TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Arts Commission has announced this year’s AMOCAT Arts Award winners: Foster’s Creative (Arts Patron), Southeast Asian Comedy Collective (Community Outreach by an Organization), and Kristina Batiste and Reid Ozaki (Community Outreach by an Individual). The AMOCAT Arts Awards honor the people and organizations that positively impact the community with their […]
Specialized Recreation program expands after formation of multi-agency partnership
Everybody needs a place they belong, somewhere they can connect with others and have fun, where they feel accepted and appreciated, where they can learn and grow. It’s why community and social networks are so important. In Pierce County, thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities found their community through specialized recreation programs. When […]
Sister zoos win award for anti-wildlife trafficking display
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, and other local partners recently won the 2023 Certificate of Excellence in Public Service from the Public Relations Society of America Puget Sound chapter for their anti-wildlife trafficking display at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to an organization that advances the public […]
Pierce Transit Hosts Open Houses, Drop-in Events for Recovery Plan Input
Pierce Transit has launched its Bus System Recovery Plan to strategically increase transit service. The Recovery Plan will help Pierce Transit better understand customers’ current needs and how to bounce back from the impacts of COVID, including recommendations for service options that can help improve mobility for all residents, current riders, and future riders. Pierce […]
Obituary Notices – September 22, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Robert Saunders. Mountain View Funeral Home: Walter Eugene Austin; Dolores K. Blas; Caleb M. Clark; James Clinton Eamon; Patricia L. Egman; Thomas E Gates; Richard Carl Granquist; James Mitchell Street. Hill Funeral Home: Ruth Ann Whetstine.
Beer Label Contest Celebrates Pets and Supports Animals in Need
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County has partnered with E9 Brewing Co. to launch a unique brew and a one-of-a-kind beer label contest. Anyone can participate in the Make Hoppy Happen Beer Label Contest and be entered for the chance to have their pet’s face on a limited-release E9 Brewing Co. beer. Participants […]
Celebrating Suki: The Queen of the Barn
TACOMA, Wash.– Suki, the Asian elephant, is famous around Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Guests are invited to join her birthday festivities as she celebrates her 59th birthday this weekend, Sept. 22-24. She’s a super-senior among Asian elephants and a superstar to everyone who cares for her. That rings particularly true for Elephant Manager Shannon […]
Contemporaries: A fun, artistic, way to network – Sept. 28
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. Ever been to a fun networking event that includes art making, food and drinks? Tacoma Art Museum’s Contemporaries has it all! On Sept. 28, the Contemporaries networking art event will embrace the world of textiles, setting the stage for TAM’s upcoming exhibition, Soft Power, opening Oct. 14. Ellen Ito, Soft […]
Lakewood Playhouse Kicks Off its 85th Season
Lakewood Playhouse announcement. Lakewood Playhouse is brimming with anticipation as we prepare to launch “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised]” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, & Jess Winfield this Friday, September 22. Get ready for an evening filled with hearty laughter, thrilling action, and the undeniable satisfaction of being able to claim an evening of culture – […]