City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – At tonight’s City Council meeting, returning District 4 Council Member Catherine Ushka was appointed to serve as Tacoma’s deputy mayor in 2022. Deeply committed to public service, Deputy Mayor Ushka served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, deploying after September 11, 2001. She also served eight years – including […]
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Tacoma Animal Shelter Updates Public Hours
Submitted by Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. As of January 1, the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County has changed its hours of operation to the public. The shelter is now open daily from 11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with the Adoption Center closed on Mondays. From Tuesday to Sunday, anyone interested […]
Go for Broke! Film Review about History and Racial Issues
I found Go for Broke! on Prime. You could probably find it on imdb as well. I saw Go for Broke! as a teenager in the 1950s and assumed the film was from the 1940s, since the action and the message was aimed at working together and fighting for America; but I was wrong, the […]
Hip Hop Orchestra transforms concert music during Pacific Northwest Tour
Submitted by Christopher Nicholas. In March of 2021 as the Covid-19 global pandemic raged, the Oakland-based hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) released a critically acclaimed new album, Death Become Life (stream it here). In celebration of the album release, EMN then participated in their first Edinburgh Fringe Festival virtual performance at Online@theSpaceUK, one of […]
Pretty Gritty History
Tacoma Historical Society announcement. Please join Tacoma Historical Society (Jan. 10, 2022 at 7 pm) for our January 2022 virtual meeting, as Kim Davenport interviews Pretty Gritty Tours founder Chris Staudinger about some of his favorite stories from Tacoma history. Founded in 2016, Pretty Gritty Tours has offered an impressive array of both in-person and […]
New and Returning Tacoma City Council Members to Swear in January 4
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. – Beginning at 3:45 PM on January 4, the swearing in ceremonies of three new – and two returning – City Council members will be available live on TV Tacoma and Facebook. A recording of incoming District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell’s swearing in will air first, as he is unable to […]
LWV releases January 2022 newsletter
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Tacoma-Pierce County has released their January 2022 Voter newsletter. Click here to read it.
Tacoma Youth Symphony small ensembles
Submitted by Classical Tuesdays in Old Town. Welcome 2022! Celebrate our Youth! Tuesday, January 112 at 7:00pm join us at Slavonian Hall in Old Town Tacoma! (Concert will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube and Facebook for virtual viewing at a later date) An evening of Chamber Ensembles by members of Tacoma Youth Symphony. See the Classical Tuesdays website for more. […]
Chicago deep dish pizza coming to Tacoma area – Chi Town Pizza opening in 2022
Chicago deep dish pizza lovers, prepare yourselves for Chi Town Pizza. The restaurant specializing in Chicago-style deep dish pizza will open in Spanaway in 2022. It also will serve Chicago favorites such as Chicago hot dogs and Italian beefs. The 6,000 square-feet restaurant at 15619 Pacific Ave. comes from a longtime pro who built a […]