Sound Transit announcement. Thank you to everyone who has visited the online open house. If you haven’t given us your input yet, please visit us online by Dec. 5. Sound Transit is planning a better-connected network so more people can walk, roll, bike and ride transit to South Tacoma Station and neighborhood destinations like SERA Campus. This […]
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Local businesses supported by Comcast RISE Investment Fund
Comcast announcement. Twenty small business owners in Pierce County will receive $10,000 grants from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. The recipient businesses include: Aspire Food Safety Solutions Tacoma Caitlyn Lunsford Photography Tacoma Charme Nails and Skin Studio Tacoma Evolv Device Repair Tacoma Financial Vision Bookkeeping Tacoma Head Case Tacoma Hello Beautiful by Kimberly Tacoma Financial […]
Radio Activity presents Miracle on 34th Street and Other Gifts Radio Activity presents
Submitted by James Venturini. Radio Activity presents vintage radio plays live on stage for the holidays. Join our actors in the 1940s “radio studio” as they perform shows designed to pique the imagination, live on microphone with live sound effects. The evening’s main event will be a late 1940s adaptation of the holiday classic Miracle […]
Maintenance work brings daytime ramp closures in Tacoma Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – Daytime travelers who use Interstate 5 ramps in Tacoma will want to plan for extra travel time. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close lanes and ramps to maintain drainage and storm water systems, and repair signs. Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 […]
The Wowzinstitute’s Open Studio Art Show
The Wowzinstitute’s Open Studio Art Show is coming in early December. The Wowzinstitute’s Open Studio Art Show features Dr. Johnny Wow! The Wowzinstitute was founded and is funded by Dr. Johnny Wow B.A., MFA, PhD. Our goal is to put the FUN back into DysFUNctional. You are invited! Bring a friend if you have one! […]
Tacoma City Council Passes Ordinances 28858 and 28859
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – On November 22, the City Council passed Ordinance 28858 adopting Chapter 9A.50 RCW into the Tacoma Municipal Code, authorizing the City Attorney to prosecute any person who willfully or recklessly interferes with access to or from a health care facility, or willfully or recklessly disrupts the normal functioning […]
Southbound Stadium Way will reopen temporarily for track surveying, tree trimming and other work
Sound Transit announcement. Construction activities are occurring throughout the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project area that include crews continuing to finish the roadway restoration, working on station finishes, adjusting utilities, paint striping on the street, systems testing, installing crosswalks and cutting decorative sidewalks in various locations along the Hilltop Tacoma Link project area. As the […]
The Story of The Black Doll Affair
Submitted by Dana “Mama Doll” Hill. ‘Twas 18 days before Christmas in 2007, when Mama Doll was in her Dollhouse and created a movement that reminded the world that all Dolls go to heaven. On December 17th, Mama Doll was in her kitchen watching children identify white dolls as pretty & good and black dolls […]
2023-2024 Funding Applications for Individual Artists Available
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma is now accepting Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding applications from eligible Tacoma artists, working in all artistic disciplines including but not limited to literary, performing, digital, new media, film, visual, and interdisciplinary arts. TAIP funding supports artists in creating new work and growing […]