Bates Technical College announcement. Instructor Joseph Kauer joined the Bates Technical College team in 2019 to build a comprehensive and engaging cybersecurity program that was different from others in the region, and would set the college apart. He started at the beginning, setting up computers and creating a computer lab. The Cybersecurity program at Bates Tech has […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Outbreaks in businesses and schools
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Outbreaks continued to fall across the board in Pierce County this week. Outbreaks are down at businesses, long-term care facilities and schools. School outbreak cases dropped by more than two-thirds from last week. The total number of school outbreaks fell from 39 to 13 this week. The breakdown: Classroom: […]
Obituary Notices – February 24, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Ashleigh Nichole Shrader; Charlotte Ann Westhoff; Walter Emmanuel Ziegler. Mountain View Funeral Home: Mary Anne Buechl; Vivian Fulwider; Nancy Mears; Mark Wesley Williams. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Hazel M. Jeffords; Richard E. Lorbetske; Lance A. Craig.
Access open to hospitals and emergency department during curb and gutter work at 5th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Sound Transit announcement. Crews are installing curb, gutter and underground conduit at the corners of 5th Street and the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way near Tacoma General Hospital. Access is open to hospitals, medical centers and the emergency department. To enter Tacoma General and the Emergency Department, please follow S. 5th St. […]
Lakewood’s Annual Housing Report Reviews Market Forces, Challenges
City of Lakewood announcement. As the region grows and costs rise, the report reveals “no easy solutions” to meet demand and restrain costs. Lakewood, Wash. – The City of Lakewood published its 2021 Housing Report in February, offering a detailed review of housing market forces. Housing is scarce and the region continues to grow. More […]
Hidden Hero: Carl Brown
Carl Brown held multiple administrative roles as he served the Tacoma Community College (TCC) community for 20 years. Four years after he arrived to Tacoma in 1965, he was hired as Director of Minority Affairs for TCC. Carl began his teaching career at the Gatesville State School for Boys in Central Texas before relocating to […]
Cactus in Tacoma’s Proctor District – A Mexican Restaurant Take-out Review
The first time we ate at Cactus was at the Proctor restaurant we were accompanied by my cousin, Lavinia and my sister Marsha. We enjoyed the chips, the food, and the drinks. When our granddaughter Vanessa announced her wedding at the Seattle Tennis Club, we booked a room at Mildred’s B&B, our favorite Seattle Capitol […]
2022 Video & Film Contests & Awards
Perry Newell, Funding College Project announcement. Are you an aspiring filmmaker, director or an up-and-coming YouTube star? Even if you are simply fascinated by movies and the process of making them and have some spare time and access to a camera in a smart phone, tablet or recording equipment, your interest in film and video […]
Meet the Pierce County Library System executive director finalists
Pierce County Library System announcement. The Pierce County Library System invites the public to meet the finalists for the new executive director of the Pierce County Library System. Monday, March 7, 4-6:40 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82691088642?pwd=T2RGYnorUXZpdi9WWjNRS2NtSDFJZz09 Passcode: 816682 During the candidate forum, finalists will give a brief presentation and share their vision for the future of the Pierce […]