Submitted by Youth Marine Foundation. Sunny skies and about 260 people welcomed the MV Doolin-Rogers to Tacoma last week. The Tacoma Youth Marine Center will use the 100-foot vessel for Sea Scouts and other marine training programs and education. In addition, all Tacoma Public Schools seventh grade classes will be scheduled to go out on […]
Tacoma Composers/Tacoma Performers
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. Tacoma Composers/ Tacoma Performers! in Old Town Tacoma Tuesday Nov 8th in Slavonian Hall at 7:00pm Some of the region’s stellar musical talents will be celebrated. Composers Rob Hutchinson, Melia Watras, Jerry Kracht, Sheila Bristow, and Kathryn Smith Derksen have created works for harp, flute, clarinet, violin, guitar, […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. Our COVID-19 data is likely incomplete. Washington State Department of Health says a data security breach at one of Washington’s hospital organizations could affect cases and associated hospitalizations and deaths. It is not yet clear how long this will last. On October 18, our current COVID-19 7-day case rate per […]
Obituary Notices – October 19, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: William Gordon Kennedy. Mountain View Funeral Home: Thomas Elder. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Esther M. Gallagher. Powers Funeral Home: Donald LeRoy Faker; Eric Donald Glassman. Hill Funeral Home: Gaffney Funeral Home: Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Bathshebah Israel. Piper-Morley Funeral Home:
Video: The Call We Carry
Tacoma Fire Department Video. Follow the journeys of 4 Tacoma Firefighters, as they share their stories of pain, sacrifice, and resiliency in the midst of an unprecedented call volume increase. The film provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of those who put it all on the line everyday, in an effort to prove once […]
Pierce County Master Gardener FREE talks on gardening topics Oct. 22, 25, 29
Submitted by Pierce County Master Gardeners. As part of their Speakers Bureau Intern Project obligations, four of our interns have completed the training and are ready to give their talks to the Pierce County Master Gardener community and to the public. These talks are free and the public is invited. Saturday, October 22, 11a-12p, Victoria […]
Is Tacoma’s Housing Solution Hiding in Plain Sight?
Submitted by Morgan Alexander. Link to full study with graphics: According to the City of Tacoma: “the City must plan for 127,000 additional residents and 97,000 jobs by 2040.”[1] Development of new housing in the City of Tacoma has lagged behind that of Pierce County and other nearby cities. Tacoma’s annual growth rate from 2021 […]
University Place Library Christmas Book Sale
Submitted by Friends of the University Place Library. The Friends of the University Place Library will hold their annual Christmas Book Sale at the UP Library on Saturday, November 26th. Hundreds of new and gently used books and other media items will be offered at bargain prices to raise funds for other library events. Textbooks, […]
A Community of Hope for Pierce County
Pierce County video. Pierce County’s chronically homeless are the most challenging to place and keep in supportive housing. A proposed microhome site with wraparound services could be the solution for many of our most vulnerable residents. Learn more about the project at piercecountywa.gov/village