By Don and Peggy Doman and Lavinia Hart The setup: An amateur theatre troupe, the Cornley University Drama Society, has against all common sense managed to sell their production of a 1920s mystery “The Murder at Haversham Manor.” There is no curtain time. When you take your seat in the audience you will already become […]
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Open House Marks 100 years of Tacoma Sea Scouts
Submitted by Youth Marine Foundation. For 100 years, the Sea Scouts has offered boating skills and leadership lessons to youth along Tacoma’s Foss Waterway. A public open house celebrating the milestone is set for Saturday, Sept. 16. Sea Scouts Open HouseSept. 16, 2023, 1-4 p.m.Tacoma Youth Marine Center820 East D Street, Tacoma Tacoma Sea Scouts […]
Eldridge Gravy Record Release at Spanish Ballroom September 16
Submitted by Eldridge Gravy. The Puget Sound’s very own P-Funk inspired ensemble Eldridge Gravy and the Court Supreme will release a special double LP on the Sept. 16 at Tacoma’s Spanish Ballroom! Their 4th full-length record features their 2019 eponymous release plus three new songs from a 2021 cassette only release called “Will We Ever?” […]
Ramiro Chavez to Join City as Public Works Director
TACOMA, Wash. — City Manager Elizabeth Pauli announced that Ramiro Chavez has accepted her offer to join the City of Tacoma as Public Works Director, beginning October 9, 2023, pending a standard background check and Council confirmation. Mr. Chavez comes from the County Manager position for Thurston County, where he oversees the Public Works, Public […]
It’s a girl. Muskox calf born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
TACOMA, Wash. — Charlotte the muskox gave birth to a female calf Thursday morning (Sept. 7, 2023) at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The day-old calf appears to be healthy, and in typical muskox fashion is beginning to wander around the zoo’s grassy Arctic Tundra habitat, sticking closely to mom. The zoo’s veterinary team did a […]
The Steilacoom Electric Vehicle Festival is ready to turn on the juice
Electric Vehicles are everywhere, now . . . even on Craigs List . . . A number of years ago I bought a ZENN Car: Zero emissions, no noise. I loved that little car. It ran on six car batteries and was a two seater. It would speed along at 37 miles per hour, but […]
MultiCare launches adolescent behavioral health program
TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System opened a new adolescent day program at its behavioral health clinic in Burien last month. The new partial hospitalization program (PHP) provides intensive, comprehensive, evidence-based dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for youth 13-17 struggling with depression, dysregulated emotions and self-harm behaviors. DBT works to change a patient’s thought patterns and behaviors in […]
Fort Nisqually is aglow after dark at Candlelight Tour
Take a guided walking tour back in time and find yourself surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of life in 1859 at Fort Nisqually. In this reality, candles and campfires illuminate the people and events of the night. Candlelight Tourtakes place 6-9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7. Visitors will encounter Hudson’s […]
Port of Tacoma to host Touch-a-Truck Event
Bring the whole family to the Port of Tacoma’s annual FREE Touch-A-Truck event! Meet the people who make your port work for you! Snap a photo in front of a 42-foot-tall straddle carrier, enjoy free snacks, see a locomotive up close, view key maintenance and security vehicles and many more pieces of equipment! We look forward […]