The Great Indoor Golf Tournament began at Schoenfelds in downtown Tacoma. In its last year, when I was president of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 we made $30,000 for the arts in downtown for the city of Tacoma. Each golfing hole was a fun experience and one hole even required golfing on two floors […]
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Tacoma Art Museum’s Día de los Muertos celebration
A press release from Tacoma Art Museum. The spirit of art and traditions will be on full display at Tacoma Art Museum’s 17th annual Día de los Muertos celebration Oct. 20-31,2021, with an original tapete (sand painting) and up to 20 ofrendas (altars) created for the event. The community will honor the dead following a year of loss from violence and […]
Applicant Sought for Board of Building Appeals
A press release from City of Tacoma. The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill the Architect representative position on the Board of Building Appeals, for a five-year term. Applicants should have knowledge and/or experience in design and/or construction related to building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, and/or energy code. The Board of Building Appeals is a […]
Lobster Shop – Restaurant Dining Review
You don’t visit the Lobster Shop on Ruston Way along the waterfront of Commencement Bay for toasted cheese sandwiches. We go to the Lobster Shop for seafood and when we can afford it, lobster. It had been almost a year since we had dined on Lobster Shop cooking. In November 2020 we enjoyed their food […]
Tacoma Residents and Business Owners Demand Solutions to Crime and Homeless Encampments
A press release from Tacoma Safe. Tacoma – On October 6, 2021, more than 200 Tacoma residents and business owners gathered to launch Tacoma Safe – a community-led campaign focused on addressing rising violent crime and inhumane homeless encampments. “Tacoma Safe is about bringing people together in our city to take action,” said Angela Connelly, […]
Annie Wright Schools Welcome Inaugural Cohort of Tacoma Scholars
Submitted by Annie Wright Schools. Annie Wright Schools welcomed eight Grade 9 students to the inaugural cohort of Tacoma Scholars, a new program formed to provide an AWS education to local students who come from historically disadvantaged communities. Annie Wright Schools are committed to dismantling systemic racism by leveraging their core competencies: education and mentorship. […]
Crab King Cajun seafood opening where Tacoma Outback Steakhouse recently closed
Here’s what’s moving into the old Outback Steakhouse location in Tacoma: Crab King Cajun Boil and Bar. The restaurant will serve Cajun seafood boil with a full-service experience that includes table service, cocktails and a lengthy menu of boiled and fried seafood. “We’ve been here working on the building for the last few months,” said […]
Ride the Bus with Pierce Transit’s New CEO
A press release from Downtown On the Go. TACOMA, WASH. – Join the virtual Ride the Bus event on Nov. 3, 2021 from 3 – 4 p.m. to discuss transit in Pierce County, planning and development, and riding the bus. Downtown On the Go is looking forward to chatting with Mike Griffus, Pierce Transit’s newly-appointed CEO, as well […]
PLU announces Fixed Tuition Guarantee
A press release from Pacific Lutheran University. Pacific Lutheran University has just announced a Fixed Tuition Guarantee that will ensure tuition for the 2022–23 incoming class of first-year and transfer students will remain the same throughout their undergraduate years at the university. This guarantee disrupts the general practice of higher education institutions in the U.S., especially private […]