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Fort Nisqually’s Christmas Regale immerses guests in Victorian holiday tradition
Tickets are on sale now for one of the most festive Christmas events in the South Sound. With halls decked in live greenery and volunteers donned in their period-accurate best, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum will open its doors on Saturday, December 7 and delight visitors with a Christmas scene straight out of a storybook. […]
Author Talk & Book Signing: Black Civil War Veterans in Washington State
Black Civil War Veterans in Washington StateAuthor Talk & Book SigningPresented by Cynthia A. Wilson Friday, November 8th @ 6:30pmTHS Museum – 406 Tacoma Ave S Join Tacoma Historical Society for our November monthly program, presented by author and researcher Cynthia A. Wilson. Cynthia will be discussing her newest publication “Civil War Veterans in Washington State.” […]
ShotSpotter Information Forum
Submitted by Tacoma Coalition for Police Accountability. Join us for a ShotSpotter Information Forum on Sunday Nov 10th from 1-3pm at Evergreen College in Tacoma. Tacoma received a grant for a 3-year pilot program of the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology. The ShotSpotter system alerts police when the sound surveillance equipment thinks it detects a gunshot. Hear […]
Join TCC Gig Harbor Nov. 7 for the “Two Sides of the Same Chip” Exhibition Reception
Join us at the Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus to celebrate the “Two Sides of the Same Chip” exhibition, created by artist and TCC alumnus Paige Pettibon. The reception will be held at TCC Gig Harbor, 6-8 p.m. Nov. 7. The exhibition will be on display through Dec. 6. Pettibon says, “The exhibition aims […]
Climate Change and Polar Bears: Lessons from the Arctic Tundra
Our massive, 14-foot-tall buggy (which felt more like a tank) traversed the rocky, lichen-laden tundra late into the arctic afternoon. Suddenly, a wild polar bear peeked over the willow branches, climbing onto a nearby boulder to stretch its long neck and gaze toward a short-eared owl gliding along the horizon in Churchill, Manitoba. This was […]
The Anonymous Football Coach Assistant
When you are the coach, you get listened to . . . or you are off the team no matter what. When you are coach, it goes beyond that. As one team member put it, “Coach don’t take no bull and you better believe it.” Ah, but what happens when the coach begins slipping . […]
SONIC Fills Local Schools’ Classroom Libraries
SONIC Drive-In donates a portion of proceeds from every drink purchase to support local public schools through the brand’s Limeades for Learning initiative. This fall, SONIC is going all-in on reading for National Book Month, making it easier for students to access books in the classroom. This October, the SONIC Foundation provided $1.25 million to match donations to classroom projects […]
New Art Exhibit Exposes Local Artists’ Baggage
Submitted by Scott Nelson. Emotional baggage. Everyone has some. Local artists have plenty. And while many create artwork that is a response to their baggage, eight brave artists have dared to make art that puts their baggage front and center. Titled “the Baggage we Claim,” this exhibit features eight new art pieces that began life […]