The opening tells you the story. We see two different cars being stopped by the police in Tennessee. Both drivers were interrogated and given a hard time. One is Black and one is Jewish. Prejudice rules a hundred years after our Civil War and the laws against slavery. Storyline:It’s 1967, and Meharry Medical School has […]
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Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address. In […]
Mayor Victoria Woodards to Present the 2022 State of the City Address in a Virtual Format
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Mayor Victoria Woodards will present the 2022 State of the City Address on March 10 at 6 PM. This year’s theme is Stronger: Many Voices, One Community. Topics covered during her address will include affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, and recovery from the global health and economic crisis. Mayor […]
TNT: Tacoma police officer shoots murder suspect in Lakewood following car chase
“A Tacoma Police Department officer shot a man in Lakewood on Tuesday afternoon while trying to arrest him for investigation of first-degree murder. The man shot by police was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to a news release from the Pierce County Force Investigation Team. No officers were injured.” Read more at […]
The Joy of the Johnson Candy Company
Recently, I dropped my wife Peg off for an allergy shot, and then drove down MLK to the home and sales store of Johnson Candy Company. You have to brave the construction workers, cones, and vehicles all involved with creating the trolley from downtown to Hilltop. I had run into road closed signs before, but […]
Stadium Way closes southbound from Division Avenue to I-705 and Commerce Street closes in both directions for wire work at night
Sound Transit announcement. As part of the overhead wire installation, crews will pull contact wire above both sets of tracks on Stadium Way from the traction power substation south to Commerce Street to S. 9th St. This work will happen at night, starting tonight, Feb 14 at 9 p.m., for about four nights. During this […]
Cappy’s Produce for the Budget Conscious
I’m pretty sure that my wife Peg and I aren’t the only people that like good produce at affordable prices. One of our favorite places for saving money in our food budget is Cappy’s Produce, located in SouthEast Tacoma. We found this heaven while visiting our foot doctor on 74th and Pacific and exploring after […]
City of Tacoma Conducts Nationwide Search for Deputy City Manager
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma is conducting a nationwide search through The Prothman Company, an executive search firm, for its next Deputy City Manager. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply by March 13, 2022 to make the first review of applications for this executive level position, which will remain […]
Dollar Tree, Good Food, and Great Prices
In December of 2020 the roof of the Dollar Tree store at Sixth Avenue’s Highland Hill in Tacoma collapsed. It happened at night during a heavy rain. No one was hurt. I have been waiting for Dollar Tree to re-open there ever since. I pestered clerks at the other local Dollar Tree stores about re-opening. […]