City of University Place announcement. U.P. for-profit businesses that are at least 51 percent-owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women may be eligible to participate in a Women-Owned Pitch Contest for the best new business idea or new product or service that expands the business. The contest is sponsored by Key4Women in […]
Kim & Calvin
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity announcement. Kim and Calvin love the central Tacoma home they’ve lived in for 23 years, but after Kim had a stroke and the couple were living on a single income, they struggled to afford the maintenance and repairs it needed. Kim contacted Tacoma Habitat’s Aging in Place (AIP) program after their furnace […]
Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Protect Abortion Patients and Providers from Prosecution
Office of Senator Maria Cantwell press release. On July 12, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined 33 of her Democratic Senate colleagues in introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022. This legislation clarifies that it is illegal for anti-choice states to penalize or prosecute providers offering services in states where reproductive health […]
James Lee joins MultiCare as new executive vice president and CFO
MultiCare press release. TACOMA, Wash. — James Lee has joined MultiCare Health System as executive vice president of population-based care and chief financial officer. Bringing 30 years of experience in health care, Lee will lead MultiCare’s population-based care strategy and oversee financial performance. For 17 years, Lee served as executive vice president and chief financial officer […]
Overnight construction work detours all lanes of southbound I-5 in Tacoma
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – Late night and early morning drivers who use southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma will need to plan additional time. On Friday night, July 15, all southbound I-5 traffic will detour off the interstate as crews install a large sign bridge. Two on-ramps to southbound I-5 will also […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. COVID-19 case rates in Pierce County have remained stable since the beginning of June. Our hospitalization rates have been up and down, and they are down again this week. From May 25-June 21, COVID-19 hospitalization rates for unvaccinated people in Washington were 3 times higher than they were for vaccinated […]
Obituary Notices – July 13, 2022
Mountain View Funeral Home: Daniel E. Diaz. Powers Funeral Home: Barbara Oleva (Matthews) Gordon. Hill Funeral Home: Steven William Woolery. Gaffney Funeral Home: John Edward Tobias; Madeline Diane Contris. Scott Funeral Home: Joan Davis; Cornella Young.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Curran Orchard July 17
Submitted by Dance Theatre Northwest. The 7th Annual University Place Teddy Bear’s Picnic will be held at the Curran Orchard on Sunday, July 17, 2022 from 1-4PM. “For every bear that ever there was, will gather there for certain because, that is the day the teddy bears’ have their picnic.” Bring your picnic lunch, blanket, […]
Silent Sky, a Dream Come True, at Tacoma Little Theatre
Tacoma Little Theatre’s production of Silent Sky was postponed earlier in the season due to COVID disruptions of play schedules. Peg and I were disappointed. When the play was reinstated later in the season we were back on the happy track. After seeing the show, we are now on the thrilling track. The play is […]