Submitted by Dana Giove, First Financial Northwest Bank. UNIVERSITY PLACE – Every Friday during the month of June, bank employees wore jeans to work in exchange for a donation to support Families Unlimited Network. Families Unlimited Network provides access to food and resources that support community well-being and self-sustainability. First Financial Northwest Bank specializes in […]
Latest Edition of ‘The Monitor’ Now Available
The latest edition of West Pierce Fire & Rescue’s community newsletter, The Monitor, is being delivered to mailboxes throughout Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom. To read the full online version of The Monitor, please click here.
The Pierce Transit EFC July 20 Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit Executive Finance Committee will hold a Regular Meeting on July 20 (3 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Sound Credit Union and UWT Announce FinTech Incubator Winner
Submitted by Sound Credit Union. Sound Credit Union (Sound) in partnership with the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), announced Prasanth Chaitanya Gupta Arisetty as the winner of the 2023 FinTech Incubator Challenge. Arisetty is the founder of Spendalyze, an app that tracks and analyzes transactions across all bank […]
Lots happening in U.P. this summer
Almost every week from June to September, there is some kind of special event, concert or community celebration happening in University Place. For the complete list of summer events, check out the Events calendar on the City’s website.
Sounder trains available for Saturday Taylor Swift concert
Fans attending the Taylor Swift concert at Lumen Field can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this Saturday’s show. Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from Lumen Field. The special service will […]
Summer Playgrounds and Lunch Program providing food, fun and games across Tacoma
TACOMA – School is out for the summer, but that sigh of relief you might expect from students isn’t a universal experience. For many, the end of the school year also means the end of a steady meal source and a return to food insecurity. Metro Parks Tacoma, with community partner Coordinated Care, is providing […]
Obituary Notices – July 19, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Donald Anthony Meyer; Venilda Norma H. Sales. Mountain View Funeral Home: Patricia Jean Airhart; Tyanna Babbs; Mary Bujacich; Patricia Marie Crockett; Connie Harris McAllister; Amy Jacoby; Bertha Doris Johnson; Tab Lee Olson; Kathleen Kaye Patterson; Denton Noris Thomsen; David Keith Williams. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Barbara A. D’Auria; Connie […]
Tacoma’s District 4 to Decide How to Spend $1 Million Redefining Neighborhood’s Sense of Place
TACOMA, Wash. – Community members in District 4 will soon decide how to spend $1 million in their neighborhood. Once the votes are in, one of these four community-crafted proposals will become a reality, with implementation slated to begin this fall: “At its core, participatory budgeting is about the community itself,” said District 4 Council […]