A press release from Sound Transit. Crews will install curb and gutter on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 13th St. to S. 10th St., starting Monday, Aug. 23. At the same time, crews will continue installing curb and gutter on the west side of MLK Jr. Way from S. […]
Tacoma
The Wake of Light – Film Review
I hate watching a film that seems interesting and then the producer brings in god or religion into the equation. Except for the opening quotation (“How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery.”) and a short scene in a church with the main character alone, this production didn’t let religion ruin the […]
Proclamation of Emergency Rule No. 4 Makes City Public Meetings 100% Virtual
A press release from City of Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash. – As part of the City of Tacoma’s ongoing response to COVID-19, Emergency Rule No. 4 makes City Council and Public Utility Board study sessions and business meetings, as well as any other City of Tacoma public meetings, 100% virtual. As part of the rule, the Government […]
Ribbon Cutting Planned at South 64th Street and Pacific Avenue
A press release from City of Tacoma. The Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities (TACOD) and the City of Tacoma’s Public Works Department will hold a ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the South Bell and South 64th Street intersection. This event will celebrate the completion of upgrades at the intersection of […]
Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank Hosting Vaccination Clinic Aug. 27
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) announces the Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank in Tacoma will be having another COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those still needing the shot. The clinic will be for one day, Friday, August 27, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the food bank, located […]
No Lions, No Tigers, No Bears, Oh, My – Paradise Pond Park – University Place
Each time I visit University Place, I generally drive along the road by the Fircrest Golf Club in Fircrest. Lately instead of looking at the well manicured fairways of the Fircrest Golf Club, I’ve been eying developments directly across the street: Paradise Pond Park. Once I saw a picnic table at Paradise Pond Park I […]
PLU Receives $11,000 Grant for Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program
A news story from Pacific Lutheran University. The $11,000 grant comes from the Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The MESA program prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics and hands-on STEM activities for those underrepresented such as African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, and female students. “Because of these funds, we are able to […]
Zam Zam International Market now open in Tacoma with halal offerings
When I was writing about Narrows Gyro and that restaurant’s rebranding earlier this year, owner Ziad Abusamha told me that a Middle Eastern grocery store would be opening soon on Tacoma Mall Boulevard. And now it’s open. Welcome to ZamZam International Market, which debuted this spring in a small space tucked behind Peanut Sauce Thai. […]
Summer Jobs 253 Wraps Up This Year With 150 Local Students
A press release from City of Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash. – This year, 150 Tacoma Public Schools students – a number double the average on any given year – earned high school credit for graduation while gaining valuable paid work experience through the Summer Jobs 253 program. “I am so proud of these remarkable young people, […]