Submitted by Michelle S. Mood, Tacoma. With NO full environmental or health impact assessment, the City of Tacoma has permitted a 2.5 million sq ft warehouse for South Tacoma that will generate something like 8-12,000 new vehicle trips a day going to SR16 and I-5 and points north — generating a lot more diesel exhaust, […]
DuPont June 2 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council June 2 report by clicking here.
Pierce County is seeking input on climate vulnerability and sustainability
Pierce County Planning & Public Works is seeking public input on the draft Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) and the Sustainability 2030: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan update. Both will address issues related to our climate. The Climate Vulnerability Assessment The Climate Vulnerability Assessment is part of the Comprehensive Plan update process. The draft CVA will include […]
Polar bear cubs Astra and Laerke to make public debut June 15
TACOMA, Wash. – Astra and Laerke, two polar bear cubs who have captivated much of the country since their births two years ago at the Detroit Zoo, arrived at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Friday evening. The twin sisters are settling into their new Tacoma home and will make their public debut Thursday, June 15. […]
Pierce County Library Board study session about the First Amendment in libraries
PIERCE COUNTY, Washington – At the Pierce County Library System’s Board of Trustees’ Wednesday, June 7, 3:30 p.m., study session,the Boardwill learn about the First Amendment and its applicability in public libraries. The meeting will be held in person at the Library’s Administrative Center at 3005 112th St E, Tacoma. Optional virtual attendance is available via mypcls.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/. Daniel Gottlieb, an attorney […]
Local Residents Named to President’s List, Dean’s List at Gonzaga University
The following local students have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for spring semester 2023. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. DuPont Fircrest Lakewood University Place The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2023. Students must earn a […]
Obituary Notices – June 6, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Ellen May McKanna; Gail Darlene Hayden. Mountain View Funeral Home: Latonya Renee Brownlee; Shane Robert Bruner. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Lisa Blank. Powers Funeral Home: Meth Chan. Gaffney Funeral Home: Joseph L Petranovich; Richard Eugene Lucich. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: “TJ” Taylor Jay Spicer.
The Shawshank Redemption at Tacoma Little Theatre – A Review
To mis-quote The Pirates of Penzance: “A Prisoner’s Lot Is Not a Happy One.” “The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American film, released in 1994, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne . . . who is sentenced to life in […]
Farm to Table takes on a new life at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Fort Nisqually is hosting an evening filled with Northwest cuisine, drinks, entertainment, and Victorian finery. “Dine we must, and we may as well dine elegantly as well as wholesomely,” a direct quote from Isabella Beeton, an influential British author, columnist, and chef of her time (b. 1836; d. 1865). Taking from the spirit of fine […]