Submitted by Classy Chassis. Get terrified in Tacoma! Drive through a blacked-out tunnel of monsters, music, laser lights and more — and leave with a clean and shiny car! Details
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Muskox calf Willow moves to the large habitat
Willow, the fuzzy, spunky, six-week-old muskox calf, now lives in the large muskoxen habitat (babyproofed, of course!) with her mom, Charlotte. “She loves galloping around the grassy hillsides of the Arctic Tundra habitat, occasionally head-butting rocks and running back to mom,” said assistant curator Shannon, who helps care for the muskoxen. Willow was born to […]
Council Member Sarah Rumbaugh on Rise of Antisemitic Incidents During Israel-Hamas Conflict
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “A time comes when silence is betrayal.” Over the Shabbat and Simchat Torah holiday, Hamas terrorists launched an unexpected and multi-faceted attack against Israeli towns and civilians. Thousands of rockets and dozens of incursions from land, air, and sea caused the highest Jewish civilian death toll since the Holocaust. […]
Collaboration for a Cause
Submitted by Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington. Get ready for the largest job fair and resource fair in Pierce County on November 1, 2023 at the Tacoma Dome. Collaboration for a Cause features more than 100 employers and resources to connect you to finding quality employment and stability. […]
Jane Austen’s Emma Review from CenterStage
By Don and Peg Doman, and Lavinia Hart. I have watched and watched a number of Jane Austen’s six novels turned into television shows, films, and live stage productions. In EMMA we see a more pushy, determined character, compared to other Austen heroines. Instead of righting wrongs to make lives better, Emma looks at her friends […]
Tacoma’s District 4 Decides to Spend $1 Million Creating Community Connections
TACOMA, Wash. – With 12,389 Participatory Budgeting votes tallied from community members in District 4, a community-proposed project has been selected that focuses on creating community connections through a grant program funding cultural events, out-of-school youth programming, and community activities for one year. Implementation is projected to begin in early 2024. “I am proud of the work that […]
City Council Sponsors Pictures of Hope Program in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — On Tuesday, October 10, the City Council voted to sponsor the Pictures of Hope program in Tacoma. Pictures of Hope is an award-winning non-profit created in 2005 by photojournalist and author Linda Solomon. The program pairs children experiencing homelessness with volunteer mentors who help the children express their hopes and dreams through […]
Sound Transit seeks feedback on passenger experience
Today (October 16, 2023), Sound Transit launched its Passenger Experience Survey, which seeks to evaluate how passengers view all of Sound Transit’s services. The findings are used to identify key areas of improvement and prioritize efforts to provide a better passenger experience. Specifically, the survey collects passenger perspectives on the following: Additionally, the survey also collects ridership […]
Indo-Asian Street Food a Perfect Present
It was Peg’s birthday and we were out for great food with some of the people we love. One of our favorite restaurants in Tacoma’s North End is Indo Asian Street Eatery, a street food world of yummy. There were seven of us: . . . Peg’s oldest friend Kathryn, our daughter Andrea and her […]