Okay, so you have a commercial business website. Do you know how many visitors you need each day or week to make a sale? Shouldn’t you? I helped a client once who was only attracting 14 visitors a day. Sales were few and far between. When I left him he was getting over 800 visitors […]
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TCC: Masks Encouraged For Spring Quarter, Effective March 28
Tacoma Community College announcement. Tacoma Community College (TCC) President Ivan L. Harrell II, Ph.D., announced today in an email to the campus community that masks will be encouraged, but not required, in most TCC spaces for spring quarter. Masks are currently required indoors on campus. That requirement will be lifted for the first day of […]
Kilmer Secures New Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing & Jobs on Tacoma’s Hilltop
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. On March 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed new federal funding that has been championed by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) to support two projects that aim to provide more affordable housing and job opportunities in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma. The investments aim to revitalize a historic […]
Parking Lot Scams
Tacoma Police Department announcement. The Tacoma Police Department would like to warn the public about predators targeting older adults walking to and from their vehicles in parking lots. These scam artists might claim to be a prince from a foreign country wanting to give away money or a car repairman who will “get rid of […]
Metro Parks Mask Mandate Ends
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Effective Saturday, March 12, 2022, masks will no longer be required on Metro Parks Tacoma properties. Staff and visitors who choose to wear a mask may do so and will be supported in that choice. This change is in alignment with the guidance from the Washington State Department of Health, L&I, […]
UPS Names Sarah Comstock as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
University of Puget Sound announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Following an extensive and highly competitive national search, University of Puget Sound has named Sarah Comstock vice president for student affairs and dean of students effective March 14, 2022. Comstock has served as interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Puget Sound since July […]
Gas Change Money Grifters – A Short Story
Calling Doctor Weirdo Mystery – The Introduction of a New HeroEpisode 12 – Gas Change Money Grifters It had been a cold winter . . . a mostly unhappening, boring weekend except for the fact that Russia had invaded Ukraine and the price of gas was climbing as ex-president Bush claimed when we were younger. […]
New Salishan: Celebrating 20 Years
Tacoma Historical Society announcement. For Tacoma Historical Society’s March 2022 Virtual Meeting (Monday, March 14 – 7pm), we are honored to share an interview with Michael Mirra, recently retired as executive director of Tacoma Housing Authority. As we prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the New Salishan project at our upcoming Destiny Dinner on […]
TPU Upgrading Phone System
Tacoma Public Utilities announcement. We are upgrading our phone system on Friday, March 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. During the upgrade, our phone system will be down. To view other ways to make a payment, visit http://MyTPU.org/WaystoPay. To view and report outages, visit http://MyTPU.org/OutageMap.