Tacoma Business Council announcement. Tacoma Police Chief Moore is inviting you to join him for another “Coffee and Conversations” on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Starbucks, located at 2505 S. 38 Street, Tacoma, WA, 98409 on from 8:00am-10:00am. This a great opportunity to meet and speak with Tacoma Police Department’s leadership team and also share with them about your concerns in […]
Obituary Notices – April 12, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Leycester William Alexander II; Judith E. Braswell; Sonja R. Fannings; Matthias D Flom; Laura Laurila; Wanda O’Brien; Dorothy Stevenson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Samantha D. Wheeler; Crystal A. Haag. Powers Funeral Home: Larry Ernest Bluhm. Gaffney Funeral Home: Hoach Van Ngo.
Darcus Allen pleads guilty
Lakewood Police Department announcement. The Lakewood Police Department is grateful that Darcus Allen is finally pleading guilty for the murders of Sgt. Mark Renninger, Ofc. Tina Griswold, Ofc. Ronnie Owens, and Ofc. Greg Richards. It has been a long, hard, and difficult path, but one where we persevered in order to hold those accountable for […]
Video: ‘Tacoma Businesses Speak Out’
Tacoma Business Council announcement. The Tacoma Business Council produced a compelling video for our Summit on Crime that took place last month. The video highlights the real impact that crime is having on Tacoma businesses. We’ve received many requests for the video so are sharing a link to it now. Take a minute to watch […]
Meet the Candidates for the Police Chief & City Manager Positions
City of Fircrest announcement. The City of Fircrest is excited to host a meet and greet with the selected candidates for both the City Manager and Police Chief positions. The City Manager Meet & Greet will be held on April 20, 2023, at the Roy H. Murphy Community Center. The Meet & Greet will be […]
Kirsch joins Animal Control team
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Animal Control Officer Kirsch to our team! She recently graduated from the state’s Animal Control Officer Academy and is now serving Pierce County residents and caring for our furry (sometimes scaly) friends.
A Trip to the Archives? Book It, PLU Librarian Says
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Sometimes you’re drawn to a career path, and other times you discover it by serendipity, as Lauren Loftis, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian at Pacific Lutheran University, did. “I carelessly stumbled into it. In fact, the first time I entered an archive was when I was an undergrad, and it was […]
Tacoma Residents Invited to Apply for an Unexpired Term on the Board of Ethics
City of Tacoma announcement. Applications to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Ethics ending on December 31, 2024 are due by 5 PM on April 26, 2023. The Board of Ethics is comprised of five regular members who are residents of Tacoma, recommended by the Government Performance and Finance Committee, and appointed by […]
Lakewood seeks bids for Fort Steilacoom Park Athletic Field Improvements
City of Lakewood announcement. Fort Steilacoom Park Athletic Field Improvements – City Project Number: 301.0031 Sealed bids will be received by the City of Lakewood at the office of the City Clerk at 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-5027, until 3:00 p.m. on Monday May 1, 2023 and not later, and will then be opened and publicly read aloud […]