Submitted by Sarah LaBrasca, Lakeview Light & Power. Lakeview Light & Power is excited to announce that the “Be The Spark” Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! This scholarship program is an excellent opportunity for deserving individuals within our community to receive financial assistance for their higher education. Lakeview Light & […]
Advent Calendar December 16: Crafting
Do you have a little time on your hands and don’t feel like reading or watching TV? Do something creative and start crafting! You could work on some table decoration for your Christmas dinner. Or you could come up with a new ornament for your tree or evergreen branches. You might even find that there […]
From Page to Stage: Giraffes Can’t Dance
TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live presents Giraffes Can’t Dance on Friday, January 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Pantages Theater in downtown Tacoma. Giraffes Can’t Dance is a musical stage adaptation of the celebrated children’s book of the same name written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. The story has over four million books in print […]
Public Notice: Lakewood Water District’s 2024 Final Budget to be presented to Commissioners
Lakewood Water District announcement. The 2024 Final Budget of the Lakewood Water District will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for review and discussion at a Regular Public Meeting on December 21, 2023, commencing at 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person and via Microsoft Teams. Please consult our website at www.lakewoodwater.org for further […]
Port Signs Design Agreements for Waterway Navigation Improvement Projects
Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. The Port of Tacoma (POT) and the Port of Seattle (POS) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in ceremonies marking design agreements for the Seattle Navigation Improvement Project and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. These projects are part of a comprehensive modernization initiative for The Northwest Seaport Alliance […]
Park Board unanimously approves master plan for Peck Athletic Complex
TACOMA, WA: A master plan for Peck Athletic Complex that will greatly expand access and bring more green space to Central Tacoma is moving forward. At a regularly scheduled Park Board meeting on Monday, commissioners unanimously approved the plan. The vote came after more than 1,400 community members shared input with Metro Parks Tacoma through […]
Family Craft Night at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is hosting Family Craft Night on Monday, December 18, from 4 – 6 p.m. During this family-friendly event, children will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive adoption process, “adopting” a toy dog, cat, or rabbit, while learning about the essentials of pet care, health, and […]
Habitat Update: Celebrating Volunteers
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity announcement. Closing out another year, we are thrilled to celebrate our Weekday Regular Volunteers, a group of 54 individuals that are on site or in stores with us on a weekly basis. This amazing cohort contributed more than 40% of all volunteer hours in 2023. At their holiday celebration, it was an […]
Obituary Notices – December 15, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Lorene Mills; Thomas C Mehegan; Ryan Andrew Schnorr. Mountain View Funeral Home: Margaret Beryl Abels; Christapher M. Adams; Eric Louis Dannenberg; Rita Ferguson; Debra Dawn McCaffrey; Glenn Eugene McCanna III; Laura Gagliardi Mitchell; Jakeya Roberson; Catherine T. Shimizu; John Sizemore; Loretta Sola; Albert Susee III; Tony Tao. Fir Lane […]