The foodie salad panzanella really translates into bread soup, but that takes some of the shine and melody off the vine. It began as a combination of day-old soup and onions. A cheap meal for the peasants of Tuscany over five hundred years ago. Once tomatoes became a staple food off the vine after it […]
Building fire on Gravelly Lake Dr Wednesday morning
West Pierce Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Dec. 15 to the vacant commercial building just south of Columbia Bank (9600 block of Gravelly Lake Dr.).
County’s 2022-2023 budget signed
Pierce County Council social media post. Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier signed the County’s 2022-2023 biennial budget on Dec. 14. Read the highlights from the budget here.
The Pierce County Districting Committee Dec. 16 Meeting Agenda
The Pierce County Districting Committee will hold a Special Meeting on Dec. 16 (5:30 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Tacoma Community College Foundation Scholarship Application Opens Jan. 1
Tacoma Community College announcement. Who: Anyone who plans to attend Tacoma Community College for the 2022-23 school year, including current high school students should apply for a TCC Foundation Scholarship. The application period runs from January 1 through March 31, 2022. Fill out one application to be considered for more than 300 TCC Foundation Scholarships! The […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed December 14
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Dec. 14, our current 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 288.2 for Nov. 21-Dec 4, which is: Similar to the last 2-week period (date range: Nov. 7-Nov. 20). It declined less than 10%. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our current 7-day hospitalization rate per 100,000 is 5.3 for Nov. 28-Dec 4, […]
Obituary Notices – December 15, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Chae Pal An; Aleksandr Vasilyevich Petrov. Mountain View Funeral Home: Annie Maude Newman. Powers Funeral Home: Norma Josephine Jaquez. Hill Funeral Home: Bernice Adella Sienkiewich; Zachary William Neil. Gaffney Funeral Home: Maciej Marek Ziniewicz. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Barbara Joan (Smith) Buckley.
12,000+ pounds of food, $14,000+ donated in 2021 Fallen Officer Food Drive
City of Lakewood Police Department announcement. LAKEWOOD, WA – Final numbers for the Fallen Officer Food Drive are in. As of Dec. 14, our totals are: 12,160 pounds of food and $14,185 in donations. LPD and the Emergency Food Network appreciates your continued support of this event, and the families who will be served by […]
Cold temps, slick roads
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Tweet. This is your friendly reminder to please SLOW DOWN. Icy roads and slick conditions are resulting in collisions this morning. Take it slow!