Submitted by Lynn Raisl. The University of Puget Sound Women’s League Fieldhouse Flea Market is happening Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Held since 1968, we are Tacoma’s original vintage and creative Market. The $5 entry for 5 years and above goes towards our goal to raise funds for student scholarships. Our 70 plus […]
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FREE Trees – 10,000 Trees for the Pierce County Community
Submitted by Sally Larson of the Tahoma Audubon Society & the Chambers Bay Women’s Club. Join together with Tahoma Audubon to give nature its best hope. Tahoma Audubon is offering free bare root native trees to the Pierce County community. Native trees are important for better health, water conservation, soil enrichment and provides a home, […]
Doreen Gets a Ride – A Short Story
I was standing in line at Dollar Tree. I had two packages of razors, a whiskbroom wannabe, and a three-pack of tooth brushes and a candy bar. The woman in front of me was dithering and fumbling. While she dithered the check-out lady tried to get one earring to fit inside the piercing. I tried […]
Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present 2024 State of the City Address at Silas High School on March 28
The theme of Mayor Victoria Woodards’ 2024 State of the City Address is Collectively Weaving Our Community Tapestry. She will focus on the City’s ongoing work to support the community’s priorities and highlight key initiatives going forward in support of shared efforts to create a more livable Tacoma. There is no cost to attend the 2024 […]
Project update: South Tacoma Station Access Improvements
Sound Transit is collaborating with the City of Tacoma to build a better-connected network, so more people can walk, roll, bike, and take public transit to South Tacoma Station and other neighborhood destinations. We prepared an environmental checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for the project. The checklist analyzes potential environmental impacts, both positive and […]
Office of Equity and Human Rights Hosts Tutorials for Tenants and Landlords
TACOMA, Wash. – Community members are invited to attend a tutorial session in February or March 2024 to learn more about rental housing regulations and requirements in Tacoma. All sessions will cover the City of Tacoma’s updated Rental Housing Code, the new Landlord Fairness Code, how those codes work together, and what it all means […]
MultiCare donates mobile laboratory device to Tacoma Fire
TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital donated six iSTAT mobile laboratory devices to the Tacoma Fire Department today. The device will allow emergency medical personnel to rapidly diagnose and evaluate life-threatening diseases in minutes. “The iSTAT device allows EMS to run laboratory tests in the field and provide our emergency physicians with a better […]
Tacoma Youth Symphony presents “Bridging Worlds”
Tacoma, WA – Music has always been a powerful tool for bringing people together and bridging cultural divides. On March 3, the Tacoma Youth Symphony will perform music from composers from two very different parts of the world. The concert will open with Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia with the hymn sung by Finnish soprano, Heidi Kankaanpää. […]
University Of Puget Sound Is A Top Producer Of Fulbright U.S. Students
Tacoma, Wash. — For the third year in a row, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the University of Puget Sound as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like Puget Sound value global connections and support […]