She was definitely a multi-tasker. My wife and I were sitting at her cubicle awaiting our appointment, and the multiple-lit blinking phone was indicating others were waiting as well. “Excuse me,” she said as we were seated, whereupon she picked up the phone, punched a button, apologized to the person on the other end of […]
“A Merry Poppins Christmas” debuts at Life Center
Submitted by Doug Harkness. Life Center is pleased to share a brand-new production in the place of The Singing Christmas Tree from years past: “A Merry Poppins Christmas”. Performances will take place at 1717 South Union Avenue. The show debuted December 8-10 with lots of positive reviews, and one final weekend of performances remains. Many […]
The Facts About Tacoma’s PSE Permit Modification Decision
Submitted by Maria Lee, City of Tacoma. In a recent reader-submitted letter published in the Suburban Times, there are two statements made about the recent PSE Permit Modification decision that are factually inaccurate. I am highlighting those two statements here, along with the facts: “The City Council can delay the 21 day appeal deadline.” There […]
Looking to What Comes Next with Kelly Hall-Tompkins and Symphony Tacoma
Submitted by Erik Poehlman. What is American music? It is hard to truly say that a particular musical factor is what constitutes American music, our backgrounds and traditions are so diverse and history so short. We have developed as a nation in a time when communication technologies have improved rapidly, and as our culture developed […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Returns in 2024
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma’s Events and Recognitions Committee (CERC) announces the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 15, 2024. The annual event includes community service awards, recognizing excellence with the Lifetime Service Award and the Emerging Leader Award, as well as a celebratory program and community outreach fair. […]
Obituary Notices – December 13, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Douglas Duane McArthur; Vicki Scherer. Hill Funeral Home: Josephine Eleen Pemberton-Falcon.
The Trains Are Here: Dreams and Dispossession Exhibit Closing
December 16, 2023 – 6:30pmTacoma Historical Society Museum – 406 Tacoma Ave S Get up close with some awesome model trains, learn a little about each of them and help us commemorate the day the first train arrived in Tacoma! If you haven’t yet had the chance to visit our “Dreams and Dispossession” exhibit, this […]
Letter: It Was Perfect
This year was the first time our family’s traditional search for The Perfect Christmas Tree was held without her. I lost my wife to cancer on the first day of spring. For fifty years, The Perfect Christmas Tree my wife selected was – always – in the very farthest reaches of the acres and acres […]
Join the Midwinter Revels
In December of 1994 Peggy and I attended the first Tacoma Midwinter Revels at the Rialto Theater in Tacoma. It was more than just “watch and listen” entertainment . . . much more. I don’t recall if we participated in the final presentation, or if the whole theatre simply became the entertainers and sang, and […]