Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians awarded Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department a 1-year, $609,711 grant to help reduce tobacco use among our residents. That amount is up from the already generous $158,664 the Tribe awarded last year. Tobacco is the top cause of preventable death and disease in Pierce County, the […]
The Lakewood City Council May 31 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Special Meeting on May 31 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
U.P. Notice of Potential Quorum
City of University Place announcement. The City of University Place Councilmembers may be present at a reception to meet and greet the Public Safety’s Police Chief candidates. The reception will take place on Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the University Place Council Chambers atrium located at 3609 Market Place […]
A Third Time Is a Definite Charm for an Absolute Winner Lunch
Originally, my friend Donn called and suggested we meet for lunch at Flying Sushi on the south side of the Westgate Shopping Center on Tacoma’s Pearl Street. Flying Sushi was brand new and the owner and her fellow workers were doing everything they could do to welcome customers. The first time we ate lunch there, […]
Tacoma Urban League to host State of Black Tacoma, May 31
Tacoma Urban League announcement. Join the Tacoma Urban League as we lay out the GAINS, GAPS, and OPPORTUNITIES for GROWTH for Black Tacoma, and look for examples of success and guidance on how you can take action. Topics will include education, employment, violence, housing, healthcare and more! Register now to receive the link to watch the May 31 (12 pm) […]
Letter: Three Diamonds
Our family celebrated my birthday just days ago, and for the first time in our 50 years of marriage, my wife was not there. But though she had lost her battle with cancer two months previous, she had a gift just the same. How do you prepare for the final goodbye? Except to stay very […]
Road Work Restricts Inside Northbound Lane of Pacific Avenue June 1-2
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division will perform road maintenance on the inside northbound lane of Pacific Avenue between South 30th and South 27th streets. On Thursday, June 1, from 7:30 AM – 4 PM and Friday, June 2, from 7:30 AM – 4 PM, the inside northbound lane will be closed, […]
Finding a Pacific Northwest Woolly Mammoth – Article
Woolly mammoths as we know them evolved between about 800,000 and 600,000 years ago. They came to North America about 125,000 years ago. The earliest known cave drawings were created about 64,000 years ago, but our ancestors hunted animals for meat about two million years ago. Woolly mammoths had huge teeth to crush vegetables. Mammoths […]
JBLM will conduct mortar and artillery training May 30-31
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime mortar and artillery training from May 30 at 6 p.m. to May 31 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.