TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live announces the 2023-24 Season, featuring a wide variety of exhilarating events, inspiring productions, and essential arts programs. Choose-your-own subscription packages of three or more shows are on sale now, Contributor tickets are on sale July 17, and single tickets go on sale July 24. Subscribers receive discounts on ticket purchases: 10% with a […]
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Raising salmon for orcas at Point Defiance Marina is raising awareness
High school students from Tacoma’s Science and Math Institute swarmed a net pen floating in the Salish Sea, busying themselves with the daily tasks of caring for thousands of Chinook salmon fry. The kids operated like a well-oiled machine, needing no instructions as they cleaned algae off the sides of the net, tested the water […]
Business Certification Workshop on June 28
TACOMA, Wash. — As part of its ongoing work to address disparities for historically underutilized businesses owned by minority, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, the City of Tacoma’s Equity in Contracting team is partnering with the Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises to host a business certification workshop and Q&A […]
City of Destiny Awards June 21
The City of Destiny Awards will be presented with a ceremony at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall (2727 East D Street in Tacoma) on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. presentations will be made by Tacoma City Council Members and City Executive Leadership, with performances by Tacoma City Ballet and Tacoma musician Sam Parker. The event begins with a […]
Butoh Summer Fest and Tai Chi in the Park
I have been studying Tai Chi for 20 years. Any minute now, I should get better at it. Summer starts on Wednesday June 21, ready or not. Right away, without apology, the days will get shorter but these also are traditionally the days for trying new activities. There’s a great opportunity for us to sample […]
Tacoma sprinter heading to Nationals, signs sponsor
“Madonna Hanna, a 70-year-old sprinter from Tacoma, began competing in the 2011 Washington State Senior Games. Despite facing setbacks, including the passing of her husband, Steven Hanna, in 2018, she found a new coach, elite track athlete Marcus Chambers, who helped her win two silver and four gold medals in-state games. Madonna’s story is a […]
Celebrating Juneteenth: Ida B. Wells
Written by Diedri Webb. Ida B. Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, MS. Her parents were enslaved and could not legally wed. Six months later, on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring “that all persons held as slaves” within rebel states “are, and henceforward […]
Public Hearing for 2023 Annual Amendment to One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Regulatory Code
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the City of Tacoma City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2023 Annual Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Regulatory Code. The hearing will be held during the City Council meeting and will begin upon completion of the regular agenda items, no earlier than 5:15 […]
Tartuffe and the Bento Box
To mask or not to mask. That was the question when we reserved a group of tickets for Center Stage’s final production of the season on June 11. While most of the public now feels safe going about their lives sans mask, many entertainment venues still request the wearing of masks for the protection of […]