T-Town Rocks Music Festival is thrilled to announce their debut event will be held on July 3rd, 2021 at The Waterfront Venue at Narrows Marina (9007 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA). Featuring local artist Ruthie Craft, the BGP band, and Grammy Award winning artist Sir-Mix-A-Lot, all proceeds from the festival will benefit local non-profits. T-Town […]
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Falling for Washington – Palouse Falls and Spokane Falls
Submitted by Don and Peg Doman. After reading Susanne Bacon’s article on the wondrous Palouse Falls, Peg and I knew we had to visit the falls. We sold my sister Deedee and our cousin Lindy on driving to Eastern Washington to view this national treasure in person. We waited until June and then saddled up […]
Gonzaga University names local spring graduates, Dean’s List, and President’s List honorees
The following Gonzaga University students participated in graduation exercises during our Commencement Ceremony that was held on Sunday, May 9, 2021. These students have either completed their undergraduate degree or are expected to complete their degree requirements this year. Fircrest, WA Alexander McCullough, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration Lakewood, WA Madeline Bruner, Bachelor […]
Tacoma Public Library opens more locations, adjusts operations and services in Phase 3
Tacoma Public Library (TPL) today announces updates to its operations in Phase 3 of Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery. Changes include ending the quarantine of materials, opening three more locations, and adjusting services. June 1: Quarantine no longer required by state mandateFollowing updates to state guidelines, returned library materials no longer require a 24-hour quarantine […]
Gwen Verdon & Bob Fosse and the Joy of Dance On Broadway and Film
Bob Fosse? Growing up I had really no idea who he was. Three things changed that over the years. First was seeing “Pippin” live on Broadway in 1973; second was the explosion of feature films made available via VHS and Beta tapes; third was the expansion and availability of almost every film or video made […]
St. Vinnies – Helping Our Neighbors Everyday
When was the last time you helped 440 people? Actually, if you donated to St. Vinnies or went shopping there last month, you did. There are many reasons for shopping at St. Vinnies (Tacoma and Puyallup). Summertime is a great time to visit. There are plenty of spring and summer tools for the outdoor projects. […]
Faith Communities Gather to Address Homelessness
All persons of faith and goodwill are invited to attend Associated Ministries’ virtual Community Quarterly Meeting (CQM) to learn what can be done, and is being done, to impact the crisis of homelessness in our community. When: Thursday, June 17 from 5:00-6:00 pmWhere: Online Meeting via ZoomHow: Register to receive the meeting link – www.associatedministries.org/CQM or on Facebook […]
Storm Boy – Wonderful Australian Film About Australian Pelicans – Review
I had seen the blurbs on Prime about “Storm Boy,” but had passed it by. It seemed too mysterious and I wasn’t looking for fantasy, and I dislike hokey. I got neither. My wife, Peg was telling me about this wonderful film she has just watched, but she had forgotten the title. As she described […]
Doomed, or, Delighted to Dance
By Peg Doman. I became really aware of Bob Fosse when I saw “All That Jazz.” I loved every minute: the imaginative staging, the exactly executed dancing, the showing of a dancer/choreographer, Ann Reinking – just the whole spectacle of Fosse. Although Roy Schneider (as Fosse) didn’t dance, it didn’t make any difference to the […]