The human toll of the Opioid Epidemic, which has been raging nationwide since the 1990s, has been severe in Pierce County and the greater Puget Sound area. Since 2013, the epidemic has been in what epidemiologists call the ‘third wave’ characterized by significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, particularly those including illicitly manufactured […]
Make the Most of your Summer: Family Activities for All Ages
Summer is here. Following is a list of a few ideas for your consideration. Click here to learn more and register (as required).
Enjoy a Creative, Cultural Summer at Tacoma Art Museum
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. Looking for fun things to do this summer? Tacoma Art Museum offers several regular programs and is participating in community events — and many are free of charge. Activities and exhibitions helped TAM earn Best Museum and Best Art Gallery honors in the annual Best of the South Sound program […]
Across the Fence: Almglocken
Have you ever hiked across an Alpine cow pasture in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland? Then, you may have noticed that the air is filled with the sound of bells. Each and every cow in a more loosely connected herd carries one around on its heavy leather collar. It is a very peaceful sound, for sure. […]
Road closures planned for JBLM Airshow
Road closure alert: 112th Street South bordering McChord Field will be closed between 34th Ave S and 26th Ave S for three days in July leading up to and during the JBLM Airshow. The closures are a required safety protocol for the Army’s Thunderbirds to fiy. The road will close 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 14, Saturday, July […]
Don’t Blow It
The Fourth of July is still almost three weeks away, which means anyone who is caught discharging fireworks in U.P. before 9 a.m. on July 4 risks fines of up to $250 plus fees, costs and assessments. Fireworks are only legal for discharge in the City of University Place from 9 a.m. to midnight on […]
The town of Rainier set to honor four U.S. Army pilots killed in 2011
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and the town of Rainier, Wash., will hold a memorial dedication ceremony, in remembrance of four U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior aviators killed on Dec. 12, 2011, in a training accident. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m., on June 23, at JBLM’s training […]
City Featured in Prominent Emergency Planning Journal
The City’s Emergency Management Division has been featured in the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning for the Puyallup Chill Out, which was conducted in October 2021. Published in January 2023, the journal article gives a detailed account of the Chill Out, which was a full scale exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authored by […]
Council Member Comments on South End Neighborhood Council’s Recent ‘Compassionate Tacoma’ Recognition
“I (Joe Bushnell) recently nominated the South End Neighborhood Council (SENCo) for the Mayor’s Compassionate Tacoma recognition in honor of its members’ inspirational and transformative efforts to create safe, healthy and beautiful community gathering spaces in Tacoma’s South End. It is a recognition well deserved. “With determination and a clear vision for the future, SENCo […]