City of Tacoma Sound Transit is collaborating with the City of Tacoma to build a better-connected network to enable more people to walk, roll, bike, and take public transit to South Tacoma Station and other neighborhood destinations. On Thursday, March 14, the Sound Transit Board System Expansion Committee will consider Resolution 2024-05, which selects the list of improvements […]
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Sound Credit Union and Washington Business Bank Announce Acquisition Agreement
Submitted by Sound Credit Union. Sound Credit Union, a leading not-for-profit financial institution serving Washington State, and Washington Business Bank (OTCPK: WBZB), a premier commercial bank headquartered in Olympia, Washington, announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Sound Credit Union will acquire Washington Business Bank. The transaction is structured as a purchase […]
Maintenance Work on Portland Avenue to Take Place March 16
TACOMA, Wash. – On Saturday, March 16, 2024, between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5 PM, both southbound lanes of Portland Avenue, from Lincoln Avenue to River Street, will be closed for street maintenance. Detours will be in place and community members heading southbound on Portland Avenue are advised to plan for potential delays. Northbound traffic […]
Plan ahead for daytime lane closures on Sprague Avenue
TACOMA – On Wednesday, March 13, people who travel south on Sprague Avenue to State Route 16 in Tacoma will need to be ready for lane closures. Washington Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close lanes on Sprague Avenue to replace two overhead signs mounted on the South 25th Street overpass. The signs direct travelers […]
Getting Older and Running Down
Homes and yards. They get older not from years perhaps, but more from neglect. Our best friends had a neighbor who not only neglected the exterior of their house, but the inside of the house just became what my mother would have called a “sling room.” The more things that come into a room and […]
‘Availability Survey’ for City’s 2024 Economic Disparity Study Begins March 14
TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma has contracted with Keen Independent, an equity research firm, to embark on the process for a 2024 Economic Disparity Study designed to gather data about marketplace conditions and address any disparities there may be with City contracting. As a first step in the 2024 Economic Disparity Study, Keen […]
Tacoma Residents in Districts 2, 3 and 5 Encouraged to Apply for Positions on the Planning Commission by March 27
TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma City Council is currently seeking applicants to fill positions on the Planning Commission for Districts 2, 3 and 5. Applicants seeking a district position must reside in that district. Appointees will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The Planning Commission develops and updates the Comprehensive Plan and its […]
Fort Nisqually introduces on-site stays for an immersive historical experience
Registration is open now for Fort Nisqually Living History Museum’s newest program, Nisqually House, an immersive experience where private groups get to briefly live onsite to experience 1850’s living. The weekend stays are ideal for fans of history and those who want to try their hand at traditional homesteading activities. Currently there are six Friday-Sunday […]
“Natura Morta,” art by nichole gugliotti, opens March 12 in The Gallery at TCC
TCC Art Professor Nicole Gugliotti uses hand-built pottery to explore themes of reproductive health education and reproductive justice along with playfulness and resilience in the face of continued attacks on bodily autonomy, state violence and genocide, and an ongoing pandemic. View the exhibition in The Gallery this spring. What: “Natura Morta:” ceramic art by TCC Art […]