Tacoma Public Library announcement. TACOMA, WASH.— This month, Tacoma Needle Exchange and the Dave Purchase Project will install a vending machine supplying free naloxone – a medication commonly known as NARCAN that can reverse an overdose from opioids – in the Moore Library at 215 S. 56th Street. The pandemic increased overdose deaths significantly, and public services like […]
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Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present 2023 State of the City Address at Mount Tahoma High School on March 16
City of Tacoma announcement. Mayor Victoria Woodards will present the 2023 State of the City Address at the Mount Tahoma High School Auditorium (4634 S. 74th St. in Tacoma) on Thursday, March 16, at 6:30 PM. This year’s theme is Building Tomorrow Together. Topics covered during her address will include community safety, affordable housing and […]
Home Buyer Education Class
Submitted by Katie Arnold. A free home buyer education class (February 11 from 10 am-4 pm) sponsored by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission and can potentially qualify you for up to 5% in down payment assistance. Come learn about the home buying process start to finish. Instructors: Register now by emailing karnold@evergreenhomeloans.com. The class […]
City of Tacoma and Pierce County Partner to Provide Access to Data on Community Disparities
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma and Pierce County have collaborated to create a second version of the Equity Index, an interactive mapping tool initially launched by the City in 2018 to visually highlight disparities across Tacoma. In addition to a freshly updated Tacoma Equity Index that now includes the […]
Hilarious Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Production Review
A Hilarious Send-Off of Sherlock Homes and the Hounds of the Baskervilles from Harlequin Productions in Olympia: Three week limited run – January 27 – February 11. Although this production is about Sherlock Holmes, it’s more like Alice in Wonderland where Alice leads us from one wild experience to another . . . and “wild” […]
New Tax Credit Provides Eligible Working Washingtonians Up to $1,200 Annually
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma joins the Working Families Tax Credit Coalition in announcing the launch of the Working Families Tax Credit, a historic program from the Washington State Department of Revenue designed to provide eligible individuals and families across Washington state cash payments of $50 – $1,200 per year. Eligibility details are […]
A Concerto Spotlight Concert
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association announcement. Tacoma, WA: On February 16, 2023, students from three of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association’s orchestras will present a Concerto Spotlight Concert. This free concert will be presented at Tacoma’s Museum of Glass and is a part of the Third Thursday Art Walk. The students performing in the Concerto Spotlight […]
$200,000 Available to Women and Minority-Owned Businesses Through
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – As part of the Washington Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center’s ongoing support to women and minority-owned businesses, applications for the “Achieve More” Grants are being accepted now through March 19, 2023, 11:59 PM. “With the diverse perspectives they bring to the table, women and minority-owned businesses […]
Desperate and Caring – Valentine’s Day a Five Minute Mystery
I had dropped Rose off at her book group meeting. The book up for discussion was Paradise by Abdulrazal Gurnah, a story of a 15-year-old boy sold into slavery to settle his father’s debt to his brother. Yusuf now worked for his uncle, a merchant with a store and a prosperous caravan that traveled around […]