I was installing some weather stripping at the bottom of my office door. I was kneeling down on all fours and when I stood up, I realized my Drew left foot house slipper was half off the sole. I had repaired both the right and left slippers numerous times with super glue and so I […]
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Tacoma Community College Art Gallery to Host In-Person Reception for Landscape Exhibit March 14
Tacoma Community College announcement. The Gallery at Tacoma Community College (Building 4 at TCC’s Tacoma campus) will host an informal reception for the artists of the “Pacific Northwest Landscapes” Exhibit Noon – 6 p.m. Monday, March 14. Everyone is welcome to attend! The exhibit has been extended until March 22 so that people have the […]
Retired Commissioner Dennis Ball to Temporarily Fill Position Vacated by Judge Dwayne Christopher
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The Tacoma City Council has voted to appoint retired Tacoma Municipal Court Commissioner Dennis Ball, effective March 9, 2022 to temporarily fill the seat vacated by Tacoma Municipal Court Judge Dwayne Christopher. Although his term on the Tacoma Municipal Court had not yet expired, Judge Christopher needed to […]
Building a Foundation to Co-create a Beloved Community
Submitted by Alice Fong – Center for Ethical Leadership. Are you a learner? Is there an issue at work, home, and/or social relationship(s) that needs to be resolved? The Center for Ethical Leadership has a holistic approach for people with diverse perspectives to live and work well together. Our concepts and methods build and restore […]
S. 9th Street closes west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way to install curb, gutter and crosswalk
Sound Transit announcement. To install curb, gutter, ADA ramps and a crosswalk, crews closed S. 9th St. west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way for a half-block to the alley. Please follow the detour on S. J St. The curb and gutter work on the west side of MLK Jr. Way from S. 10th St. […]
Tacoma Community College Discussion Panel Features John Bunn and Raymond Santana
Tacoma Community College announcement. What: Healing from the Inside Out: Liberation & Transformation, Incarceration to Inspiration with John Bunn and Raymond Santana. Where: Online Tacoma Community College (TCC) event When: 2-4 p.m. March 10 Registration: Individual & group rates available for community members Panelists John Bunn Wrongfully convicted of murder in 1991, John Bunn spent 16 years in prison […]
Uneasy Reunion – Family and Death
“For death may come, with brow unpleasant . . . May come when least we wish him present . . “ Death is always nearby. Today it’s on the opposite side of the world, but our latest news brings it close and into our living rooms. Our very intimate local production house meets death with […]
Head Over Heels – Lakewood Playhouse Musical – Review
I think Head Over Heels is Showboat in disguise. Both musicals are about pretending and searching for love and acceptance. Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Head Over Heels by The Go-Go’s is a musical adapted from The Countess of Pembroke written by Sir Philip […]
International Women’s Day Rescue Plan
With the world in turmoil, the news tends to move from hotspot to hotspot and we sometimes forget that need, suffering and peril don’t expire just because the hot story of the day has moved on. I know this doesn’t sound a bit like me, but I want to introduce you to someone who needs […]