We don’t follow through and write reviews of every restaurant we visit. We know how hard it is to be successful with location, workers, menus, and service . . . and of course food worth eating and telling the world about. I first ate at Gyro Bites before COVID. My buddy Jim Harris and I […]
Lakewood City Manager March 25 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) March 25 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Across the Fence: Symphonic Poetry
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. The first time I was ever aware that there are such things as topical programs to orchestral music, I was in fifth grade. Our music teacher told us just to listen and try to figure what we were listening to. I was bewitched by the piece, and though I can’t remember […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator March 25 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s March 25 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
City Events and Recognitions Committee Announces 2022 City of Destiny Award Winners
City of Tacoma announcement. Mayor Victoria Woodards and the City Council will recognize Tacoma’s top volunteers and service providers this year during the 36th annual City of Destiny Awards. Location, date, and time to be announced. “These awards recognize active examples of compassion in action,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards. “Each recipient’s dedication to service showcases […]
Still time to register for March 30 Champions for Youth Breakfast
Communities In Schools of Lakewood announcement. We have one week left before Lakewood’s Champions for Youth Breakfast. Our students and team have been working hard to share their stories with you! On Wednesday, March 30 at 8am we will gather virtually on Zoom with the Lakewood community to hear student stories, recognize scholarship winners, and surround […]
2022 Walk Tacoma series will kick-off with New Downtown Business tour
Downtown On the Go announcement. The 2022 Walk Tacoma series will kick off on April 6, with the launch of Downtown On the Go’s first in-person walk since 2019. Join us for a guided tour throughout downtown to learn about a variety of new businesses (to be announced soon!) that have opened in recent months. […]
Symphony Tacoma Receives Catalyst Fund Incubator Grant from League of American Orchestras
Symphony Tacoma announcement. Tacoma, WA—The League of American Orchestras has awarded a $75,000 grant to Symphony Tacoma to help create a more equitable organizational culture through collaborative, peer-driven learning opportunities. Given to just twenty orchestras nationwide, the three-year grants are made possible by a $2.1 million leadership grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support […]
CPSD Promising Future: Thais Williams
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Idlewild Elementary School first grader Thais Williams. Thais loves a challenge. She looks forward to helping her fellow students and participating in class. She likes all the topics they’ve covered in class, but science and math are her absolute favorite. “I […]