University of Washington Tacoma, Sound Credit Union announcement. Following the launch of the UW FinTech Pitch Competition, Sound Credit Union (Sound) and UW Tacoma’s (UWT) Milgard Center for Business Analytics have begun accepting applications for the third annual statewide FinTech Incubator Challenge. The Challenge is open to anyone who lives, works, or goes to school […]
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Free Music and Movement Adventure Days for Rising K-2 Students
Submitted by Tacoma Youth Chorus. Tacoma Youth Chorus is welcoming rising K-1 students to attend a free Music Makers Adventure Day. This is a free preview of our popular music and movement classes, which are full of music education wrapped in lots of fun. Our Adventure Day participants will get to explore singing, movement, and […]
Mayor Victoria Woodards statement on Tacoma Police Department’s Mid-Year Analysis of Violent Crime Reduction Plan
City of Tacoma announcement. “We have made historic investments in community safety. Although we have much work ahead of us, we continue to see crime trending down overall. Although we are at 15 homicides so far in 2023 – which is still deeply troubling – we see that violent crime has dropped by 18.1 percent […]
Home in Tacoma Phase 2 Engagement Continues with 6 Events
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma is hosting six open house events between May 22 and June 14 for the Home in Tacoma Project—a multi-year effort to update Tacoma’s residential zoning to increase housing supply, choice and affordability. Tacoma City Council members will host meetings in their districts. There will also be a […]
Detroit Zoological Society, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Collaborate to Provide Twin Polar Bear Cubs a New Home
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) and the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced today that two polar bear cubs, Astra and Laerke, will move to Point Defiance Zoo in spring 2023. The transfer is being conducted per recommendations by Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) polar bear population experts. As with all recommendations, zoos collaborate to ensure the […]
May is Older Americans Month
Habitat for Humanity announcement. Older Americans are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the country. By 2038, 34% of the U.S. population will be 65+. Yet, more than 19 million older adults are living in homes that are in disrepair or ill-equipped to safely meet their needs, and 70% of homeowners say their home will […]
Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou wins Chief Executive Officer Award
Bates Technical College announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College’s Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Lin Zhou, president of Bates Technical College, will receive the 2023 Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award from the Washington Association of College Trustees (ACT). She was formally honored at the ACT Spring Conference on May 15 in Walla Walla, Wash. The […]
Tacoma Permit Advisory Group Accepting Applications for Membership
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma is recruiting volunteer members for the Tacoma Permit Advisory Group. The Permit Advisory Group will participate in discussions and provide recommendations focused on the following duties and responsibilities, including: The advisory group was created by City Council Resolution 40967, which approved the transition of the Permit Advisory […]
Tacoma Art Museum Names New Executive Director
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. The Tacoma Art Museum Board of Trustees has named Andrew Maus as its new executive director. Maus will join TAM on June 6. Maus comes to TAM from the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota. As director and CEO, he co-created the museum’s facility masterplan with Olson Kundig Architects […]