Town of Steilacoom announcement. We will be improving Old Military Road and Stevens Street between the East Town Limits to Lexington St. with an overlay (as depicted on the map below). The project will also replace curb ramps that are not currently ADA compliant, adjust utilities to grade, restripe the roadway, and add signage where […]
Applicants Sought for the Planning Commission
City of Tacoma announcement. The Tacoma City Council is currently seeking applicants to fill four positions on the Planning Commission: the Development Community position, the District Nos. 1 and 4 positions, and the Public Transportation position. Applicants seeking a district position must reside in that district. Appointees will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026, with the exception of the District No. 4 position which will […]
Pierce Transit CTAG March 23 Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group (CTAG) will meet on March 23 remotely at 5:30 pm. Read the meeting agenda participation instructions here.
Work to manage roadside vegetation starts March 27
Pierce County announcement. Vegetation management work along road shoulders in unincorporated Pierce County will begin this spring, with crews applying herbicides March 27 through June. Herbicides are applied to combat weeds and eliminate vegetation from road shoulders. Targeted noxious weed and brush control herbicide applications will also be made through late November as needed. Only […]
Obituary Notices – March 21, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Pearl Mae Williams. Mountain View Funeral Home: Anita Gustilo Borja; Karen Jeanett Spradley; Craig B Swanson. Powers Funeral Home: Alfred Donald Roberts.
Christian Paige Selected as Tacoma’s 2023-2025 Poet Laureate
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Arts Commission has announced the selection of Christian Paige as the 2023-2025 Tacoma Poet Laureate. Over the next two years, Paige will participate in and host public poetry readings, workshops, and other community events to advance the literary arts in Tacoma. “As Poet Laureate I plan […]
Letter: Finally Home
Lennie, whose love for me was daily expressed in her faithfulness, companionship, devotion to me and to our four wonderful children and ten grandchildren, and who more than any other quality was characterized by her love for God, quietly left us the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, and exchanged our embrace for that of […]
Tacoma-Pierce County REALTOR Named National 30 Under 30 Finalist
Submitted by Jenn Chernut, TPCAR. Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS®, the Voice for REALTORS® for over 100 years, is proud to announce one if its members, REALTOR® Spencer Eiseman of Windermere Abode, has been selected as one of 50 finalists in the National Association of REALTORS® 2023 Class of 30 Under 30. Spencer is one […]
Building Madness – Professional World Premiere in Olympia
We were wowed before the comedy even began. One look at the set told us we were in for a great experience. The set looked like an authentic office from the 1930s. The long-time ticket holder I sat next to pointed out that the mechanical device on the secretary’s desk was an ancient Dictaphone from […]