At the West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, March 4, the Board unanimously voted to approve adjustments to the recently implemented 2025 Fire Benefit Charge (FBC). The changes will create a reduction in original FBC for over 3,500 taxpayers in the district. In November, voters decided to move to a […]
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Local Artists Invited to Enter TCC’s 23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition by April 1
Interested in being part of The Gallery’s 23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition this summer? Get your entry in by April 1, 2025. The exhibition will be held June 24-Aug. 14, 2025 in The Gallery at Tacoma Community College. All local artists are invited to enter. Learn more and enter your art into the exhibition here.
Coldest Night of the Year Walk a Success!
Late last month we held the first ever Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk. We are so proud of the more than 100 community members who braved the weather to help raise funds and awareness for our neighbors experiencing homelessness across Pierce County! Thank you to not only our wonderful community for supporting this […]
Family Nature Walks, VIP & Me, 50+ Winter Potlucks and Fly Tying Clinics
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Series of Street Closures Scheduled March 6-April 4
TACOMA, Wash. – Below is a list of upcoming street closures to allow for maintenance work as part of the Residential Street Restoration Program. This work is weather-dependent, and timing may be subject to change. March 6-14, 8 AM – 5 PMSouth 80th Street from South Hosmer Street to South Alaska Street March 17-21, 8 […]
World Cup 26 team excited for partnership
By Hailey Palmer, Puyallup Tribal News With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than 500 days away, the Tribe’s World Cup team’s work has begun as they prepare for the Puyallup Tribe to be seen on the world stage. The team consists of Amy McFarland (World Cup Project Director), Connie McCloud (Heritage Division Manager), Chris […]
Associated Ministries Announces Three New Board of Directors
Associated Ministries is proud to announce our three new Board members in 2025: President: Carolyn ReadVice President: Ahlmahz NegashPast President: Diane PowersBoard Treasurer: Candy WatkinsSecretary: Craig Huish Full Board Membership:Board Members (Terms expiring in December 2025)Gary Gessel – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, TacomaRabbi Keren Gorban – Temple Beth El, TacomaCraig Huish – […]
Being Frank is a Problem
A Short Story… The Fugitive is what some friends called him; his real name is Frank. Frank was also frank about himself and his actions. At the age of forty he still had the body of a twenty year-old. He still exercised and ran a few miles almost every single day. He had lost his […]
Food forest at Charlotte’s Blueberry Park has expanded
The food forest at Charlotte’s Blueberry Park has grown to nearly twice the planned size, ensuring people from Tacoma’s South End will have nutritious produce to pick year-round. People have flocked to the park for decades to glean blueberries in summer months and the dream of expanding the food forest became a reality last year […]