Sound Transit announcement. This work was postponed in early October due to scheduling conflicts and vandalism. As early as Friday, Nov. 4, Sound Transit’s contractor will begin grinding and polishing Link railways within the Tacoma city limits. This work produces a smoother rail surface that improves safety and reduces noise, vibration, and long-term maintenance costs. […]
Special Events Funding Program
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma is now accepting applications for funding to produce public-benefiting special events in 2023. For a second year, applicants are invited to apply to receive funding for community events, with the City’s Events and Recognition Committee providing oversight to the selection panel in this competitive […]
Obituary Notices – October 29, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: David Paul Rehnberg; Geraldine Carla Carrus. Mountain View Funeral Home: Romeo Ancheta; Terond Lavelle Andrews; John Collins Hicks Sr.; Rita Wheeler; Patricia Winfrey. Powers Funeral Home: Hazel Cozette Jones; Daniel K Crotty; Raymond Eugene Christie. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: John Anthony Ball.
Steilacoom Town Administrator October 28 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s October 28 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Lakewood City Manager October 28 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) October 28 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Paving brings daytime I-5 ramp and lane closure Sat. Oct. 29 in Tacoma
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – Daytime travelers who use southbound Interstate 5 near the Puyallup River Bridge and the southbound State Route 167 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will want to plan extra time into their trips Saturday, Oct. 29. Saturday, Oct. 29 The SR 167 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from […]
JBLM-North Access Road Improvement Project Update
City of Lakewood announcement. Utility construction for this stage is complete. All storm drainage, water main, irrigation main, and electrical underground work is done. The roundabout at Washington Boulevard and Edgewood Avenue is taking shape. In addition to pouring sidewalk along Washington Boulevard from Edgewood Avenue to Vernon Avenue, the contractor poured the mountable curb […]
TNT: PLU football team tackles mental health stigma after a suicide
Anna Taff remembers the yellow sticky note she found in her son’s desk drawer. It was a list of principles he tried to live by, there to remind him of the person he wanted to be — his “rules for life,” she called it. Read more at The News Tribune website.
Tacoma’s Infamous Graffiti Garages Coming Down
Submitted by Morgan Alexander. Several derelict downtown buildings, affectionately known as The Graffiti Garages, are now ready to be demolished. The buildings located in the Old City Hall Historic District near 7th on Commerce gained notoriety about 10 years ago when they were designated as a place to do legal graffiti. The property also made […]