With war raging half-way round the world and school children as well as various groupings being shot and killed around our once proud country, I needed some good news and some laughter. I found it at Kim’s Convenience. Peg and I relaxed and laughed and laughed and laughed some of our troubles away. Meet the […]
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Celebrate Ride Transit Month with Transit Trivia on June 9
Downtown On the Go announcement. Tacoma, WASH – To celebrate Ride Transit Month, Downtown On the Go, Pierce Transit, and Pierce Trips are teaming up to bring the first annual Transit Trivia event. Individuals or teams (up to 6 players) will answer transit related questions featuring historical facts, transit in pop culture and local transit knowledge. This is a celebration of […]
Broken and Leaking Underground Pipes Need Help . . . not Amateurs
When you have a sewer pipe problem, believe me this is not a job for amateurs. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have lots of trees and plants with roots that are always searching for and seeking cracked and broken pipes. This looks like a hot, hot summer, which means roots are going to be […]
KING5: PLU’s youngest female graduate earns 2 degrees at age 16
Thurston County’s Liv Coverdale was in MENSA at age 3 and began taking community college math classes at age 11. Watch the KING 5 story here.
Cultural Festivals Coming to Eastside and South Tacoma
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The votes are in! Through a participatory budgeting process led by the Public Health Centers for Excellence at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in partnership with Tacoma Creates, 5,166 community members of all ages across the Eastside and South Tacoma have selected the cultural projects they most want to see in their communities […]
TCC Athletics Announces Athletes of the Year
Tacoma Community College announcement. The Tacoma Community College Titans announced its male and female athletes of 2022 at a banquet held on campus May 31, 2022. Female Athlete of the Year Adrienne Washington has been selected as the Tacoma Community College Female Athlete of the Year. Adrienne was a dual sport athlete at TCC competing […]
Luck of the Irish – Tacoma Little Theatre’s Latest Production
Tacoma Little Theatre presents as part of its 103rd Season, The Luck of the Irish, by Kirsten Greenidge, and directed by Lydia K. Valentine, Tacoma’s Poet Laureate. The play explores the American experience with its multifaceted and layered complexities, both past and present. The Taylors offer compensation for purchasing as a white family for a […]
Art coming to life on Tacoma HOV project
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. Over the years as the Tacoma/Pierce County HOV program has progressed, we have shared a lot about closures, long bridge girders, but not a lot about art. Today, we are sharing details about a public art project we are getting ready to advance on East 28th Street in Tacoma. […]
New Book, ‘Buffalo Soldiers and Band Music’
Phil Raschke news story. The Tacoma Buffalo Soldiers Museum and the Lakewood History Museum are delighted to announce the release of the new book “Buffalo Soldiers and Band Music” written by Susan Hintz of Lolo, MT. The book is a detailed history of the 25th Infantry Band at Fort Missoula, Montana from 1888 to 1898. During […]