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 […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 8
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 8, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 17-30 is 665.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 19.5 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 469 COVID-19 cases and 5 new […]
Obituary Notices – September 9, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Patrice Ann Savarino; Martin Conrad Schumacher. Mountain View Funeral Home: Ronald Acosta. Powers Funeral Home: Richard Louis Turcott; Henry Harry Cultee Jr.
DSHS Hosting Virtual Q&A to Discuss Proposed Forensic Hospital
A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will host a virtual open house event on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6:00 p.m. (via Zoom) to review proposed changes to the Western State Hospital (WSH) campus. The most significant proposed change is the construction of a 350-bed forensic […]
9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremonies Scheduled
A press release from West Pierce Fire & Rescue. In honor of the 20th anniversary of September 11, West Pierce Fire & Rescue will hold two public ceremonies in remembrance of the 2,977 victims lost on that date in 2001. Those victims included 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and 55 military personnel. The first ceremony will […]