Chambers Bay announcement. Chambers Bay’s PGA Coaching Club is back in session and includes Group Clinics every Saturday, Unlimited Weekend Practice, and Discounted Sunset Green Fees. Learn more here.
Pierce Transit Launches Free Youth Transit Pass Sept. 1
Pierce Transit press release. As a result of new state legislation, and to celebrate the start of a new school year, Pierce Transit is pleased to offer free fares for youth ages 18 and under on all Pierce Transit modes starting September 1, 2022. The Free Youth Transit Pass will allow young people to ride free […]
Pandemic Sparked Shift in Workforce Development
WorkForce Central announcement. Over the past four decades, local workforce boards across the country have functioned as reliable entities that communities can count on, ensuring that there is somewhere to go when job seekers need support and employers are seeking skilled workers. Workforce boards are not typically found in the spotlight but tend to serve as […]
Obituary Notices – September 1, 2022
Mountain View Funeral Home: Bryan Lee Robison. Powers Funeral Home: Gail Sylvia Vitale.
Hallelujah – A Song that Grabs You and Touches Your Soul
The Westgate Shopping Center on North Pearl in Tacoma has music that can be heard all across the parking lot and probably beyond. Recently I was parked outside Key Bank, while my wife Peg was inside reviewing our accounts. Both days I heard and listened intently to the music. They played Canadian Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” […]
Our Supply Chain: How it affects all of us
Lakewood United announcement. Tod Wolf from the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce will speak to Lakewood United Thursday, September 1st (7:30 am) at Bur’s Restaurant (and virtually). Tod is the Chairman of the Board for the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and also helps plan city events as a member of the Arts Commission. If you have attended a […]
New WorkSource Location Connects Workforce Services to East Pierce County
WorkForce Central press release. Puyallup, WA – WorkForce Central is expanding services for job seekers and businesses into the greater Pierce County community with the addition of a WorkSource Pierce site at South Hill Mall. The new location offers workforce services five days a week and was launched as a pilot to assess whether expanding access […]
Closing soon! GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists at the Tacoma Art Museum
Hilltop Artists announcement. This is it — your last chance to experience GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists! This exciting exhibit, closing September 4th at the Tacoma Art Museum, features art from Hilltop Artists alums and friends, and was curated by alum and teaching artist Trenton Quiocho. GATHER artists include: Douglas Jan Burgess II, Dale Chihuly, […]
$220M to design and construct a downstream fish passage on Howard Hanson dam benefits TPU customers and the environment
Tacoma Public Utilities press release. TACOMA, Wash. – Framed by the pristine forests of the Green River watershed, Tacoma Public Utilities Director Jackie Flowers gathered with U.S. Senator Patty Murray, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, representatives from the Muckleshoot tribe, and other regional leaders to celebrate the announcement of $220M from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]