City of Tacoma announcement. The City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Division is holding its annual snow and ice training on Monday, November 8, and Tuesday, November 9, between 7:30 AM to 4 PM each day. During this time frame, emergency snow vehicles will be dispatched for crews to experience operating these vehicles along snow routes and around […]
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Classical Tuesdays Nov 9: from Spain to Mexico
Submitted by Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma. Join Trío Guadalevín for a musical journey that will travel from Spain/the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca and the Pacific coast of Mexico, with novel arrangements shaped from son huasteco, baroque melodies, son jarocho, Sephardic Jewish balladry, Zapotec songs and more. Many instruments and sonorities new to our experience […]
Among the First to France: Camp Lewis in 1917
Tacoma Historical Society announcement. Please join Tacoma Historical Society for our November 8 (7 pm) virtual meeting, when, in honor of Veterans Day, our featured speaker will be Donald Christian, retired United States Air Force Veteran. The virtual meeting will air on our YouTube Channel and our Facebook Page. Christian is the proud son of […]
Symphony Tacoma Rings in the Season with Songs from Favorite Holiday Shows + Handel’s Messiah
Symphony Tacoma press release. Tacoma, WA— Continuing its 75th Anniversary season, Symphony Tacoma will present two festive holiday concerts in December. From cherished holiday movie and TV songs to Handel’s beloved Messiah, the programs capture the themes, spirit and “sounds of the season.” Holiday Favorites Sunday, December 5 | 2:30 pmPantages TheaterGeoffrey Boers, conductorSymphony Tacoma VoicesTickets: $24-$85 Conductor Geoffrey […]
Community Invited to Learn More About Finalists for Tacoma’s Next Police Chief
City of Tacoma announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — The application period for the City of Tacoma’s Police Chief position closed on October 15, 2021, and applications are now being reviewed by Bob Murray and Associates, a firm selected by the City to assist with this recruitment. Once this review is complete, and finalists have been identified, there will […]
Puget Sound Treaty War Panel Returns Nov. 11
Metro Parks Tacoma press release. The award-winning Puget Sound Treaty War Panel series resumes with its final installment on Thursday, November 11. The panel, which features historians from the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, and Squaxin Island Tribes, is free and will be hosted online. The Puget Sound Treaty War (1855-1856) was an armed conflict between […]
New Diversity in Local History grants program creates 11 paid internship opportunities across Washington
Washington State History Museum press release. Tacoma, WA – Washington State Historical Society’s new Diversity in Local History (DLH) grant program awards small grants to heritage organizations to fund paid internships that support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The first grants were approved in October 2021 for projects beginning in January 2022. Current community college, undergraduate and graduate […]
Operator of the Northwest ICE Processing Center must pay $23.2 million fine
Washington State Attorney General’s Office press release. On Nov. 2 U.S. District Court Judge Robert Bryan ordered The GEO Group Inc. (GEO), the for-profit operator of the Northwest ICE Processing Center, to pay $5.9 million, the amount GEO unlawfully gained through the use of $1-per-day labor since 2005. The workers performed essential tasks while detained […]
Signal installation continues in the intersections in the Stadium District this week
Sound Transit press release. Crews will continue installing signals above ground at the Tacoma Avenue and N. 1st St. intersection and below ground at the Division Avenue and MLK Jr. Way intersection this week. After completing this work at Tacoma Ave/N. 1st St., crews will start installing signals in the Division Avenue and Yakima Avenue […]