Tacoma Police Department announcement. Tacoma, Wash. – In 2022, the Tacoma Police Department’s Collision Investigation Team responded to 45 callouts, including 21 fatality collisions and 24 serious injury collisions. In the first two months of this year, the team has already responded to 8 traffic collision callouts, including 6 traffic fatalities and 3 collisions resulting […]
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Testing, restoration, rail grinding and final touches continue through March
Sound Transit announcement. Construction and testing are happening throughout the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project area, including crews continuing the roadway restoration and station finishes, adjusting utilities, testing systems, and repairing damages to the concrete and rail along the alignment. The contractor is also working on final checklist items, which come up at the end […]
Friday Forums 2023 More Than the Tailpipe: Climate Resilience & Mobility
Downtown On the Go announcement. Tacoma, Wash. – As extreme weather events become more common in the South Sound, we’re faced with a serious question: How do we build a climate resilient Tacoma? Join us for a panel exploring the intersections of community, mobility, and climate. This free Friday Forum panel event from Downtown On […]
CANCELED: Partial closure of Tacoma’s East 27th Street and Portland Avenue intersection March 3-6
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. The closure scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 3, is canceled due to material availability. The work will be rescheduled to a later date.
Rick Steves to Present “Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act” at PLU
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Pacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce that travel expert, author, television host and activist Rick Steves will visit campus on Wednesday, March 22 to receive the 2023 Wild Hope Award and give a presentation on “Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act.” “Rick Steves embodies the […]
Applicants Sought for Bicycle Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma is seeking one new member for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group (BPTAG). This group focuses on making it safer and easier to use active transportation in Tacoma, which includes walking, using an assistive mobility device, bicycling, skating, and riding a skateboard or scooter. The open […]
Sounder trains available for Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake
Sound Transit announcement. Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this weekend’s Sounders FC game. Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from Lumen Field. The special service will be […]
The Good, The Bad, and Something Evil – Dr. Jekyll at Dukesbay
“Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece of the duality of good and evil in man’s nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious—during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, […]
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum recruiting for Events, Volunteer Coordinator
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. The Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is now recruiting for the Events and Volunteer Coordinator position. The position is now open for applications, and will close on March 13th. Under the direction of the Museum Supervisor, the Events and Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for developing, planning, marketing and delivering Fort Nisqually […]