City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Environmental Services Department will be closing the Schuster Parkway to Pacific Avenue exit for tree removal on Monday, March 21, and Tuesday, March 22, from 9 AM to 4 PM each day. The closure is for southbound traffic entering downtown Tacoma. Detours will be in place, and […]
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ANNA IN THE TROPICS – Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” Sparks Rich Fantasies and Broken Dreams
Tacoma Arts Live announcement. Tacoma Arts Live’s Regional Theater Program presents Anna in the Tropics, a poignant and poetic play that garnered the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for then unknown Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz. Anna will open for a preview on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m., plus seven additional performances through April 10 at Tacoma’s Theater on the Square. The play, […]
The Women Who Tend Tacoma’s Parks
Submitted by Metro Parks Tacoma. On dark winter mornings, when the rest of us are probably deep under the covers, three women are arriving at work. Wearing hats, thick gloves and rain gear, they open park gates, check restrooms, prune roses, dig weeds, pour concrete and dozens of other tasks. They watch the sun rise, […]
GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists at the Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Art Museum announcement. This exciting exhibit, opening March 26, 2022 at the Tacoma Art Museum, features art from Hilltop Artists alums and friends, and was curated by alum and teaching artist Trenton Quiocho. GATHER artists include: Douglas Jan Burgess II, Dale Chihuly, Candida Delgadillo, Taylor Haunhorst, Daria Hembree, Jessica Hogan, Dani Kaes, Cassandra Kuring, […]
Afghan Family Rescue Update
By Dorothy Wilhelm with Tim Ham. “The Taliban came into the gallery,” Timothy Ham reported, sharing the latest obstacle put in the way of the gifted Afghani artist that Tim Ham (with his associate Carl Highland) are trying desperately to rescue from Afghanistan. The two men Tim and Abdul, the artist – touch in twice a […]
Dollar Tree Finally Open Again
Our heart was broken about 15 months ago when the roof collapsed on the Dollar Tree at Highland Hill in Tacoma. My wife and I have been waiting for them to re-open ever since. In the mean time we have used the Dollar Tree in Spanaway, Dollar Tree on Pacific, Dollar Tree by Target, University […]
Memorial Gathering Honors Those Who Died Without a Home
Associated Ministries announcement. The next Homeless Persons’ Memorial Gathering will be held on Sunday, March 20 at 5:00 pm at Tacoma’s Shiloh Baptist Church, 1211 S. I Street. The purpose of each quarterly service is to remember the people in Pierce County without a home who have recently passed away. The public is invited to […]
Nature Play Garden opens April 1 at Point Defiance Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA, Wash.—Crawl, balance, investigate and explore. The Little Explorers Nature Play Garden opens April 1 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The immersive nature play garden is designed to cultivate a sense of belonging and excitement for nature along with an appreciation for plants, pollinators and other small creatures. It’s a […]
Maimed Kittens Find Forever Home After Lifesaving Surgery
Submitted by Lindsey Heaney. Two injured kittens, Echo and Foxtrot, get a second chance at life thanks to the community. Both kittens received their much-needed leg amputations and were adopted by one of their rescuers – the animal control officer who brought them to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. On Dec. 7, […]