A Clover Park School District story. This week is National Arts in Education Week and our CPSD Staff Spotlight features Rainier Elementary School art teacher Angela Harmon. Angela joined the district in January 2021 after making a career shift into education. “I had just gotten my teaching certification and they had this opening at Rainier […]
Help us plan for the future
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Help us better serve you. Share your voice. Take our 2023-2024 budget survey. We’re working on our 2023-2024 budget and we need your help. Metro Parks provides a wide range of parks, programs, zoos, and recreation destinations to serve you and is currently developing the 2023-2024 budget. Please take a short […]
Family fun in Tacoma this week and next
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Looking for something to do? Check out these Metro Parks Tacoma activities: Native Plane Sale (online through Sept. 23, in-person Oct. 1) Beyond the Bell (registration closes Sept. 16) Youth Soccer (registration closes Sept. 16) Teen Late Night (Sept. 16 – Center at Norpoint, People’s Center, Sept. 23 – People’s Center) […]
PLU Rises to 11th in the West in 2023 U.S. News Rankings
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. PLU climbed three spots, from 14th to 11th, in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best regional universities in the West. PLU was one of only three Pacific Northwest universities ranked in the top 12 of the highly competitive category that includes colleges from as far away […]
Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Arts Commission
City of Tacoma announcement. Individuals who are interested in supporting, enhancing, and providing leadership for the arts in Tacoma are invited to apply to serve on the Tacoma Arts Commission (TAC). The Tacoma City Council is looking for volunteer arts advocates and/or artists to fill the following eight positions on the TAC: One Working Professional […]
Obituary Notices – September 15, 2022
Mountain View Funeral Home: Shute Falute. Powers Funeral Home: Fasialofa Faifeau; Deborah Kay Pack; Marilyn Munro. Gaffney Funeral Home: Phyllis Elizabeth Chromey.
National rail strike would cancel Sounder commuter rail service
Sound Transit announcement. In the event of a national rail strike, Sounder commuter rail service between Everett and Lakewood and Seattle would be canceled beginning Friday, September 16 until workers return. Sounder will operate regular service on Thursday, September 15. Sounder trains are operated by unionized BNSF Railways employees under contract on tracks owned by […]
Call for Entries: Black Art & Black Artists Exhibit
Tacoma Community College announcement. The Gallery at Tacoma Community College is hosting a “Black Art & Black Artists” Exhibit in February 2023. Artists interested in participating in the exhibit should submit entries by Oct. 7, 2022.
Short Film “Aidan” Made in Tacoma, Screening at Multiple Local Film Festivals
Submitted by Donovan Wilson. Aidan is a short film, filmed entirely in Tacoma and University Place in the fall of 2021. I wrote the script in early 2020 and worked over the next 18 months revising and refining it and planning for production. After reaching out to local filmmakers I was able to put together […]