […]
Sound Transit Board re-elects Kent Keel as chair
Sound Transit announcement. The Sound Transit Board unanimously re-elected Chair Kent Keel to lead the Board for an additional term of one year during 2022. King County Executive Dow Constantine was unanimously re-elected to continue his role as a vice chair for the year, while Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers was also unanimously elected to […]
20th Street Drive East in Fife closes for 3 weeks in January
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. FIFE – Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, Guy F. Atkinson Construction will close a segment of 20th Street East in Fife under Interstate 5 around the clock through Jan. 23. During the closure, crews will remove sections of the old northbound and southbound I-5 Puyallup River […]
Is snow in our near future?
City of Lakewood social media post. Remember this from 2018? What a beautiful sight.