Asia Pacific Cultural Center announcement. APCC’s 25th Annual New Year Celebration. February 25, 2023, 11 am to 6 pm. Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Mongolian food, Filipino food, Fijian food, Samoan food, and more! Come to our FREE Annual New Year Celebration and tantalize your taste buds with a variety of dishes from many different countries and […]
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Spring Fair Photography Competition
Submitted by Debbie Klosowski. Display your images and compete for cash prizes and awards at the annual Tacoma Photographic Society Spring Fair Photography Competition held at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup on April 13-16 and 20-23. Any amateur photographer who derives less than 50% of their income from photography is eligible to enter. People can enter up […]
The Board of Health Feb. 1 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Regular Meeting on Feb. 1 (3-5 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Testing, restoration and final touches continue through February
Sound Transit announcement. We’re conducting construction and testing throughout the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project area. Crews are continuing the roadway restoration and station finishes, adjusting utilities, striping paint on the street, testing systems, installing crosswalks, and cutting decorative sidewalks in various locations. The contract is also working on final checklist items, which come up […]
Tacoma Police Department Launches Safe Place Initiative
Tacoma Police Department announcement. Tacoma, Wash. – As part of ongoing efforts to respond to, investigate and address hate crimes, the Tacoma Police Department has joined more than 275 other law enforcement agencies to launch a Safe Place Initiative. “Tacoma is a compassionate and welcoming city, and the Safe Place initiative will help demonstrate to […]
Save The Date: Annual Tea and Purse Auction
Submitted by The Salvation Army of Tacoma. Tacoma, along with the rest of the world, is starting to open back up and get back to it’s pre-pandemic activities. The Salvation Army of Tacoma is no exception; youth and adult programming alike has kicked into gear again. But programming is not free and The Salvation Army […]
Proposed Moratorium on Underground Storage Tanks, Metal Recycling and Auto Wrecking within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District
City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services Department has scheduled a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 2 on ZOOM to provide information about a proposed moratorium on underground storage tanks, metal recycling and auto wrecking within the South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District. The informational meeting will include […]
Charles Wright Academy Student Serves as Page in Washington House of Representatives
Submitted by Washington House of Representatives. OLYMPIA—Ulrich Poehlmann, a student at Charles Wright Academy, served as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma), Ulrich is the child of Bess Poehlmann and Scott Poehlmann of Tacoma. Ulrich enjoys history, government, fencing, and model rocketry. Pages assume a wide […]
Symphony Tacoma’s ‘Reconciliation’ Features World Premiere by Local Composer
Symphony Tacoma announcement. Tacoma, WA — Symphony Tacoma’s February concert presents selections from Tacoma Method, a new opera by Dr. Gregory Youtz, along with celebrated works by Britten and Brahms. The concert will take place on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm in Tacoma’s Pantages Theater. Tacoma Method sheds light on perhaps the most tragic chapter of Tacoma’s history. […]