Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland press release. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “I will always vote for tangible […]
Obituary Notices – November 8, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Isosefa Fereti; Won D. Lee; Norman Frank Nelson Sr.; Beatriz C. Umayam.
Annual Snow and Ice Training Scheduled November 8-9
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division is holding its annual snow and ice training on Monday, November 8, and Tuesday, November 9, between 7:30 AM to 4 PM each day. During this time frame, emergency snow vehicles will be dispatched for crews to experience operating these vehicles along snow routes and around […]
Community Q&A about New Homeless Shelter to Occur Nov. 22
City of Lakewood press release. Lakewood, Wash. – The Comfort Inn near 84th and Hosmer in Tacoma will be converted to an emergency homeless shelter. Residents are invited to a Q&A session on Monday, Nov. 22 to discuss plans for the shelter and ask questions. To attend, contact Darren Pen at dpen@safest.org with your contact information. Pierce County, […]
Find your best friend at the Lakewood PetSmart
Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County press release. Join the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County for National Adoption Week, November 8 – 14, and start your adoption journey! We’ll be at the PetSmart in Lakewood (10210 59th Ave SW) from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. every day with cats and bunnies ready […]
Classical Tuesdays Nov 9: from Spain to Mexico
Submitted by Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma. Join Trío Guadalevín for a musical journey that will travel from Spain/the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca and the Pacific coast of Mexico, with novel arrangements shaped from son huasteco, baroque melodies, son jarocho, Sephardic Jewish balladry, Zapotec songs and more. Many instruments and sonorities new to our experience […]
Among the First to France: Camp Lewis in 1917
Tacoma Historical Society announcement. Please join Tacoma Historical Society for our November 8 (7 pm) virtual meeting, when, in honor of Veterans Day, our featured speaker will be Donald Christian, retired United States Air Force Veteran. The virtual meeting will air on our YouTube Channel and our Facebook Page. Christian is the proud son of […]
The Lakewood City Council Nov. 8 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Nov. 8 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Boys & Girls Clubs and Comcast Advance Digital Equity on National STEM/STEAM Day
TACOMA — In celebration of National STEM/STEAM Day (Nov. 8), the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound and Comcast Washington are announcing a new partnership aimed at encouraging kids in Pierce County to explore and pursue their interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (S.T.E.A.M.). Comcast is donating $15,000, 40 laptops and free internet service […]