TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live presents Colin & Brad: Asking For Trouble at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater on Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter as Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the dynamic duo from TV’s “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” take the stage in a one-night-only […]
Local Financial Planner Achieves Prestigious Top of the Table MDRT Qualification
Submitted by The Million Dollar Roundtable. LAKEWOOD, WA – Dr. Christopher Kimball CFP, MSFS, CLTC, CMFC of Christopher V Kimball Financial Services has qualified for Top of the Table, a coveted milestone achievement for his membership in the MDRT organization. Kimball’s membership equips him with tools and resources to better serve his local community. Top […]
UPPD Police Blotter – Jan. 24
The most recent significant public safety activity in University Place can be read here.
Letter: Who Are You Going to Call?
Is there a Red Phone to be used only in emergencies on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House? When your neighbor’s house is on fire, waking you up from a deep sleep in the very early morning, do you remember the three-digit number to call? When a cat gets its […]
CERT Training Registration Now Open
West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) invites community members who live or work in Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom to attend the next session of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) classes. The training will be held March 5-23, 2024 and registration is now open. Aimed at preparing groups in the community to prepare for and […]
Flavored Vaping is the New Smoking
Submitted by Dr. Elizabeth and Dan Telford. In May of last year, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department welcomed news of a 1-year, $609,711 grant from the Puyallup Tribe aimed at reducing tobacco use, including vaping, among our local (youth) residents. In 2023, 10% of all high school and middle school students reported using a tobacco […]
See a show, support the Parkland School purchase
Originally posted on the Pierce Prairie Post. As a way for the community to come together and raise additional funds for the fundraiser, The Salty Siblings and Rise and Shine Cabaret Cafe are coming together to produce “The Founding of Peakton University, a Not-So-Historical Cabaret.” We believe that the cause is one worth supporting and […]
Nobles bill to provide prescribed access to outdoor recreation heard in committee
A bill to provide prescribed access to outdoor recreation, particularly for youth of color, was heard in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 5095, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), requires the state Department of Health to create an advisory committee for the parks Rx health and wellness pilot programs. […]
Obituary Notices – January 24, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Leslie “Les” Christie; Cheryll Ann Jackson Boeggeman; Sherman McMichael Jr.; Lessie Catherine Poyner Shelton; Sheila M Williams-Griffis. Powers Funeral Home: Sharon Kay Hobert.