God Said This is a play about sickness, death, petty remembrances, and love. The play addresses the lives of Japanese Americans. The author herself, Leah Nanako Winkler, is a Japanese American playwright from Kamakura, Japan and Lexington, Kentucky. Her play God Said This won the 2018 Yale Drama Series Prize. She is a recipient of […]
How to Build or Maintain a Good Credit Score
Submitted by BECU. With Financial Literacy Month in April, now is a great time for people to learn about ways to enhance their financial health. As Washington’s largest credit union, BECU is committed to improving the financial well-being of its members and communities in various ways, from offering free financial education articles and webinars, to […]
Letter: Dog Walker Watch Should Watch Dogs
Submitted by Loren Pollard, University Place. I read with interest the story about U.P’s chief of police and his efforts to enlist dog walkers in U.P’s crime watch efforts. I salute him for that and urge him that while he prepares his remarks, he include a cautionary statement about those inconsiderate clods who permit their […]
Lakewood City Councilmember Don Anderson Elected to Board of Association of Defense Communities
City of Lakewood announcement. Anderson’s election is additional evidence of his and the City’s support for military families Lakewood City Councilmember Don Anderson has been elected to the board of the Association of Defense Communities (ADC). Military families depend on their communities for quality housing, schooling, health care, and other services, and ADC works to […]
City of Tacoma Planning Commission Schedules Home In Tacoma Phase 2 Public Hearing
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma Planning Commission is kicking off the public engagement process for phase 2 of the Home in Tacoma Project with a public hearing at 5 p.m. April 20 on ZOOM. Comments may also be submitted in writing now through April 30 by emailing homeintacoma@cityoftacoma.org. The comment period and […]
Applicants Sought for Planning Commission Term Through June 2025
City of Tacoma announcement. The Tacoma City Council is currently seeking applicants to fill three positions on the Planning Commission: the Architecture, Historic Preservation, and/or Urban Design position; the District No. 4 position; and the Environmental Community position. Applicants seeking a district position must reside in that district. Appointees will serve a three-year term from […]
Lakewood City Council Summary: March 21, 2022
City of Lakewood announcement. Video Recording Agenda Packet The meeting began with a proclamation to recognize March as Women’s History Month. Councilmember Linda Farmer read the proclamation with Liupapa Laulu, a senior from Clover Park High School. “We have ten daughters collectively as a council, and believe me when I say that we hope they […]
Come Help Build Puyallup’s Community
City of Puyallup announcement. Many Puyallup residents help build community through volunteer service. Current vacancies on the city’s Parks & Recreation Board and Council Salary Commission are an opportunity to make a difference and serve our community in an important way. To be considered for these appointments, applicants must live in Puyallup and submit a complete application no later than 5:00 p.m. on […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates continued to fall this week. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now lists Pierce County in the low community level of risk. Sadly, we still recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths. One was a boy under the age of 10. He is the second COVID-19 death under 18 […]