During COVID I worried constantly about our local theatres. Each one is a friend that supplies dreams, laughter, and tears. I would miss them horribly if they disappeared. From serious drama to out and out foolishness, Lakewood Playhouse has been a long-time supplier of mirth and caring. I recently attended the re-opening/closing of the 2020 […]
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Comprehensive Life Resources to become first Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in Puget Sound region
A press release from Comprehensive Life Resources. Adults with serious mental illness and youth with serious emotional disturbances will soon receive services from the first Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in the Tacoma area: Comprehensive Life Resources. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Comprehensive Life Resources (CLR) a $1.4 million federal grant last week to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). As a […]
Youth Operated Vessel Licensed By Coast Guard
A press release from the Tacoma Youth Marine Center. Following a thorough US Coast Guard inspection, Tacoma’s SSS #110 Charles N. Curtis was granted renewal of their Subchapter T licensure to operate as a passenger vessel. “As a passenger on this vessel, this COI is your assurance that the vessel meets Coast Guard safety criteria,” […]
Oldest Working Nurse in America Hangs Up Her Scrubs After a Career Spanning 70 Years
A news story from MultiCare. TACOMA, Wash. — More than 70 years after her career began, 96-year-old Florence “SeeSee” Rigney, the oldest working nurse in America, is retiring, MultiCare Health System announced today. Her last day was Friday, July 16, 2021. “I don’t like to sit around – I’ve always got to have something to […]
All Shook Up – Elvis and Musical Theatre
We have a brand-new great-grandson, whose middle name is “Memphis.” He’s named in honor of his grandmother, one of our very best friends. Andi, a London Brit who met and married a Peace Core volunteer Randy Melquist, who thrown out of Libya with all the other Americans when Gaddafi came into power. The family came […]
Local attorney to serve as next Tacoma Public Utility Board chair
Mark Patterson will be elected Chair of the Tacoma Public Utility Board during the virtual board meeting at 3:00 p.m. Patterson has served on the Public Utility Board since 2012, most recently as Vice Chair. This will be his second time serving as chair. “It is a pleasure and a privilege to serve again as Chair of the […]
Tacoma’s Shiloh Baptist Church leads the charge to bring more renewable energy to our community
A press release from Tacoma Public Utilities. TACOMA, Wash. – On Friday, Shiloh Baptist Church in Tacoma unveiled a 19.78 kW solar system funded in part by a $50,000 grant from Tacoma Power. The solar system, installed by Sphere Solar Energy, the only minority-owned solar firm in the region, will generate more than half of the […]
Track installation in the Stadium Way and Division Avenue intersection begins July 19
Crews will install the remaining section of track on the west side of Stadium Way across Division Avenue, as soon as July 19. This work is expected to last until the end of August. During this time, Stadium Way will be closed to southbound traffic from Broadway to just south of Division Ave., and Division […]
An Evening in Tuscany Under the Tacoma Moon Event
Submitted by The Sons and Daughters of Italy Tacoma Lodge. We are a local organization that does quite a bit of fundraising and charity work. We generally have an annual banquet in October. Sadly, last year was not one of those years. However, this year’s banquet, “An Evening in Tuscany Under the Tacoma Moon”, is […]