An announcement from City of Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Venues & Events has approved Special Events funding contracts for 2021-2022 totaling $96,000 for 15 organizations to produce events throughout Tacoma. These events are free, all ages events, which reflect many of the diverse communities and cultures throughout the City of Tacoma. Music, performing arts, […]
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Win $10,000 with a Hole-In-One at Annual Buffalo Soldiers Golf Classic, Aug. 27
Submitted by Phil Raschke. That’s right, Ten Grand is all yours if you make a Hole-In-One at our upcoming Golf Classic. And, there are more challenges such as “Closest to the Pin” and “Longest Drive” contests. It all shapes up to a fun day on the links. Plus your participation will help support the Buffalo […]
Winds of the Wasteland – Movie Review
Recently on-line I signed up for “Classic TV and Film – Free No Subscription.” The first thing I watched was an old, old classic staring John Wayne (as guitar picking and warble throated Singin’ Sandy). As you may have already guessed this is a fifty-two minute black and white film from the early days before […]
PLU launches Internship Fund to create equitable opportunities for students
A story from Pacific Luthern University. During her senior year at PLU, Chloe Willburn ‘21 wanted to intern with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families. As a social work major, Willburn believed that the experience gained from working alongside DCYF would benefit not only her but her future clients. But the internship […]
Candidate Parson protests Congress’s failure to extend eviction moratorium
A press release from the Rebecca Parson Campaign. TACOMA, WA – Rebecca Parson, who is challenging Rep. Derek Kilmer for his House seat in WA-06, will sleep outside Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home after Pelosi’s decision to adjourn the House for a six-week paid vacation without extending the eviction moratorium. Meanwhile, Rep. Kilmer said nothing about […]
House Passes New Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing & Jobs on Tacoma’s Hilltop
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass new federal funding that has been championed by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) to support two projects that aim to provide more affordable housing and job opportunities in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma. The investments aim to revitalize a historic Tacoma neighborhood and help ensure […]
Buffalo Soldiers Day Celebration & A Visit to the Museum
If I sit down to write something for my Facebook page and my mind is a blank, I check to see if there is a national celebration for something of interest. I was not disappointed on the 28th day of July. The only real thing of interest was “July 28th is Buffalo Soldiers Day.” “The […]
Historic Preservation Office Kicks Off Lecture Series with the 70s Turn 50
A press release from City of Tacoma. The City of Tacoma’s Historic Preservation Office, in collaboration with Historic Tacoma and Tacoma Historical Society, is kicking off the 2021 Broadening Horizons Heritage Café Series with a look back at 70s architecture and design trends. The August 19 free event is open to everyone and begins at […]
Strickland Secures Over $12 Million for Community Projects in the 10th District
A press release from Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after she secured $12.55 million for eight community projects to benefit the South Sound and its residents. Strickland’s local Community Project Funding (CPF) requests passed the House today as part of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package. “I am grateful […]