TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live will host a unique immersive experience on the art of the French painter Claude Monet from February 14, 2024. Imagine Monet is the exhibition produced and created by the French directors Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, the world’s first directors of a digital immersive exhibition. Imagine Monet starts with the famous painting Soleil levant (1872) […]
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Bilingual Walruses: French 101
Plenty of evidence suggests animals are incredibly intelligent: elephants have exceptional memories and demonstrate self-awareness, octopuses use their arms to solve puzzles, and insects, such as bees and ants, work together in colonies. But… have you ever heard of a bilingual walrus? What about two of them? Walruses Balzak (pronounced bell’-zik) and Lakina (pronounced la-kee’-na) […]
Remembering Jim Harris and our Rotary Clubs
On the 18th of November, we honored Rotarian Jim Harris at Christ Episcopal Church. Jim was ninety-five years old. He passed away a little over a year after losing his beloved wife Enid who died in June of 2022. They were a great team working for our community and the world. Jim was an architect […]
Charles Wright Academy Announces Competitive Scholarship Essay Contest
Tacoma, Wash. — Students across South Puget Sound entering ninth grade have a new opportunity to attend Charles Wright Academy (CWA) through a competitive scholarship essay contest. Multiple students who apply to the ninth grade for entry in Fall of 2024 will be selected to receive scholarships and financial aid awards ranging from $1000 to […]
Rosencrantz and Guikdenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
In an article by the New York Times about the brilliant playwright Tom Stoppard, we learn that Ernest Hemmingway was one of his favorite authors. Stoppard loved the “Iceberg Theory” in which only 1/8th of the overt meaning of the text is easily seen. The remaining meaning is submerged under water and must be discovered through the subtext. This […]
Sometimes Things Just Work Out
I dropped off my wife at the doctor’s office, directly across the street from the Allenmore Golf Course. While I waited, I drove over about two blocks and went into the Dollar Tree. I had just enough change for two packs of beef jerky and a bottle of pop. I didn’t want to just eat […]
Union Avenue to South Tacoma Way Bridge Repair Project Now Complete
TACOMA, Wash. — The Union Avenue to South Tacoma Way Bridge Repair project is now complete. This project repaired the existing off-ramp from Union Avenue to South Tacoma Way that was damaged by a fire in February 2023. Community members with questions about this project may contact Steve Carstens, P.E., Bridge Program Manager, at scarstens@cityoftacoma.org or (253) […]
Tacoma is Named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2023 Culture of Health Prize Winner
TACOMA, Wash. —Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced that Tacoma is one of nine communities chosen to receive the 2023 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The Prize celebrates communities across the country where people and organizations are collaborating to build positive solutions to barriers that have created unequal opportunities for health and well-being. […]