Tacoma Business Council announcement. Tacoma Business Council (TBC) on April 4 announced a Town Hall on crime with Tacoma’s new Police Chief, Avery Moore. The meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2022, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Hilltop’s Tacoma Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.), 1105 M.L.K. Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA. 98405. Produced by the newly […]
arx duo coming to Slavonian Hall April 12
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. At long last! Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma and arx duo have been trying for a couple of years to find a date when we might schedule a performance in Slavonian Hall. And that time has come! April 12, at 7:00pm In Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th Street in Tacoma WA […]
Lakewood City Council Meeting Summary: April 4, 2022
City of Lakewood announcement. The City Council commemorated the 54th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act with a proclamation. Passed in 1968, the law is the foundation for many anti-discrimination protections. The proclamation was received by Sean Martin, CEO of the Pierce County Realtors’ Association. Executive Director Deborah Grady and Board Chair Julie Door presented […]
50 native WA oaks cut down for Lakewood warehouse. How locals helped save even more
About 50 Garry oak trees – Washington state’s only native oak – were cut down recently at a property in Lakewood to make room for a moving-service warehouse. Without the efforts of Lakewood residents and local conservationists, about 90 more would have fallen. Read more at The News Tribune website.
Sound Transit CEO Selection Committee meets on April 8
Sound Transit announcement. The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene the third meeting of its CEO Selection Committee on Friday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The committee will receive a summary of the CEO recruitment process. The committee will also hold an executive session to discuss the qualifications of CEO applicants, […]
South Sound Sustainability Expo Returns on April 16
City of Tacoma announcement. The 14th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo is back and taking place on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held completely outdoors, stretching from Tollefson Plaza and along the Prairie Line Trail through the University of Washington Tacoma campus (1900 Commerce St., in Tacoma). […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Our COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates are down this week and starting to level off. The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths is at its lowest since July. On April 5, our current 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 67.6 for March 13-26, which is: Less than 10% lower than […]
Obituary Notices – April 6, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: David Dean Birnel; Theodore Rowe Nelson. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Charlotte Ann Kanemori. Mountain View Funeral Home: Werner Fischer; Arthur Henry Larsen; Taya Leiann Llufrio; Michael Ray Mercado; Walter Lee Nelson Sr.; Janis K Wegleitner.
Bill’s Boathouse Burns
West Pierce Fire & Rescue social media post. Bill’s Boathouse on American Lake burned over the past weekend. The building is a total loss. The cause is under investigation.