In 1999, interested citizens wanted to begin to preserve the history of University Place and thus began the journey. Over the years we have worked on the concept of a museum in the city. We now have a site that has its own historical history, the Curran Orchard. In this coming year, we are excited […]
Steilacoom Museum Holiday Store Final Weekend
Historic Fort Steilacoom announcement. The last weekend for the Steilacoom Historical Museum Holiday Store will be December 7 and 8. Saturday hours are 10:00 to 4:00, and Sunday hours are 12:00 to 4:00. The Holiday Store is filled with ornaments, decorations and unique gifts. George Rybolt’s hand -crafted birdhouses are featured with their roofs of […]
In the Book Nook with … Lelina Durrette
Author Lelina Durette just moved from Dickinson, Texas to Evansville, Indiana, where she will work as a case manager for IPMG. She has been writing since childhood, but her first book wasn’t published until 2023. She is an active member of the writing communities on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X; her website is https://lelinad.wixsite.com/lelinadurrettewrites. When […]
Pierce County Ride Along
We are back in Parkland on day shift to ride with Deputy Harmes. See how his day goes as he responds to a suspicious vehicle, some w We share these videos with you so you have an actual look at what it is like to work a full shift as a deputy. Visit our profile […]
New Trees Planned for 35th Street
As part of the work to prepare for Phase 2 of the City’s 35th Street improvements, the project contractor has begun removing trees from the City’s right-of-way along 35th Street West from Bridgeport Way West to Grandview Drive West. Prior to their removal, an arborist carefully assessed the trees and determined that several showed signs […]
Letter: There Wasn’t Much Time
The sun was setting, its reflection interrupted by slender strands of intermittent light and then dark ripples that lay like ribbons upon the otherwise glass-like surface of the water. The scene was irresistible to my dad and I who loved these fishing trips together, brief though this one would be as there wasn’t much time […]
Deloris – Targeting people, the wind, and the rain – by Wright Park
Deloris, the day before she had just had her hair done, paid the rent down and the extra bit to cover wild parties or any accident’s that might happen one way or another. She knew there were no wild parties for her in the offing. Today, she brought in two suitcases and a bag of […]
Farewell, Periwinkle
We said goodbye to Periwinkle, our beloved 6-month-old Magellanic penguin chick, on Friday.Periwinkle tugged on our heartstrings from the moment he hatched. He and his brother Lavender were the first two penguin chicks successfully hatched from their parents, Purple and White, and the first penguins artificially incubated here at Point Defiance Zoo. This “miracle” chick […]
2025-2026 Funding Applications for Individual Artists Available
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma is now accepting Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding applications from eligible Tacoma artists, working in all artistic disciplines including but not limited to literary, performing, digital, new media, film, visual, and interdisciplinary arts. TAIP funding supports artists in creating and/or completing new work and growing their skills. […]