Submitted by Buffalo Soldiers Museum Tacoma. Join the Buffalo Soldiers Museum for a talk with historian Phil Raschke on the Buffalo Soldiers and WWI Harlem Hellfighter. The talk will take place on Feb. 28 (4:00-5:30 pm) at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum (1940 S Wilkeson St, Tacoma WA 98405. Phil is a retired military pilot and […]
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Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Review
Before the play began we were warned that the first act would run an hour and a half, with a fifteen minute intermission followed by a second act of an hour. We had great seats in the middle of the middle row, but before the production began we changed our seats to the final row […]
Register Today: 2023 Summit on Crime
Tacoma Business Council announcement. Come to TBC’s 2023 Summit on Crime on March 2nd to hear allabout it. TPD’s property crime initiative was a direct response to TBC’srepeated requests that they devote more resource to property crime. Ourefforts with your support are making a difference. If you hold a Tacoma business license, please also take our Survey to let the […]
New Technical Assistance Programs Available to Tacoma’s Small and Micro Businesses
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – As part of ongoing efforts to build upon the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tacoma, the City of Tacoma’s Community and Economic Development Department is leveraging Washington State Department of Commerce’s Small Business Innovation Fund (SBIF) dollars to partner with three organizations specializing in technical assistance for small and […]
Statewide Flag Lowering to honor Corrections Officer Jay Miller
Washington Office of the Governor announcement. Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Washington State Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Jay Miller, 52, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Officer Miller died in the line of […]
Islands in the Sun – Vashon
I’ve been to McNeil Island a number of times when it was a penitentiary (as a guest). Peg and I have been to the Hawaiian Islands to videotape the first hockey game ever there, and then with friends on Maui for fun and games. We’ve been to Fox Island occasionally, but the island we see […]
Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished.“I found PLU to be a warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said. Now as PLU’s Director of […]
Tacoma Police Chief Moore to talk about Crime Plan March 2
Tacoma Business Council announcement. Did you miss the Police Chief’s presentation this week on the Crime Plan? Not a problem! The Chief is speaking at TBC’s 2023 Summit on Crime on March 2nd. Come hear him for yourself. Register for the Summit today; seating is limited.
Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Like it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she quickly realized she didn’t like acting or auditioning. So, she spent a year at her community theatre doing […]