An announcement from Town of Steilacoom. Pierce County will be doing street striping throughout Town Sept. 10. Please use caution and avoid driving over wet paint.
Water quality at Flett Creek and downstream returns to safe levels
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 9, 2021, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department lifted the sewage spill advisory for Flett Creek between the Mount View Cemetery pump station and where Flett Creek and Chambers Creek come together. We took a water sample on Sept. 7 and the results indicate public health concerns […]
Pierce County Council appoints Districting Committee members
A press release from Pierce County Council. Now that the 2020 Census is complete, Pierce County must make changes to the boundaries of its seven Council districts to account for population changes over the last decade. The goal is to have roughly the same population size within each council district, so Pierce County residents are […]
Zoo Boo returns with Fall festivities for everyone to enjoy
A press release from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. TACOMA, Wash.—Happy Howl-o-ween! Dress up like a cat (meow-lo-ween!), monkey, elephant or whatever your favorite animal is and then see that same real-life animal at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium during Zoo Boo weekend, Oct. 16-17. The annual fun, fall-themed weekend is always a hoot among […]
Terms of Endearment – Starts this Week at Tacoma Little Theatre
Tacoma Little Theatre begins its 103rd Season, “The Start of Something New”, with Terms of Endearment, adapted by Dan Gordon and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and James L. Brooks’s screenplay of the Oscar-winning film. Terms of Endearment is directed by Blake R. York (The Pillowman). Terms of Endearment won Oscars […]
TCC to host vaccination clinics at Gig Harbor campus
A press release from Tacoma Community College. Tacoma Community College’s Gig Harbor campus will host two vaccination clinics. The first will be Monday, Sept. 13, the second on Monday, Oct. 4. Time will be 10:30 am-4 pm for both. Register for an appointment or drop in. The two vaccination clinics scheduled at TCC’s Gig Harbor Campus […]
JBLM Artillery unit to re-station in South Korea
A press release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery is preparing to move permanently to South Korea following a color-casing ceremony, Sept. 8, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. HHB, DIVARTY, a headquarters unit that includes approximately 100 Soldiers, will be relocated to Camp […]
Tidy-Up Tacoma 2021 Starts Week of September 13
A press release from City of Tacoma. Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards and City Council have initiated Tidy-Up Tacoma 2021. Starting Monday, September 13, and running through mid-November, City crews will be out on the main arterials of Neighborhood Business Districts to clean up litter/debris, perform graffiti removal, minor right-of-way landscaping, and street sweeping. Vegetation management, […]
CISL: Mark your calendars
A press release from Communities In Schools of Lakewood. Mark your calendars because CISL has some several things coming up. School Supply Drive: Come out to the Washington State Fair to volunteer at our School Supply Drive. The school supplies will be distributed to students who are served by our statewide Communities In Schools affiliate network. We […]