TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma residents are invited to take a brief survey that will help guide how and where Tidy-Up Tacoma work crews should proactively increase scheduled clean-up activities in the coming year. “This survey will tell us where you think we should focus our resources,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards. “Your input, and our Equity Index which […]
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Barbie Comes to T-Town
Submitted by Dana Hill, Founder of The Black Doll Affair. Tacoma, WA. – Dana Hill, Founder of The Black Doll Affair, prepares for the Barbie Movie premier Thursday, July 20th (Opening night) and Friday, July 21. In continuation of its mission to empower girls with toy and living dolls and enhance the cultural vitality of the […]
Nicole Emery Appointed City Clerk
TACOMA, Wash. – City Manager Elizabeth Pauli has appointed Nicole Emery City Clerk effective August 14, 2023. As City Clerk, Nicole Emery will oversee the City Council’s agenda and business meetings, the official record of all formal meetings of the City Council, and the incorporation of all passed ordinances into the Tacoma Municipal Code. She […]
Sound Credit Union and UWT Announce FinTech Incubator Winner
Submitted by Sound Credit Union. Sound Credit Union (Sound) in partnership with the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), announced Prasanth Chaitanya Gupta Arisetty as the winner of the 2023 FinTech Incubator Challenge. Arisetty is the founder of Spendalyze, an app that tracks and analyzes transactions across all bank […]
Summer Playgrounds and Lunch Program providing food, fun and games across Tacoma
TACOMA – School is out for the summer, but that sigh of relief you might expect from students isn’t a universal experience. For many, the end of the school year also means the end of a steady meal source and a return to food insecurity. Metro Parks Tacoma, with community partner Coordinated Care, is providing […]
Tacoma’s District 4 to Decide How to Spend $1 Million Redefining Neighborhood’s Sense of Place
TACOMA, Wash. – Community members in District 4 will soon decide how to spend $1 million in their neighborhood. Once the votes are in, one of these four community-crafted proposals will become a reality, with implementation slated to begin this fall: “At its core, participatory budgeting is about the community itself,” said District 4 Council […]
Savor the Summer: Explore our Curated Activity List
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Applications for 2023 Grit City Trees Program Now Available
TACOMA, Wash — Grit City Trees is the City of Tacoma’s free street tree program. Applications for the 2023 season are now being accepted through Monday, September 4, 2023. Through this program, the City seeks to equitably increase Tacoma’s tree canopy while growing happy and healthy neighborhoods through community tree planting. Planting more trees throughout […]
City of Tacoma’s Equity Index Story Map Receives the Special Achievement in GIS Award
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma’s innovative use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and analytics technologies in its efforts to facilitate a deeper organizational and community-wide understanding of where, why, and what inequities exist – as detailed in its Equity Index Story Map – has earned Esri’s Special Achievement in GIS Award. “With our Equity […]