Community organizations, youth groups, businesses and others who want to participate in the Duck Daze Parade on Saturday, June 1 must register with the City of U.P. by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 17. The parade registration packet is available on the City’s Events page. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at 29th Street and […]
Last change to enter! “Power Play” Art Contest ends this Weekend
Lots going on as the daylight hours increase. Learn more about the following events here.
Spanaway Habitat Store coming soon
Habitat for Humanity announcement. We’re soon to open a new Habitat Store in Spanaway! While we don’t yet have a confirmed opening day, our staff is hard at work sprucing up the place and getting ready. In the meantime, continue to shop with us in Tacoma, Lakewood and Puyallup. We’re open daily from 9:00 AM […]
Shoe Palace Puts Customers on a Pedestal
Submitted by South Hill Mall. If you’re one of those people who is very particular about your footwear, there’s a new shop arriving soon at South Hill Mall that you’ll have to visit. Shoe Palace will open in the fourth quarter of this year. The new store will occupy nearly 5,000 square feet of space near the […]
Letter: It’s All Happening At The Zoo
I graduated from high school in 1968. The year before, 1967, Simon and Garfunkel wrote “At the Zoo.” In all my years of education I don’t remember ever having gone to the zoo. But on this past Friday, May 3, I went to the zoo with the kiddos from my very own Tillicum Elementary School […]
Community Leaders Tour CPSD’s Newest School
Clover Park School District (CPSD) hosted local community leaders and elected officials recently for a tour of the district’s newest school, Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy (GLA). Principal Venetia Willis-Holbrook presented information about the school before participants boarded a school bus to the GLA campus. GLA opened its doors this school year and serves nearly 500 […]
Meet Aquarium Artist Mindy Barker
For more than three decades, the South Pacific Aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has transported guests to warmer waters full of curious sharks, colorful coral, and rainbows of tropical fish. The mesmerizing Blue Hole has always been magical. But the magic paused in November 2021, so the aquarium could get a refresh. On […]
How you can protect yourself from identity thieves
Identity theft is when someone uses your personal information to impersonate you or steal from you. These crimes can impact your physical, mental, and emotional health and lead to lost opportunities that are often hard to measure. Learning more about identity theft can help you keep your personal information safe. Types of Identity Theft There […]
Obituary Notices – May 15, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Ruth Eleanor Bartels; Philip Anthony Griego; Ruth Ann Guien; Ricky Dean Rawls; Jaime Sampaga Anijo. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Padin A. Duvall. Scott Funeral Home: Talibah Zakiya Dixon-Muhammad.