Lakewood United announcement. You have an opportunity to listen to the latest information on the state of Lakewood, the current challenges the city are facing and the plans being created to address them. Time will be given to respond to questions. Why speculate when we can hear in person from those who know the facts? […]
Community Invited to Vision Zero Open House on June 18
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Public Works Department is holding a Vision Zero Drop-In Open House on Saturday, June 18, from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at the STAR Center located at 3873 South 66th St., in Tacoma. Vision Zero is a global initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while […]
CPSD Promising Future: Kaleb Gilliam
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Thomas Middle School eighth grader Kaleb Gilliam. Kaleb is a caring and focused student who enjoys earning an A in his class just as much as he enjoys making new friends around every corner. He says his attention to detail helps […]
City of Tacoma Re-opens Senior Centers
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Senior Centers, Lighthouse Activity Center (5016 A Street) and Beacon Activity Center (415 South 13th Street), reopened for senior center services this week. On June 6, Tacoma residents who are 60 years and older were able to attend in-person activities at the centers for the first time […]
Patrol deputy, property crimes investigators team up to recover stolen collectibles
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. Last month, a deputy responded to a burglary at a storage unit in the 16300 block of Meridian E. The victim told the deputy that he had been storing approximately $100,000 worth of collectibles in his storage unit, which was now empty. Employees at the storage facility reviewed surveillance video […]
The Board of Health June 15 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Study Session on June 15 (3 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Pierce County Library System’s art contest shines spotlight on teen talent
Pierce County Library System announcement. Pierce County teens shared powerful lived experiences in the Pierce County Library System’s Our Own Expressions Teen Writing and Art Contest. Nearly 900 teen artists, photographers and writers across the county displayed their talent in the contest. Winning entries from the contest feature such themes as immigration, culture, reconciliation and […]
Obituary Notices – June 14, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Carl Andrew Marshall; Bonnie Mae Bundick. Gaffney Funeral Home: James Thadrus Sewell, Jr.
Helping People to Get Rewarded and Recognized by Their Peers and Their Bosses
COVID changed the workplace and we are still seeing it. Not all business owners have realized the change, why it happened, and what needs to be done to remain a smooth running operation. During COVID and following COVID we saw that people not treated decently on their jobs in the first place, with pay and […]