Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. Last week the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) welcomes the inaugural delivery of Hyundai automobiles to its South Harbor in Tacoma. This new partnership between GLOVIS America, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WWS) and NWSA will lead to a significant increase in both finished vehicles and breakbulk operations, and increased business to our local […]
Tacoma Permit Advisory Group Accepting Applications for Membership
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma is recruiting volunteer members for the Tacoma Permit Advisory Group. The Permit Advisory Group will participate in discussions and provide recommendations focused on the following duties and responsibilities, including: Meet monthly with City staff to review, discuss, and provide recommendations to City Manager and City Council for […]
Pierce Transit wants your feedback
Pierce Transit announcement. Pierce Transit is partnering with EMC Research, a local, independent market research company to conduct a survey of riders to gather opinions about Pierce Transit and its service. Please take the survey online. Your input will be used for research purposes only. If you have already taken the survey, we thank you […]
Obituary Notices – September 27, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Malia Luisa Tafuna; John William Cole; John David Stoddard; James Michael Callow; Petr Karpuk. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Dominic Rossetto. Gaffney Funeral Home: Philip U. Deibert.
Talks with the Chief – Why do police officers use tasers
Tacoma Police Department video. Chief Moore answers the question, “why do police officers use tasers?”
Food and Music at the Steilacoom Squeeze
Steilacoom Historical Museum Association announcement. Apple is the theme at the Steilacoom Apple Squeeze. And the Squeeze is the place to indulge in various tastes of the apple. In addition to cider, an unfiltered, unsweetened drink made from pressed raw apples, the fruit will appear in various ways at the Squeeze. Featured will be apple […]
JBLM will conduct mortar and artillery training Sept. 27-30
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime mortar and artillery training from Sept. 27 at 12 a.m. to Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Pierce College celebrates grand opening of Glacier Building on Wednesday, Sept. 28
Pierce College announcement. Pierce College is proud to announce the grand opening celebration of our newest academic building on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s Glacier Building features 36,000 square feet of state-of-the-art learning spaces for our Dental Hygiene and Veterinary Technology programs. “Glacier will provide outstanding learning spaces for our […]
Letter: What and Who is Lakewood CARES?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. What and Who is Lakewood CARES? (Citizens for Accountability, Responsibility, Education and Service) You may have heard of Lakewood CARES recently from people who have never attended a CARES meeting and who, disagreeing with CARES positions on issues, grossly mis-characterized CARES in their ignorance. If they can’t attack the CARES message […]