Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Pacific Lutheran University’s 12th annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will take place on April 18 at 7 p.m. Acclaimed author Minh Lê will deliver this year’s Benson lecture, titled “Shelf Life: Finding Community (and Yourself) in the World of Books.” Lê will discuss the roles of story and imagination in […]
Hidden Heroes: Week 5
Local Hero: Dorien Simon Dorien Simon is a Lakes High School alum and current senior at Stanford University. He is also a former member of the Lakewood Youth Council. Dorien is a NCAA Division I track athlete, pursuing a degree in computer science and is a freelance web developer for small businesses and start-ups. Dorien spent […]
Making A Difference Foundation Receives Grant from Coordinated Care’s Community Giving Fund
Making a Difference Foundation announcement. Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 from Coordinated Care’s Community Giving Fund to support the Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank. Funds will purchase fresh and culturally relevant food items not normally donated to food banks serving people who struggle with hunger […]
Rail Crossing Improvements at South 19th Street and 6th Avenue Scheduled in March
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Public Works Department has scheduled pedestrian and rail infrastructure improvements at both the South 19th Street (Narrows Marina) and 6th Avenue (Titlow Beach) rail crossings. The first phase of this work will start in March 2023. This work will be completed by BNSF Railway and includes fencing, […]
Obituary Notices – February 23, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Marjorie Mae Hondle. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Richard J. Simpson.
Tacoma City Council Report Card
Submitted by Morgan Alexander, Tacoma Sun. The Number One topic for 2022 in Tacoma easily was CRIME. From a sky-rocketing homicide rate to a record number of vehicles stolen to retail businesses being broken into and robbed at gunpoint to illegal street racing, it felt like criminals were taking over the City. It is with […]
Buffalo Soldiers and WWI Harlem Hellfighters
Submitted by Buffalo Soldiers Museum Tacoma. Join the Buffalo Soldiers Museum for a talk with historian Phil Raschke on the Buffalo Soldiers and WWI Harlem Hellfighter. The talk will take place on Feb. 28 (4:00-5:30 pm) at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum (1940 S Wilkeson St, Tacoma WA 98405. Phil is a retired military pilot and […]
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Review
Before the play began we were warned that the first act would run an hour and a half, with a fifteen minute intermission followed by a second act of an hour. We had great seats in the middle of the middle row, but before the production began we changed our seats to the final row […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Baron Coleman
A Clover Park School District story. To celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features special education and career choices teacher Baron Coleman. Baron worked in special education for the Puyallup School District for 18 years before joining CPSD in 2015. Baron earned his CTE endorsement two years ago and […]