Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address. In […]
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Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present the 2022 State of the City Address in a Virtual Format
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Mayor Victoria Woodards will present the 2022 State of the City Address on March 10 at 6 PM. This year’s theme is Stronger: Many Voices, One Community. Topics covered during her address will include affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, and recovery from the global health and economic crisis. Mayor […]
House Passes Morgan’s Community Reinvestment Program Bill
Washington State House Democrats announcement. Late Saturday night (Feb. 12, 2022), the House passed HB 1827, the Community Reinvestment Program prime sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). The Community Reinvestment Program, governor-request legislation which passed 57-41 along party lines, stems from recommendations from the Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force (SECTF), chaired by Rep. Morgan, and invests […]
Comcast opens new Xfinity Store in Lakewood
Comcast announcement. Comcast opened a new Xfinity store in Lakewood to meet the growing needs of its local customers, who enjoy testing and learning about the latest technology in a retail environment. Located at 5605 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. SW, Suite A, Lakewood, WA 98499, the 2,400 square foot store offers Comcast’s industry-leading consumer products and services. […]
Obituary Notices – February 17, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Johnie D Moore, Jr.; Frances Jean Oliver. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Donald Peter Gilbert. Mountain View Funeral Home: Alicia Castro Lumaban. Powers Funeral Home: Klara Maria Koetter. Hill Funeral Home: Dennis Andrew Lastoka.
Steilacoom Boulevard Reopens Following Prolonged Sewer Main Repair
City of Lakewood announcement. Steilacoom Boulevard has reopened between Lakewood Drive & Gravelly Lake Drive after a months-long closure for an emergency sewer main repair. Steilacoom Boulevard in Lakewood will reopen for traffic this afternoon, Wednesday, Feb. 16. Thanks to dry weather conditions this week, crews working on our sewer main repair project were able […]
TNT: Tacoma police officer shoots murder suspect in Lakewood following car chase
“A Tacoma Police Department officer shot a man in Lakewood on Tuesday afternoon while trying to arrest him for investigation of first-degree murder. The man shot by police was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to a news release from the Pierce County Force Investigation Team. No officers were injured.” Read more at […]
CPSD Board Meeting Recordings Now Available
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors has made video recordings of its board meetings available online from the district’s YouTube channel. Links to board meeting recordings are also available on the district website. Moving forward, board meetings will be live streamed on the district’s YouTube channel and recordings will […]
The Pierce Transit SDCC Feb. 17 Meeting Agenda
Pierce Transit announcement. The Pierce Transit Service Delivery and Capital Committee (SDCC) will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 17 (3 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.