A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On Monday, July 19, the City of Lakewood was presented with a check by the Lakewood First Lions Club for $3,000 to support youth recreational programming in Lakewood. Lions President Dave O’Keeffe and Vice President Ruth Anne Hickey presented the check to City of Lakewood Parks, Recreation, […]
Strickland Amendment to Protect Coho Salmon Included in Appropriations Package Set to Pass House
A press release from Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after her amendment was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies section of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package, which is set to pass the House of Representatives this week. The amendment highlights the urgency of increasing […]
Sound Transit seeks public feedback on 2022 Service Plan
A press release from Sound Transit. Sound Transit invites the public to learn more about proposed changes to service in 2022 and provide feedback on the Service Plan. Sound Transit is considering changes to ST Express bus and Sounder South as ridership is rebounding and the region continue to recover from the pandemic. The agency […]
Free Movies in the Park & Shakespeare in the Park
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Outdoor movies are back this summer! Join us at the SERA campus (behind STAR Center) for free family-friendly movies and fun. Pre-movie activities include performances from a local Moana performer! Come join in the fun! Event lawn opens at 7:30 pm.Enjoy food (available for purchase) and games before […]
Curb and gutter, overhead wires, and signals work continue on Martin Luther King Jr. Way
A press release from Sound Transit. Crews continue installing curb and gutter on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 16th Street to S. 13th Street, and will start installing the overhead wires from S. 15th Street to Earnest Brazill Street this week. Flaggers may hold traffic for about 5-10 minutes […]
First-Ever Student Art Gallery Created in Hilltop Uses Tacoma Power Utility Poles in Effort to Increase Safety
On Wed., July 28, Hilltop Heritage Middle School (formerly Jason Lee Middle School) student artists transformed Tacoma Power’s utility poles outside their school along 6th Avenue, from Sprague to Alder, with custom artwork designed and painted by the students themselves. The creative pilot, initiated by the 6th Ave Business District and sponsored by Tacoma Public […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 28
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On July 28, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for July 6- July 19 is 130.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 3.0 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 103 COVID-19 cases and […]
Obituary Notices – July 29, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Catherine Lois Dumas; Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Paul W. Derry. Mountain View Funeral Home: Adonis Xander Jackson. Powers Funeral Home: Richard Charles Russell; Jeanne Lillian Predmore.
The Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrated 31 years this week
On Monday, the 26th of July, President Joe Biden held a ceremony at the White House to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). “Thirty-one years ago, on July 26, 1990, our Nation moved closer to the fulfillment of its foundational promise when we passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). […]