Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announcement. This past week, law enforcement officers from surrounding agencies joined our deputies in conducting emphasis patrols on the Pacific Ave/Mountain Hwy corridor. We targeted high-risk behaviors along the highway in an effort to prevent collisions and reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths. Here’s what our week looked like: Traffic Stops: 391 […]
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Haunted Car Wash Returns
Submitted by Classy Chassis. The Haunted Car Wash returns October 28 and 29 to the Classy Chassis Car Wash at 5002 Center St in Tacoma. Save $10 when you buy a presale ticket online.
Tracker Film Review – Prejudice and Hatred with Humor and Atonement
Story Line: An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he’s innocent of the crime. When faced with the life-changing decision to turn him in […]
Pierce County Master Gardener FREE talks on new gardening topics
Submitted by Pierce County Master Gardeners. As part of their Speakers Bureau Intern Project obligations, four of our interns have completed the training and are ready to give their talks to the Pierce County Master Gardener community and to the public. These talks are free and the public is invited. Tuesday, October 11, 11a-12p, SV […]
SUVCW to Dedicate Headstone for Black Civil War Navy Veteran
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Gov. Isaac Stevens Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), will be dedicating a newly installed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headstone on a previously unmarked grave of a U.S. Navy Civil War Veteran on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at […]
Finalists named for first Black artists award, The Current, at TAM
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. TACOMA, WA (September 29, 2022) – Two local artists have been announced as finalists for the inaugural year of The Current, An Artist Award, a program of Tacoma Art Museum. Kenya Shakoor, photographer, and Darrell McKinney, interdisciplinary artist, were nominated for their artistic excellence and future promise. The Current is […]
Rail grinding is scheduled to start as early as October 4
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 in various locations along the Hilltop Tacoma Link project area. Please allow for extra travel time […]
Local Events Answer Medicare Questions Amid Annual Enrollment Period
Submitted by Community Health Plan of Washington. Nearly 14% of Pierce County residents are 65 or older and qualify for Medicare (government-provided health care insurance). As this year’s Medicare Annual Enrollment period runs October 15 to December 7, those who qualify for this federal health insurance program have the opportunity to sign up or change […]
Talks with the Chief: The most important thing police do
Tacoma Police Department video. Chief Moore answers the question, “what do you think is the most important thing police do?”