City of Tacoma announcement. The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill seven member positions on the Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. The Commission is comprised of 13 members and an alternate, including one youth or young adult under the age of 25, all serving three-year terms. Members shall demonstrate experience or expertise with […]
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Maimed Kittens Now in Need of Life-saving Surgery
Submitted by Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. On Dec. 7, Tacoma Animal Control brought two kittens with cut-off limbs to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. The kittens, now named Foxtrot and Echo, are both missing their back-left paw, and one is missing a part of its tail. They weighed less […]
Tacoma Rescue Mission Donation Center has Moved
The Tacoma Rescue Mission’s Donation Center has moved to 504 S 30th St, Tacoma, WA 98402. Hours of operation remain the same: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm, Saturday, 10 am-2 pm.
Vision Zero Community Survey Open Now Through March 4
City of Tacoma announcement. Vision Zero is a global initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. In 2020, the Tacoma City Council passed Resolution 40559, committing to joining the Vision Zero Action Network and abiding by a Vision Zero goal that eliminates traffic fatalities and […]
Construction resumes on St. Joseph Station this week
Sound Transit announcement. Crews will resume construction on the St. Joseph Station, located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way just north of S. 18th St., started, Jan. 24. The contractor will paint the metal on the station canopy and start installing equipment at the station. In addition, crews will install concrete paving on S. 18th […]
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum resumes regular winter hours
Metro Parks Tacoma announcement. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is resuming regular winter hours and is now open Wednesday through Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Like other museums, the Fort was closed abruptly by the coronavirus pandemic in March of 2020. As an outdoor museum and historic attraction, Fort Nisqually was able to re-open in […]
Pierce County Sheriff Detectives need communities help
Pierce County Sheriff social media post. We’re asking anyone who lives along the path highlighted in the map (or near it) to check their surveillance cameras for the vehicle. The time frame is Jan 22 from 11:00 – 11:30pm. If you believe you have footage of the car, please send us a message.
New Exhibition at TAM Explores the Birth of New American Styles of Art and their Influence from 1900-1950
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum’s newest exhibition, Departures and Divisions: Variation in American Styles 1900-1950, explores the period when a number of American artists rejected time-honored subjects and styles and embraced a variety of different aesthetics. The new installation, highlighting artwork from TAM’s own collection and curated by the museum’s executive director, […]
Symphony Tacoma Celebrates Classical Influences from Bohemia in Classics III
Symphony Tacoma announcement. Tacoma, WA—Symphony Tacoma looks to Eastern Europe and expressions of love for its third of six classics concerts in its 75th Anniversary Season. Classics III will take place Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pantages Theater. This concert was originally scheduled for the 2020-21 season but was rescheduled when […]